# Real Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Real Ventures is a vc firm based in Canada. 28 investments on record, latest Oct 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/real-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Real Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Biotech Fintech Mobility

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 28 on record

Since the last cheque **4759** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.1M** Cheque size, as they say **$500K – $4.0M** Rounds led **0 of 28** Sole investor **6 rounds** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Canada, 68%**

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## Real Ventures highlights

- 01 28 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 81% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $975K
- 04 6 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> We are Canada’s leading early-stage VC firm From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $500K – $4.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Biotech Fintech Mobility
- **Based in:** Montreal, Canada
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **28 appearances**

- **2013** 8 rounds
- **Oct** **[OneClass](https://millionrounds.com/company/oneclass)** Series A · CA · techcrunch.com **$1.6M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Opencare](https://millionrounds.com/company/opencare)** Seed · US · canadianprivateequity.com **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Trusted Insight](https://millionrounds.com/company/trusted-insight)** US · prlog.org **$3.2M** With 10 others
- **Jul** **[Uniiverse](https://millionrounds.com/company/uniiverse)** Venture · CA · pitchbook.com **$1.3M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[OMsignal](https://millionrounds.com/company/omsignal)** Seed · CA · pandodaily.com **$1.0M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Busbud](https://millionrounds.com/company/busbud)** Series A · CA · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Lagoa](https://millionrounds.com/company/lagoa)** Seed · CA · finsmes.com **$1.6M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Relay](https://millionrounds.com/company/relay)** Seed · CA · techcrunch.com **$700K** With 5 others
- **2012** 12 rounds
- **Dec** **[ViralNinjas](https://millionrounds.com/company/viralninjas)** Venture · US **$1.2M** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Clarity](https://millionrounds.com/company/clarity)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.6M** With 6 others
- **Nov** **[Cinemagram](https://millionrounds.com/company/cinemagram)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$8.5M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Execution Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/execution-labs)** Seed · CA · venturebeat.com **$1.4M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Frank & Oak](https://millionrounds.com/company/frank-and-oak-2)** Venture · CA · techcrunch.com **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Crowdbase](https://millionrounds.com/company/crowdbase)** Seed · CA · finsmes.com **$650K** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[ooomf](https://millionrounds.com/company/ooomf)** Seed · CA · techcrunch.com **$500K** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Datacratic](https://millionrounds.com/company/datacratic)** Seed · CA · news.yahoo.com **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Taste Filter](https://millionrounds.com/company/taste-filter)** Series A · CA **$250K** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[ViralNinjas](https://millionrounds.com/company/viralninjas)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$750K** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Seevibes](https://millionrounds.com/company/seevibes)** Seed · CA **$200K** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[Engagio (old)](https://millionrounds.com/company/engagio-old)** Seed · CA · venturebeat.com **$540K** With 5 others
- **2011** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[Unbounce](https://millionrounds.com/company/unbounce)** Venture · CA · finsmes.com **$850K** With 6 others
- **Nov** **[SweetIQ Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/sweetiq-analytics)** Seed · CA · blog.getmelisted.net **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Thinknear](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinknear)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$1.6M** With 14 others
- **Jul** **[Localmind](https://millionrounds.com/company/localmind)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$600K** With 7 others
- **Apr** **[MConcierge Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/mconcierge-systems)** Venture · CA · prnewswire.com **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Rewardli](https://millionrounds.com/company/rewardli)** Seed · US · allthingsd.com **$100K** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Factyle](https://millionrounds.com/company/factyle)** Seed · CA **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2010** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Fabric Engine](https://millionrounds.com/company/fabric-engine)** Seed · CA · nextmontreal.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **16** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**60** of 60 we have independently watched raise

