VC
Canada
Last Deal Mar 2026

Real Ventures

Check Size
€250K – €3M

Investment Focus

Investment Stages

Geographic Focus

Canada

Investment Thesis

Canada's leading early-stage VC with C$325M across five funds and 100+ active companies collectively valued at C$10B.

How to Pitch Real Ventures

No Stated Policy
Real Ventures hasn't published an outreach policy. A short, specific cold email is the safest default.

Who To Contact

Alan MacIntosh
Board Partner
mobile
digital media
deep learning
preventative healthcare
connected devices
John Stokes
Managing Partner
Source

Recent Deals

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Portfolio Highlights

Element AI
Breather
Frank And Oak
Lightspeed POS
Dialogue

Team

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Alan MacIntosh
Board Partner

Cofounder of Real Ventures (2007) with 30+ years building and investing in wireless and internet businesses.

mobile
digital media
deep learning
preventative healthcare
connected devices
Checked Sept 2026
John Stokes
Managing Partner

Investor and cofounder of Real Ventures (2007) who helps founders use technology to challenge the status quo.

Checked Sept 2026
JS Cournoyer
Board Partner

Hands-on investor and entrepreneur focused on AI, blockchain, and emerging tech to transform society's core pillars.

AI
blockchain
AR/VR
synthetic biology
Checked Sept 2026
Katy Yam
Partner and FounderFuel General Manager

Executive connector who scaled Element AI and now leads FounderFuel to help founders accelerate through mentorship.

Checked Sept 2026
Mark McDowell
Board Partner

Engineer and entrepreneur who cofounded Acta Wireless and helps founders expand teams and achieve their potential.

blockchain
AI/ML
quantum computing
Checked Sept 2026
Phil G. Joseph
Senior Associate

Associate supporting Real Ventures' investment activities and founder of Rep Matters interview series.

Checked Sept 2026
Sam Haffar
Partner

Former Chegg founding team member and Silicon Valley growth leader who advises early-stage founders on strategy and fundraising.

Checked Sept 2026

Focus and check size from the firm's website. Website reachable as of Aug 2026.

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