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Investments

261

Portfolio Exits

38

Funds

6

Partners & Customers

6

About Real Ventures

Real Ventures is a Montreal-based venture capital fund. Real Ventures invests in web, mobile, software, digital media, social and casual gaming startups. Real Ventures invests at the seed level, between conceptualization and validation of the business model, for companies that can get a first product or service in market and validated with a first seed round.

Headquarters Location

51 Sherbrooke St. W

Montreal, Quebec, H2X 1X2,

Canada

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Latest Real Ventures News

dcbel To Accelerate Home Energy Station With New Funding Round

Sep 7, 2023

Smart home energy company dcbel and existing investors Volvo Cars, Coatue, Kevin Mahaffey, and Real Ventures recently announced that they welcomed Idealist Capital following the closing of a successful $50+ million Series B funding round. With a goal of building upon the tradition of clean energy innovation in the region, Investissement Québec will also be participating in the Series B. And this up-round financing will enable dcbel to accelerate delivery of the Home Energy Station within its targeted territories. dcbel empowers homeowners to take control of their energy by utilizing renewable assets such as solar panels, stationary batteries, and their electric vehicle (EV) to avoid blackouts, save money when energy prices peak, and earn money while contributing to the stability of the grid. Pierre Larochelle, Co-Managing Partner of Idealist Capital, will be appointed to dcbel’s Board of Directors. Larochelle brings 25 years of financial advisory and investment experience and has been an active investor in the renewable energy, electrification of transportation and sustainability sectors for over 10 years. And Larochelle currently sits as Chairman of the Board of The Lion Electric Company. dcbel’s r16 Home Energy Station is the world’s first all-in-one home energy solution. And along with bidirectional EV charging, the device provides a powerful solar and stationary battery inverter with built-in artificial intelligence capabilities. Learning from a home’s historical energy consumption data, the device is able to predict energy needs and secure the cleanest electricity at the lowest cost. dcbel’s Orchestrate OS platform is open to third-party applications and for the first time enables customers to subscribe seamlessly and safely to multiple energy programs provided by utilities, energy service providers, microgrids and virtual power plants (VPP) without having to install any additional equipment in their home. The dcbel Home Energy Station is able to trade and exchange energy on behalf of subscribers when it benefits them to do so, favoring both utilities and the prosumer. KEY QUOTES: “dcbel will greatly benefit from welcoming a distinguished group of investors. This funding positions our company to accelerate our growth and is a testament to the strength of our team, product and traction. We are proud of bringing to market a sustainable solution to accelerate the energy transition and give homeowners control over their energy.” — Marc-Andre Forget, CEO of dcbel “For over a decade, I have focused on climate impact investments in the renewable energy and storage, energy efficiency and electrification sectors. dcbel sits at the nexus of all these industries, representing a truly exciting opportunity to change the way we think about home energy. I am honored to join dcbel’s board as the company brings its innovations to market.” — Pierre Larochelle

Real Ventures Investments

261 Investments

Real Ventures has made 261 investments. Their latest investment was in dcbel as part of their Series B on August 8, 2023.

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Real Ventures Investments Activity

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Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

8/17/2023

Series B

dcbel

$50M

No

1

7/26/2023

Seed VC - II

HumanFirst

$3.79M

Yes

2

7/7/2023

Series C

Instant Financial

$12.68M

No

2

3/13/2023

Series B

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$99M

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10

2/21/2023

Convertible Note

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$99M

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10

Date

8/17/2023

7/26/2023

7/7/2023

3/13/2023

2/21/2023

Round

Series B

Seed VC - II

Series C

Series B

Convertible Note

Company

dcbel

HumanFirst

Instant Financial

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Amount

$50M

$3.79M

$12.68M

$99M

$99M

New?

No

Yes

No

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Co-Investors

Sources

1

2

2

10

10

Real Ventures Portfolio Exits

38 Portfolio Exits

Real Ventures has 38 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Payzer on October 26, 2023.

Date

Exit

Companies

Valuation
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Acquirer

Sources

10/26/2023

Acquired

$99M

3

9/7/2023

Corporate Majority

$99M

9

3/1/2023

Acquired

$99M

8

11/3/2022

Acquired

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10

3/28/2022

Acquired

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$99M

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10

Date

10/26/2023

9/7/2023

3/1/2023

11/3/2022

3/28/2022

Exit

Acquired

Corporate Majority

Acquired

Acquired

Acquired

Companies

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Valuation

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Acquirer

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Sources

3

9

8

10

10

Real Ventures Fund History

6 Fund Histories

Real Ventures has 6 funds, including OrbitMTL.

Closing Date

Fund

Fund Type

Status

Amount

Sources

11/30/2017

OrbitMTL

$23.29M

2

11/30/2017

Real Ventures IV

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$99M

10

8/27/2015

Real Ventures III

$99M

10

8/27/2015

Real Ventures Fund III

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$99M

10

10/29/2010

Real Ventures II

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$99M

10

Closing Date

11/30/2017

11/30/2017

8/27/2015

8/27/2015

10/29/2010

Fund

OrbitMTL

Real Ventures IV

Real Ventures III

Real Ventures Fund III

Real Ventures II

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Amount

$23.29M

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Sources

2

10

10

10

10

Real Ventures Partners & Customers

6 Partners and customers

Real Ventures has 6 strategic partners and customers. Real Ventures recently partnered with Cobalt on August 8, 2021.

Date

Type

Business Partner

Country

News Snippet

Sources

8/9/2021

Vendor

United States

Real Ventures Selects Cobalt for Portfolio Monitoring.

`` We 're thrilled that Real Ventures has selected Cobalt to improve their fund and portfolio reporting capabilities , '' said Hank Boggio , Chief Commercial Officer at Cobalt .

2

3/12/2018

Partner

United States

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2/7/2018

Vendor

United States

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10

9/29/2017

Partner

Canada

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10

3/2/2017

Partner

United States

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Date

8/9/2021

3/12/2018

2/7/2018

9/29/2017

3/2/2017

Type

Vendor

Partner

Vendor

Partner

Partner

Business Partner

Country

United States

United States

United States

Canada

United States

News Snippet

Real Ventures Selects Cobalt for Portfolio Monitoring.

`` We 're thrilled that Real Ventures has selected Cobalt to improve their fund and portfolio reporting capabilities , '' said Hank Boggio , Chief Commercial Officer at Cobalt .

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Real Ventures Team

7 Team Members

Real Ventures has 7 team members, including , .

Name

Work History

Title

Status

Jean-Sebastien Cournoyer

VantagePoint Capital Partners, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, Terrascale Technologies, and Innovatech Montreal

Founder

Current

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Jean-Sebastien Cournoyer

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Work History

VantagePoint Capital Partners, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, Terrascale Technologies, and Innovatech Montreal

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