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FounderFuel
Accelerator · Canada · North America
FounderFuel is a mentor-driven venture accelerator founded in 2011 by Real Ventures. It runs a 4-month intensive program for early-stage tech founders covering leadership, narrative, learning, networks and execution, culminating in a Demo Day.
Invests inEnterprise Software
In its own wordsacceleratormentorshipseedearly-stagetechnologycanada
Your fit with FounderFuel
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See how your round matches what it backs, point by point.
Or find every investor that fitsFounderFuel lists 46 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Enterprise Software (16%), AI & Machine Learning (14%) and Education (14%). 68% of its companies are based in Canada. It invests most often alongside Real Ventures, Creative Destruction Lab and AQC Capital.
No funding round on record names FounderFuel yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not FounderFuel's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 46. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Software | 16% | 8% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 14% | 18% |
| Education | 14% | 7% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 10% | 6% |
| Fintech | 9% | 12% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 7% | 15% |
| Consumer | 4% | 3% |
| Mobility & Logistics | 4% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Real Ventures | 19 |
| Creative Destruction Lab | 6 |
| AQC Capital | 3 |
| Front Row Ventures | 3 |
| ACET Capital | 2 |
| Sand Hill North | 2 |
| Tactico | 2 |
| Y Combinator | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 81th | 46 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 4th | 16% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 58th | 3 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers4393%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company37%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare FounderFuel head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
46 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aim Colours develops battery-free technology that allows objects to change color with a single tap. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| BenchSci provides a research environment platform for scientists to unify data, models, and workflows for R&D purposes. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides charter and shuttle bus services for various groups and events. | Mobility & LogisticsEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| ChargeHub provides innovative solutions for both EV drivers and businesses, simplifying public charging and enabling scalable growth. | Mobility & LogisticsE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| ENKIDOO provides data migration services for POS and supply chain interactive AI solutions | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Fundmetric connects siloed data to automate, personalize, and predict fundraising efforts for various organizations | AI & Machine LearningEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Gallea distributes local art into workplaces and venues | Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Vish Color provides hair color management software for salons | Healthcare & BiotechEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| GoBolt provides third-party logistics services, including fulfillment and last mile delivery, to direct-to-consumer brands | Legal & ComplianceE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Guides helps organizations launch and scale important programs, training, and standards for professional audiences. | EducationEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides grant consulting and writing services for Canadian businesses. | ConsumerFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Keatext provides a platform for analyzing customer feedback using artificial intelligence to help businesses improve customer relationships and revenue opportunities | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Locketgo offers a fully integrated smart locker platform for secure storage and contactless delivery of items | E-commerce & MarketplacesEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| LoginRadius provides an identity and access management platform for mid-market and enterprise organizations | CybersecurityEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Mejuri designs and sells fine jewelry | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
E-commerce & MarketplacesEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | |||
| NameShouts provides a tool to help users pronounce names correctly in various languages | EducationHuman Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| Nectar Technologies provides digital tools for beekeeping operations to collect and manage data | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- founderfuel.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 46
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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