GarageCapital

built by founders, for founders.

GarageCapital

Built by founders, for founders.

GarageCapital

Built by founders, for founders.

We help best-in-class Canadian and YC startups jump from garage to growth.

We’ve invested in >200 companies, with a collective valuation of >$30B.

Aalo

nuclear fission energy

Ada

customer service ai chatbot

ApplyBoard

international student marketplace

Astranis

advanced high-orbit satellites

BetterUp

one-on-one employee coaching

Buf

simplifying protocol buffers

Clearpath Robotics

autonomous mobile robots

Float

canadian spend management

Gecko Robotics

industrial inspection robots

Groq

Fast AI Inference

Kepler Communications

compute & real-time comms in space

Quo

AI-powered business phone

REBEL

recommerce platform

Relay

banking for growing businesses

Substack

subscription media platform

Moonshots

Aalo

nuclear fission energy

ALT TEX

sustainable textiles

Applied Brain Research

Time Series AI for Edge IoT

ApplyBoard

international student marketplace

Astranis

advanced high-orbit satellites

Avro Life Science

transdermal drug delivery solutions

BinSentry

connected farm feed bin sensors

Buf

simplifying protocol buffers

Canada Rocket Co.

sovereign launch to space

CareGuide

caregiver platform

Cognito

online mental health offering

Diagram Ventures

montreal based venture studio

Disco

where creators build live experiences

Dominion Dynamics

arctic defence systems

Dozr

construction equipment rentals

Drifting in Space

modern backend software stack

Eli Health

saliva hormone monitoring

Evolved Meats

cultivated meat

Farcast

advanced satcom user terminals

FlashBox

same-day delivery

Gecko Robotics

industrial inspection robots

goConfirm

digital identity & trust

Helpwear

wearable heart monitoring system

Interaptix

a/r for the industrial workforce

Kepler Communications

compute & real-time comms in space

Lilia

egg freezing concierge

Lugg

on-demand moving and delivery

Mantle

intelligent equity management

Moment Energy

repurposing ev batteries

Moonshot Brands

ecommerce business operator

Multiply Labs

robotics for personalized medicine

MyMentor

soft skills development

Nicoya

advanced scientific instrumentation

Nurx

online healthcare and prescriptions

OkHi

digital addressing network

Ownly

online home buying

Parallelz

next gen mobile app architecture

Peggy

future of art collection

Pela

redefining waste management

Perl Street

simple infrastructure financing

PhenomicalAI

biotech to reveal new drug targets

Pine

canadian mortgage platform

Preemadonna

makers of the Nailbot

Quilt

modern heat pumps

REBEL

recommerce platform

Ritual

social order ahead app

effortless real estate investing

Side

empowering agents to grow their business

Spatial

workplace ar/vr collaboration tools

Substack

subscription media platform

Superpowered

calendar tooling

teaBOT

automated tea kiosks

Trusscore

material science based building supplies

Vital Biosciences

diagnostics for more personalized care

Voyage Labs

bio-sensors for health monitoring

WOMBO

ai content creation

Enterprise

Acerta

helping automakers optimize vehicle reliability

Ada

customer service ai chatbot

Aide

customer support tooling

BetterUp

one-on-one employee coaching

Brkaway

where brands get content

CareerList

better recruiting process

Census

automation for product data

Clearco

growth capital for online businesses

CommerceBear

multichannel furniture platform

Contentfly

on-demand content creation

Convictional

trade software for retailers

Databox

real-time centralized business data

Devyce

modern business phone

EasyPost

the modern shipping API

EasyRoutes

last-mile delivery orchestration

Fellow

meeting productivity tools

Float

canadian spend management

GovAI

AI for government

Infra

kubernetes desktop client

Kritik

peer learning platform

Lancey

interactive demo platform

Manifest Climate

climate management system

Notch

streamlined foodservice ordering

OpenUnit

software to run self-storage facilities

People.ai

revenue intelligence platform

PiinPoint

retail location intelligence

Planworth

wealth planning for clients

Portable

data warehouse connectors

Quo

AI-powered business phone

Relay

banking for growing businesses

RouteThis

customer support diagnostics solution

SandyLane

automate manual workflows

Setori

improving dev teams

Shakudo

data tools and analytics platform

Slash

modern banking for online businesses

Softdrive

stream powerful compute

Statflo

1:1 customer engagement solutions

Toric

construction analytics solution

Tribe

online community platform

Trunk

framework for software at scale

Vasco

high velocity sales

Vendr

software buying & renewals

Veritree

carbon sequester platform

Wavy

culture management platform

Wrk

scalable workflow automation

Zenbase

rent payment solution

ZipLunch

food ordering simplified

Exits

Agora

employee compensation management

Alert Labs

water and hvac building sensors

Bonfire

sourcing and procurement software

Caribou Wealth

healthcare planning software

Clearpath Robotics

autonomous mobile robots

Clew

unified file system

CocoNFT

the easiest way to nft

Convox

deploy and manage apps

Dabble

spatial user interface tools

DarwinAI

AI acceleration and explainability

Embark Trucks

self-driving transport trucks

Fiix

on-demand auto repairs

Groq

Fast AI Inference

Headroom

smart video meeting platform

Helpful

enterprise mobile products

Humi

hr software for canadian companies

HyperComply

pain-free security questionnaires

Kindred

robots for ecommerce fulfillment

Koble

new parent health platform

North

futuristic human-computer interaction

Parative

action on customer data

Poka

connected worker platform

Reebee

local retail flyer app

Roadmunk

product roadmapping software

Secoda

modern data discovery

Shopistry

headless commerce platform

Skip Scooters

last mile transportation

Sortable

ad optimization and management

SSIMWAVE

video quality assurance

Street Contxt

email intelligence for capital markets

Taplytics

digital optimization platform

Terminus

account-based marketing platform

Tertill

weeding robot

Together

mentorship software for companies

Vanhawks

next-gen connected bicycles

VINN

easy online car buying

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Our own journey inspired us to help founders on theirs.

We are a team of Waterloo Engineering operators that have built, scaled, and sold venture-backed companies. We understand the value of experienced based advice because we've been in your shoes. At Garage, we invest in founders at the earliest stages and help them build category-defining businesses.

Donna, Venture Partner

COO & Co-founder of Uvaro, a tech sales training and career development platform. Previously TribeHR (acquired by Netsuite).

Michael, General Partner

CEO & Co-founder of Vidyard (YC S11), the online video communication platform for business. E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year.

Devon, General Partner

CTO & Co-founder of Vidyard (YC S11), the online video communication platform for business. Forbes 30 Under 30.

Jenna, Finance & Administration

CPA, CA previously serving public accounting roles in audit, tax planning, financial reporting, and portfolio management.

Mike, General Partner

Co-founder of BufferBox (YC S12, acquired by Google), a network of eCommerce smart lockers. Launched Fi, Google's wireless carrier. Previous GoogleX Product Manager.

Donna, Venture Partner

COO & Co-founder of Kiite, a sales enablement platform and training program operating as Uvaro. Previously TribeHR (acquired by Netsuite).

Jenna, Finance & Administration

CPA, CA previously serving public accounting roles in audit, tax planning, financial reporting, and portfolio management.

Michael, General Partner

CEO & Co-founder of Vidyard (YC S11), the online video communication platform for business. E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year.

Mike, General Partner

Co-founder of BufferBox (YC S12, acquired by Google), a network of eCommerce smart lockers. Launched Fi, Google's wireless carrier. Previous GoogleX Product Manager.

Devon, General Partner

CTO & Co-founder of Vidyard (YC S11), the online video communication platform for business. Forbes 30 Under 30.