FounderFuel: A mentor-driven venture accelerator, refining visions and boosting startups since 2011.
Location
Montreal, Quebec, CA
Founded
2010
FounderFuel is a mentor-driven venture accelerator based in Montreal, Canada, and founded by Real Ventures in 2011. The firm focuses on early-stage tech startups, providing a four-month intensive program designed to help founders refine their visions, expand their networks, and accelerate their output. FounderFuel typically participates in seed rounds, offering startups the support needed to reach escape velocity.
Notable portfolio companies include Mosaic Manufacturing, which has raised $3.5 million, and Sonder, with $6.5 million in total funding. FounderFuel's investment philosophy emphasizes leadership, narrative, learning, networks, and execution. The accelerator is supported by a network of veteran entrepreneurs, operators, and executives who provide mentorship and guidance, helping startups develop the skillsets and mindsets necessary to turn their visions into world-changing companies.
FounderFuel - Portfolio Snapshot
Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages
Portfolio Companies6
Current Portfolio Count5
Top Investment Stages
Seed6 (100.0%)
Stage Mix
Seed 100%
Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.
