{"id":10725,"date":"2021-01-12T15:23:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T15:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realventures.com\/?page_id=10725"},"modified":"2025-11-19T15:56:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:56:49","slug":"ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/realventures.com\/ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section\n  class=\"\n    text-with-image__block_5fb58417c0358    text-with-image\n    text-with-image__left    text-with-image__has--image    text-with-image__media-top-spacing--0        block\n    block-alignment--wide    block-text-alignment--left    block-padding--2    block-margin--0    block-column-spacing--3    block-text-size--3        padding-bottom--disabled    has--long-text\"\n  data-content-offset-spacing=\"0\"\n  style=\"\n    background-color: ;\n    text-align: left;\n  \">\n\n  <div class=\"block__offset-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"block__container\">\n      <div\n        class=\"\n          text-with-image__text\n          \"\n        style=\"color: #404041\">\n\n        \n                              <h1 class=\"text-with-image__title\">\n              It takes a robust tech ecosystem for founders to thrive.            <\/h1>\n                  \n        \n                            <div class=\"text-with-image__caption\">\n            <p>For Real, it starts with the desire to contribute to an ecosystem in a way that can benefit others as much as we benefit ourselves. It\u2019s this collaborative mindset that inspires us to launch initiatives that lay, or build upon, the foundations of rapidly growing tech hubs in Canada, and wherever else we may go.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        \n        \n              <\/div>\n            <div class=\"\n        text-with-image__image\n        text-with-image__image-width--large        text-with-image__type-image        \">\n\n                  <div class=\"text-with-image__image-wrap\">\n                          <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/realventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Montreal-Banner-Unsplash-1-1024x678.jpg\"\n                alt=\"\" \/>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n    <style>\n      .text-with-image__block_5fb58417c0358 {\n        --text-with-image-col-spacing: 3;\n      }\n\n      .text-with-image__block_5fb58417c0358 .text-with-image__title {\n        color: #1911ba;\n      }\n\n      .text-with-image__block_5fb58417c0358 strong {\n        color: #1911ba;\n      }\n    <\/style>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section\n  class=\"\n    text-with-image__block_5ffdc069eaac4    text-with-image\n    text-with-image__right    text-with-image__has--image    text-with-image__media-top-spacing--0        block\n    block-alignment--wide    block-text-alignment--left    block-padding--2    block-margin--0    block-column-spacing--3    block-text-size--3        padding-bottom--disabled    has--long-text\"\n  data-content-offset-spacing=\"0\"\n  style=\"\n    background-color: ;\n    text-align: left;\n  \">\n\n  <div class=\"block__offset-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"block__container\">\n      <div\n        class=\"\n          text-with-image__text\n          \"\n        style=\"color: #404041\">\n\n                  <span class=\"text-with-image__subtitle\">\n            Orbit          <\/span>\n        \n        \n        \n                            <div class=\"text-with-image__caption\">\n            <p>After launching in 2007 as a geographically-focused seed investor, Real saw firsthand that the earlier we invested, the more portfolio founders benefited from proximity to our team. While we have expanded the stage and location of our investments, that belief in the benefit of proximity hasn&#8217;t changed and it forms the basis of our Orbit investment strategy: launched in 2017, initially in the Province of Quebec, and backed by long-term ecosystem development partners, la Caisse de d\u00e9p\u00f4t et placement du Qu\u00e9bec (CDPQ), le fonds de solidarit\u00e9 FTQ (FSTQ), Desjardins capital de risque and Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s government via Investissement Qu\u00e9bec, OrbitMTL provides capital and stage-appropriate support to Quebec-based early stage companies.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        \n                              <a\n              class=\"button button--style-three\"\n              style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n              href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/real-ventures\/going-deep-at-pre-seed-44deb4e2a71a\">\n\n              Learn more +            <\/a>\n                  \n              <\/div>\n            <div class=\"\n        text-with-image__image\n        text-with-image__image-width--large        text-with-image__type-image        \">\n\n                  <div class=\"text-with-image__image-wrap\">\n                          <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/realventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Notman-House-3_-Banner-image-1024x576.jpg\"\n                