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Garage Capital

Fund · Kitchener · garage.vc

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A Kitchener-Waterloo pre-seed and seed fund, run by Waterloo Engineering founders, that backs Canadian and Y Combinator startups.

Garage Capital invests in founders at the earliest stages. It says it has invested in more than 250 companies, with a collective valuation of more than $30B.

Its general partners are Michael Litt and Devon Galloway, who co-founded Vidyard, and Mike McCauley, who co-founded BufferBox. Its portfolio includes Groq, ApplyBoard, Clearpath Robotics and BinSentry.

Its site has no pitch form or contact page. It lists each partner with a link to their LinkedIn profile.

What it invests in

Pre-seed and seed rounds

Canadian startups, and startups from Y Combinator

A range of industries, from AI inference to defence tech

Hard tech it calls Moonshots, such as nuclear energy, satellites, farm robots and drug delivery

Business software it calls Enterprise, such as AI voice agents, business banking and spend management

Later rounds in some companies: it invested in Groq six times

Location

8 Queen St N, Kitchener, ON


Waterloo Region startups backed by Garage Capital (24)

RouteThis

routethis.com

RouteThis WiFi troubleshooting and support platform for Service Providers and Smart Home companies uses connected devices to send WiFi diagnostics and analysis from home networks to your support agents.

Communitech
2008
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Page

withpage.com

The new standard for government relations software, designed for the AI era. Page reads everything governments publish across over 80 jurisdictions and tells you what matters in minutes. Trusted by Burson, Manulife, GreenShield, and more.

Velocity · Communitech
51-200 employees2018
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BinSentry

binsentry.com

Powering tens of thousands of bins worldwide, BinSentry transforms feed management with the visibility, consistency, and confidence today’s operations depend on.

Communitech
11-50 employees2016
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Transformer Lab

lab.cloud

Primus is the world's first fully autonomous AI researcher available to everyone. It hypothesizes, reads the literature, codes, runs experiments on real compute, draws conclusions, and writes the paper.

11-50 employees2025
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Upside Robotics

upsiderobotics.com

Cut input costs and boost yields with AI-powered farming robots. Apply nutrients precisely to reduce soil compaction and grow healthier corn.

Velocity
2024
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abr

appliedbrainresearch.com

Discover edge AI solutions built on efficient state space models. Real-time speech, DSP, and on-device intelligence for modern devices.

Communitech · University of Waterloo
11-50 employees2012
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ApplyBoard

applyboard.com

ApplyBoard simplifies the study abroad process by connecting students, recruitment partners, and partner schools on a single platform.

Velocity · Communitech · Accelerator Centre · University of Waterloo
11-50 employees2013
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Alert Labs

alertlabs.com

Enterprise-grade water leak detection trusted by 15,000+ properties. $150M+ saved, 16B gallons conserved. Fortune 1000-backed. Get a quote to protect your buildings.

Communitech · Accelerator Centre · University of Waterloo
2013
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Astrus

astrus.ai

Join Astrus to improve global computation by building AI-powered tools for chip designers.

Accelerator Centre
2022
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The Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation

strategicmissions.ca

CSMC is an infrastructure and technology company focused on filling key gaps in future space exploration in areas that address Earth's immediate challenges.

2025
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Convictional

convictional.com

Explore Convictional's posts on business decisions, AI, and leadership.

Velocity
11-50 employees2017
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Sidian

sidian.ai

Sidian gives structural engineering firms secure AI to search past projects, build preliminary models, run design checks, and preserve engineering decisions.

Velocity
11-50 employees2025
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ENVGO

envgo.com

ENVGO, a Canadian marine tech company, builds electric & hybrid hydrofoiling vessels: the unmanned XV2 micro-USVs for defence & the recreational NV1

Accelerator Centre
2020
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Acerta

acerta.ai

Detect defects early, cut scrap and rework, and boost throughput with LinePulse, Acerta's AI-driven manufacturing quality and process analytics platform.

Communitech · University of Waterloo
11-50 employees2017
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Nicoya Lifesciences Inc.

nicoyalife.com

FastHDX pushes protein dynamics research farther, helping scientists understand dynamic structural biology right as it happens. That means no more development blind spots, missed candidates, or undruggable proteins. FastHDX seamlessly integrates with your existing HDX-MS workflows to provide…

Communitech · Accelerator Centre · University of Waterloo
11-50 employees2012
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Trusscore

trusscore.com

Trusscore is changing residential and commercial construction with products that combine sustainable materials with nanotechnology. Our PVC-based wall and ceiling panels are easy-to-install and high-performance replacements for traditional drywall and fiber-reinforced plastic panels.

Velocity · Communitech
11-50 employees2002
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faire.com

faire.com

Faire is the platform connecting thousands of brands and retailers worldwide.

Velocity · Communitech
1998
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PiinPoint

piinpoint.com

PiinPoint is a fast, intuitive, and affordable platform to help businesses find the best locations for expansion.

Velocity · Communitech · University of Waterloo
11-50 employees2012
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DOZR

dozr.com

Construction equipment rentals available near you. From compact track loader to aerial work platform rentals, research prices and reserve heavy equipment rentals online.

Communitech
2004
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Clearpath Robotics

clearpathrobotics.com

Clearpath Robotics' fleet of mobile robotic platforms enable researchers and corporations to accelerate their robotics research and development.

Communitech · Accelerator Centre · University of Waterloo
11-50 employees2008
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Evolved.Bio

evolved.bio

At Evolved.Bio, we’ve taken a groundbreaking leap beyond traditional cell sheet technologies, which were first developed in Japan in the 1990s. Our unique approach, Anchored Cell Sheet Engineering, refines and extends this foundational technique to meet the needs of regenerative medicine.

Velocity
2022
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sortable.com

sortable.com
Velocity · Communitech · University of Waterloo
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GovAI

govai.com

GovAI is the AI work platform for local government. Every department gets a practical way to use AI in the work they already do, with IT in control from day one.

Communitech
2005
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Avro Life Science

avrolifesci.com

A clinical stage biotech redefining the skin’s potential as a target for novel first-in-class Therapies.

Accelerator Centre
2016
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