
Real Ventures
Investments
261Portfolio Exits
38Funds
6Partners & Customers
6About 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.
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Latest Real Ventures News
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.

Real Ventures Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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8/17/2023 | Series B | dcbel | $50M | No | 1 | |
7/26/2023 | Seed VC - II | HumanFirst | $3.79M | Yes | BoxOne Ventures, Inovia Capital, Kevin Mahaffey, Panache Ventures, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | 2 |
7/7/2023 | Series C | Instant Financial | $12.68M | No | 2 | |
3/13/2023 | Series B | |||||
2/21/2023 | Convertible Note |
Date | 8/17/2023 | 7/26/2023 | 7/7/2023 | 3/13/2023 | 2/21/2023 |
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Round | Series B | Seed VC - II | Series C | Series B | Convertible Note |
Company | dcbel | HumanFirst | Instant Financial | ||
Amount | $50M | $3.79M | $12.68M | ||
New? | No | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | BoxOne Ventures, Inovia Capital, Kevin Mahaffey, Panache Ventures, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | ||||
Sources | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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 Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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10/26/2023 | Acquired | 3 | |||
9/7/2023 | Corporate Majority | 9 | |||
3/1/2023 | Acquired | 8 | |||
Date | 10/26/2023 | 9/7/2023 | 3/1/2023 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Corporate Majority | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 3 | 9 | 8 |
Real Ventures Fund History
6 Fund Histories
Real Ventures has 6 funds, including OrbitMTL.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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11/30/2017 | OrbitMTL | $23.29M | 2 | ||
11/30/2017 | Real Ventures IV | ||||
8/27/2015 | Real Ventures III | ||||
8/27/2015 | Real Ventures Fund III | ||||
10/29/2010 | Real Ventures II |
Closing Date | 11/30/2017 | 11/30/2017 | 8/27/2015 | 8/27/2015 | 10/29/2010 |
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Fund | OrbitMTL | Real Ventures IV | Real Ventures III | Real Ventures Fund III | Real Ventures II |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $23.29M | ||||
Sources | 2 |
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 |
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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 | ||||
2/7/2018 | Vendor | ||||
9/29/2017 | Partner | ||||
3/2/2017 | Partner |
Date | 8/9/2021 | 3/12/2018 | 2/7/2018 | 9/29/2017 | 3/2/2017 |
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Type | Vendor | Partner | Vendor | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | 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 . | ||||
Sources | 2 |
Real Ventures Team
7 Team Members
Real Ventures has 7 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Jean-Sebastien Cournoyer | VantagePoint Capital Partners, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, Terrascale Technologies, and Innovatech Montreal | Founder | Current |
Name | Jean-Sebastien Cournoyer | ||||
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Work History | VantagePoint Capital Partners, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, Terrascale Technologies, and Innovatech Montreal | ||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |
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