[Accredible](https://millionrounds.com/company/accredible)[Acorn Biolabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/acorn-biolabs)[AtVenu](https://millionrounds.com/company/atvenu)[Automat](https://millionrounds.com/company/automat)[Avidbots](https://millionrounds.com/company/avidbots)[Axya](https://millionrounds.com/company/axya)[BenchSci](https://millionrounds.com/company/benchsci)[Bitaccess](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitaccess)[Blockstream](https://millionrounds.com/company/blockstream)[Blumind](https://millionrounds.com/company/blumind)[Botpress](https://millionrounds.com/company/botpress)[Breathe Life](https://millionrounds.com/company/breathe-life)[Breezy](https://millionrounds.com/company/breezy)[Bus](https://millionrounds.com/company/bus-com)[Busbud](https://millionrounds.com/company/busbud)[Clearco](https://millionrounds.com/company/clearco)[Datagrid](https://millionrounds.com/company/datagrid)[Delphia](https://millionrounds.com/company/delphia)[Dream Payments](https://millionrounds.com/company/dream-payments)[FounderFuel](https://millionrounds.com/company/founderfuel)[FundThrough](https://millionrounds.com/company/fundthrough)[Guiker](https://millionrounds.com/company/guiker)[HALEO Clinic](https://millionrounds.com/company/haleo-clinic)[Imagine K12](https://millionrounds.com/company/imagine-k12)[Instant](https://millionrounds.com/company/instant-financial)[Integrate AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/integrate-ai)[Keatext](https://millionrounds.com/company/keatext)[Kooltra](https://millionrounds.com/company/kooltra)[LANDR](https://millionrounds.com/company/landr)[League](https://millionrounds.com/company/league)[LoginRadius](https://millionrounds.com/company/loginradius)[Looka](https://millionrounds.com/company/looka)[Mejuri](https://millionrounds.com/company/mejuri)[MindBridge Ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindbridge-ai)[Neuranet](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuranet)[Nord Quantique](https://millionrounds.com/company/nord-quantique)[OneClass](https://millionrounds.com/company/oneclass)[Opencare](https://millionrounds.com/company/opencare)[Paper](https://millionrounds.com/company/paper)[PartnerStack](https://millionrounds.com/company/partnerstack)[Peggy](https://millionrounds.com/company/peggy)[PermissionClick](https://millionrounds.com/company/permission-click)[PiinPoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/piinpoint)[Plooto](https://millionrounds.com/company/plooto)[Plotly](https://millionrounds.com/company/plotly)[Practice Ignition](https://millionrounds.com/company/practice-ignition)[QuoteMachine](https://millionrounds.com/company/quotemachine)[SPARK Microsystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/spark-microsystems)[Sonder](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonder)[Stay22](https://millionrounds.com/company/stay22)[Swift Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/swift-medical)[Swiftmedical](https://millionrounds.com/company/swift-medical)[Tenstorrent](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenstorrent)[Tread](https://millionrounds.com/company/tread)[TritonWear](https://millionrounds.com/company/tritonwear)[Trusted Insight](https://millionrounds.com/company/trusted-insight)[Unbounce](https://millionrounds.com/company/unbounce)[Unito](https://millionrounds.com/company/unito)[Unsplash](https://millionrounds.com/company/unsplash)[Validere](https://millionrounds.com/company/validere) and 49 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **6 in all**

**[Clarity](https://millionrounds.com/company/clarity)** Bought by [Fundable](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundable) **Undisclosed** Feb 2015

**[Lagoa](https://millionrounds.com/company/lagoa)** Bought by [Autodesk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/autodesk) **$60M** Nov 2014

**[Relay](https://millionrounds.com/company/relay)** Bought by Kik **$38M** Nov 2014

**[Engagio (old)](https://millionrounds.com/company/engagio-old)** Bought by Influitive **Undisclosed** Feb 2013

**[Localmind](https://millionrounds.com/company/localmind)** Bought by [Airbnb](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airbnb) **Undisclosed** Dec 2012

**[Thinknear](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinknear)** Bought by [Telenav](https://millionrounds.com/fund/telenav) **Undisclosed** Oct 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$1.1M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$975K**

Led 0 of 28 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $500K – $4.0M
- **Sole investor:** 6 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2013
- **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *16*
- Venture *6*
- Series A said *5*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Series B said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2010 2013

Often in the room with

- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 4
- [BDC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital) 3
- [Inovia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inovia-capital) 3
- [Atlas Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture) 2
- [David Cohen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen) 2
- [FounderFuel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founderfuel) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Real Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**500 Global** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**BDC Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital)[**Inovia Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inovia-capital)[**Atlas Venture** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture)[**David Cohen** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen)[**FounderFuel** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founderfuel)[**Graph Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/graph-ventures)[**Rho Canada** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rho-canada)[**Version One Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/version-one)[**White Star Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/white-star-capital)

## Quick answers about Real Ventures

### What does Real Ventures invest in?

Real Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (81% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotech, Fintech and Mobility.

### How active is Real Ventures?

28 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2013.

### How big are Real Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.1M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $4.0M.

### Does Real Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 28 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Real Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (68%) and the United States (32%).

### Is Real Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2013.

### Who does Real Ventures invest alongside?

Most often 500 Global (4 rounds together), BDC Capital (3 rounds together) and Inovia Capital (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Real Ventures?

Real Ventures is a VC firm based in Montreal, Canada.

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