Real Ventures

We are Canada’s leading early-stage VC firm dedicated to serving entrepreneurs and nurturing the communities in which they thrive

We believe that people, not money, build game-changing companies.

Real Ventures is a VC firm that believes in supporting founders from day one and helping them scale themselves as they scale their businesses

We know the journey well—we’ve been through it ourselves.

Our investment and operations teams deeply understand the business of startups and are here to help founders take their companies to the next level

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AI software company empowering safety-critical applications with the most robust perception technology, on any camera, in all conditions Better vision saves lives Algolux enables cameras to see more clearly and perceive what cannot be sensed with existing imaging and vision systems Using AI technology that optimizes vision for various applications, their approach not only delivers increased safety in harsh imaging conditions and more accurate security systems, but also has applications across computer vision — like better images in mobile devices, AR/VR, robotics, drones and medical equipment

The leading end‐to‐end platform for the sale of merchandise at live events An AI and human expertise startup powering a new wave of messaging via bots The world’s leading autonomous commercial floor cleaning robots There are some jobs that are simply made for robots Managing floor cleaning at a large facility is one of them Powered by AI technology using integrated maps, sensors and cameras, Neo, the Avidbots floor-scrubbing robot, automates the floor cleaning process to lower labour costs, increase productivity and deliver clean, dry, streak-free floors in hospitals, shopping malls, airports and other large facilities

The simplified solution for your metal manufacturing needs AI-driven platform that enables drug researchers to identify the best antibodies for their experiments, reducing time and costs for drug discovery Health is our most precious asset, and life scientists help protect it Many of the treatments we take for granted today — antibiotics, vaccines, insulin, chemotherapy — all took effort by thousands of scientists over decades to research and develop BenchSci is drastically reducing those timelines By empowering scientists with the world’s most advanced biomedical artificial intelligence that exponentially increases the speed and quality of life-saving research, scientists can run more successful experiments and get to the next breakthrough faster

Intelligent instruments and software for real-time optimization of industrial bioprocesses A full-stack neural interface platform that uses AI to decode and encode the signals from the brain to the body, to treat chronic health conditions The world’s leading vendor of Bitcoin ATMs

The leading provider of blockchain technologies and pioneer of work in cryptography and distributed systems Blockstream is the global leader in Bitcoin and blockchain infrastructure Blockstream’s sidechain technology (Liquid Network) enables faster Bitcoin settlements while empowering financial institutions to tokenize assets Blockstream Mining provides enterprise-class mining facilities for the colocation of Bitcoin mining operations The Cryptocurrency Data Feed, developed in partnership with Intercontinental Exchange, delivers best-in-class real-time and historical exchange data Blockstream Green is the world’s most advanced consumer Bitcoin wallet Blockstream was founded in 2014, with offices and team members distributed around the world

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