alt=\"\" \/>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n    <style>\n      .text-with-image__block_5ffdc069eaac4 {\n        --text-with-image-col-spacing: 3;\n      }\n\n      .text-with-image__block_5ffdc069eaac4 .text-with-image__title {\n        color: #404041;\n      }\n\n      .text-with-image__block_5ffdc069eaac4 strong {\n        color: #404041;\n      }\n    <\/style>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section\n  class=\"\n    text-with-image__block_5ffdc10eeaac5    text-with-image\n    text-with-image__left    text-with-image__has--image    text-with-image__media-top-spacing--0        block\n    block-alignment--wide    block-text-alignment--left    block-padding--2    block-margin--0    block-column-spacing--3    block-text-size--3        padding-bottom--disabled    has--long-text\"\n  data-content-offset-spacing=\"0\"\n  style=\"\n    background-color: ;\n    text-align: left;\n  \">\n\n  <div class=\"block__offset-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"block__container\">\n      <div\n        class=\"\n          text-with-image__text\n          \"\n        style=\"color: #404041\">\n\n                  <span class=\"text-with-image__subtitle\">\n            FounderFuel          <\/span>\n        \n        \n        \n                            <div class=\"text-with-image__caption\">\n            <p>FounderFuel was launched in 2011 and is Canada\u2019s leading accelerator program. We created FounderFuel because we recognized that bringing entrepreneurs, mentors, investors and industry experts together wouldn&#8217;t just accelerate our startups, but would also increase the connectivity of tech ecosystems within Montreal, Canada and North America \u2013 to everyone&#8217;s benefit.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        \n                              <a\n              class=\"button button--style-three\"\n              style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n              href=\"https:\/\/founderfuel.com\/\">\n\n              Learn more +            <\/a>\n                  \n              <\/div>\n            <div class=\"\n        text-with-image__image\n        text-with-image__image-width--large        text-with-image__type-image        \">\n\n                  <div class=\"text-with-image__image-wrap\">\n                          <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/realventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FF19-4-1024x651.jpg\"\n                alt=\"\" \/>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n    <style>\n      .text-with-image__block_5ffdc10eeaac5 {\n        --text-with-image-col-spacing: 3;\n      }\n\n      .text-with-image__block_5ffdc10eeaac5 .text-with-image__title {\n        color: #404041;\n      }\n\n      .text-with-image__block_5ffdc10eeaac5 strong {\n        color: #404041;\n      }\n    <\/style>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section\n  class=\"\n    text-with-image__block_5ffdc215eaac7    text-with-image\n    text-with-image__right    text-with-image__has--image    text-with-image__media-top-spacing--0        block\n    block-alignment--wide    block-text-alignment--left    block-padding--2    block-margin--0    block-column-spacing--3    block-text-size--3        padding-bottom--disabled    has--long-text\"\n  data-content-offset-spacing=\"0\"\n  style=\"\n    background-color: ;\n    text-align: left;\n  \">\n\n  <div class=\"block__offset-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"block__container\">\n      <div\n        class=\"\n          text-with-image__text\n          \"\n        style=\"color: #404041\">\n\n                  <span class=\"text-with-image__subtitle\">\n            Rep Matters          <\/span>\n        \n        \n        \n                            <div class=\"text-with-image__caption\">\n            <p>Rep Matters is where Black founders come for inspiration, connection, and support.<\/p>\n<p>We believe in the untapped potential of Black communities and the individuals within them and serve as a bridge into the tech and venture capital ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>Our mission is to inspire Black founders and nurture the communities in which they thrive.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        \n                              <a\n              class=\"button button--style-three\"\n              style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n              href=\"https:\/\/www.repmatters.io\/\">\n\n              Learn more +            <\/a>\n                  \n              <\/div>\n            <div class=\"\n        text-with-image__image\n        text-with-image__image-width--large        text-with-image__type-image        \">\n\n                  <div class=\"text-with-image__image-wrap\">\n                          <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/realventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Website-pic-min.png\"\n                alt=\"\" \/>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n    <style>\n      .text-with-image__block_5ffdc215eaac7 {\n        --text-with-image-col-spacing: 3;\n      }\n\n      .text-with-image__block_5ffdc215eaac7 .text-with-image__title {\n        color: #404041;\n      }\n\n      .text-with-image__block_5ffdc215eaac7 strong {\n        color: #404041;\n      }\n    <\/style>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section\n  class=\"\n    text-with-image__block_5ffdc18eeaac6    text-with-image\n    text-with-image__left    text-with-image__has--image    text-with-image__media-top-spacing--0        block\n    block-alignment--wide    block-text-alignment--left    block-padding--2    block-margin--0    block-column-spacing--3    block-text-size--3        padding-bottom--disabled    has--long-text\"\n  data-content-offset-spacing=\"0\"\n  style=\"\n    background-color: ;\n    text-align: left;\n  \">\n\n  <div class=\"block__offset-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"block__container\">\n      <div\n        class=\"\n          text-with-image__text\n          \"\n        style=\"color: #404041\">\n\n                  <span class=\"text-with-image__subtitle\">\n            Notman House          <\/span>\n        \n        \n        \n                            <div class=\"text-with-image__caption\">\n            <p data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"874\">Notman House played a defining role in shaping Montreal\u2019s tech ecosystem. Before it opened, the city\u2019s startup energy was spread across countless meetups and initiatives without a shared home. In 2010 Real co-founded the OSMO Foundation and helped bring to life a 30,000 sq ft campus where entrepreneurs, community builders, and organizations could gather, collaborate, and grow.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"876\" data-end=\"1239\">Notman House closed in 2024, and while the physical space is no longer in operation, its impact continues to live on. The relationships, companies, and community initiatives that took root there remain part of the foundation of Montreal\u2019s startup ecosystem, and Real Ventures is proud to have helped build and nurture a place that shaped a generation of founders.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        \n        \n              <\/div>\n            <div class=\"\n        text-with-image__image\n        text-with-image__image-width--large        text-with-image__type-image        \">\n\n                  <div class=\"text-with-image__image-wrap\">\n                          <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/realventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/REAL-VENTURE-BBQ-964-1024x683.jpg\"\n                alt=\"\" \/>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n    <style>\n      .text-with-image__block_5ffdc18eeaac6 {\n        --text-with-image-col-spacing: 3;\n      }\n\n      .text-with-image__block_5ffdc18eeaac6 .text-with-image__title {\n        color: #404041;\n      }\n\n      .text-with-image__block_5ffdc18eeaac6 strong {\n        color: #404041;\n      }\n    <\/style>\n  <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":16,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"CBBTypography":[],"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-10725","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Canadian VC Ecosystem | Real Ventures<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It takes a robust tech ecosystem for founders to thrive.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/realventures.com\/ecosystem\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Canadian VC Ecosystem | Real Ventures\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It takes a robust tech ecosystem for founders to thrive.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/realventures.com\/ecosystem\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Real Ventures | A Leading Canadian Early-stage VC Firm\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-19T15:56:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realventures.com\\\/ecosystem\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realventures.com\\\/ecosystem\\\/\",\"name\":\"Canadian VC Ecosystem | Real Ventures\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realventures.com\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-01-12T15:23:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-19T15:56:49+00:00\",\"description\":\"It takes a robust tech ecosystem for founders to thrive.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realventures.com\\\/ecosystem\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/realventures.com\\\/ecosystem\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realventures.com\\\/ecosystem\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realventures.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Ecosystem\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realventures.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realventures.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Real Ventures | A Leading Canadian Early-stage VC Firm\",\"description\":\"Real Ventures serves entrepreneurs and nurtures the ecosystems in which they thrive. 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