# Mike McCauley

> Mike McCauley is a seed investor at Garage Capital backing Software, Apps and Sales. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Garage Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/garage-capital)
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 6%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mccauleymike/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/mmccauley
- Website: https://x.com/mmccauley

Mike McCauley is a seed investor at Garage Capital focused on Software and Apps. Mike McCauley was co-founder of BufferBox (acquired by Google), a network of automated package delivery lockers. One year after its founding, BufferBox was awarded the 2012 Velocity Venture Fund, and went through the Y Combinator program in Silicon Valley. Mike is now Product Manager of early stage Google X projects and is based in Silicon Valley.Most recently he co-founded a start-up fund to help early-stage tech firms in the Waterloo Region in 2014. Mike completed a BASc, Mechatronics Engineering from the University of Waterloo in 2011 and is passionate about sharing his expertise as a founder with others.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $788k–$4.5M |
| Pre-Seed | $886k–$2.1M |
| Series A | $11M–$12M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 29% |
| Apps | 2 | 12% |
| Sales | 2 | 12% |
| Mobile | 2 | 12% |
| FinTech | 2 | 12% |

57 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 13 | 76% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 12% |
| Series A | 2 | 12% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 13 | 76% |
| United States | 1 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Canada Rocket Company | Canada Rocket Company is an aerospace company engaged in the development of defence and space infrastructure that enables sovereign launch capabilities. | $4.5M | Seed | Jan 16, 2026 |  |
| Applied Brain Research | Applied Brain Research Inc is the maker of Nengo, a neuromorphic artificial intelligence interactive development environment for building neural computing applications. Neuromorphic computing is an emerging computing architecture which uses artificial neurons to compute like the brain does, massively parallel and low-power. AI networks built onneuromorphic hardware and software compute with less power and use more continuous states as opposed to discrete weight updates as machine learning algorithms do. The benefit is that applications built this way can use less power, be more responsive and more accurate. The neuromorphic architecture allows real-time integration of multiple AI networks into integrated, large, functional systems. Full-loop AI systems can be built with Nengo such as Spaun, the world's largest functional brain simulation. Spaun is ABR's research platform for full-loop service robotics. ABR is first commercializing Nengo as the compiler and runtime for the new generation of neuromorphic chips such as the Intel Loihi, Spinnaker and BrainDrop, as well as ABR's library of neuromorphic applications for these chips such as Reach for robotic reaching, Vision, Speech built on ABR's neuromorphic AI algorithms (spiking deep learning, reinforcement learning, adaptive control, ....). ABR's long run goal is to build its neuromorphic platform into a truly functional service robotic operating system, starting with ABR Reach and guided by the learnings from ABR's research into Spaun. ABR was spun out of Dr Chis Eliasmith's lab at the Center for Computation and Theoretical Neuroscience at the University of Waterloo. |  | Seed | Jan 12, 2026 |  |
| Loon | Loon is a financial technology startup dedicated to developing a regulated, transparent, and trusted Canadian-dollar stablecoin. | $2.1M | Pre-Seed | Oct 27, 2025 |  |
| enVgo | enVgo is an environmentally friendly technology startup. At enVgo want to make sailing more environmentally friendly, efficient, and low-maintenance. Because of their loudness and pollution, gas-powered engines are becoming outmoded, and our environment deserves better. | $2M | Seed | Jun 10, 2025 |  |
| tofu | tofu is an online marketplace for founders, hiring managers, and talent team leaders to find talent. | $886.3K | Pre-Seed | Mar 28, 2024 |  |
| Devyce | Devyce creates a VoIP operating system that offers communication system with flexibility, scalability, and dependability. The company was founded by Leo Bartle, Nicholas Browne, and Edward Clayton in 2020 and is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom. | $4.2M | Seed | Feb 28, 2023 |  |
| Peggy | Peggy is the secure marketplace for investment-grade art. In times of societal crisis and turmoil throughout humanity, artists pave the way for social change and transformation. As an investment, art is among the only appreciating asset classes you can also enjoy (like real estate), plus is uncorrelated to traditional markets. This is whybillionaires and banks seek out art as a safe haven to preserve wealth in their portfolios. Yet tragically, the rest of us are unable to participate in the art market, and support the practice of emerging artists who create transformative messages through their works.Peggy partners with galleries and artists, to make living with and investing in art accessible to all. Finally you can buy incredible art at a price you can afford, and can later sell to fellow collectors if your tastes change or you seek to rebalance your art investments. Core to our values, Peggy does good by the artists themselves, who can finally earn artist royalties for all future secondary sales as well - something they miss out on today. Peggy also has powerful benefits for galleries (get in touch!) This is all made possible using sophisticated and proprietary AI and ML which keeps buyers and sellers protected without the need for the antiquated and opaque Auction House model. | $8.1M | Seed | Feb 07, 2023 |  |
| Ownly | Ownlyi specializes in big data, data analysis, customer experience, data analytics, sales, and lead generation. | $2.6M | Seed | Oct 03, 2022 |  |
| Uvaro | Uvaro's career success platform includes training, paid experience, advancement and ongoing coaching to ensure long-term career success. Our training program includes on-demand and live classes, our virtual internships let companies hire talent based on performance, our coaching and mentorship network drive ongoing career growth. Our averagestudent lands their new role in less than 17 days from graduation at more than 2x their previous income, and in their new roles achieve 50% more sales than their peers. | $10.6M | Series A | Nov 03, 2021 |  |
| Uvaro | Uvaro's career success platform includes training, paid experience, advancement, and ongoing coaching to ensure long-term career success. Their training program includes on-demand and live classes. Their virtual internships let companies hire talent based on performance. Their coaching and mentorship network drive ongoing career growth. | $12M | Series A | Nov 03, 2021 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Xfund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xfund) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [BDC Capital’s Women in Technology Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-capital-s-women-in-technology-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Real Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/real-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Western Technology Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/western-technology-investment) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Inovia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inovia-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Amplify Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mars-catalyst-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Garage Capital

VC Fund · Waterloo, Canada

Garage Capital is a venture capital firm focused on Canadian companies.

3 contacts available at Garage Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Litt | Co-Founder and General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-litt |
| Mike McCauley | Co-founder and General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-mccauley |
| Sebastian Langton | Private Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sebastian-langton |

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## FAQ

### What does Mike McCauley invest in?

Mike McCauley invests primarily in Software, Apps and Sales startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Mike McCauley's check size?

Mike McCauley typically joins rounds of $788k–$4.5M at Seed, $886k–$2.1M at Pre-Seed and $11M–$12M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Mike McCauley participates in.

### When did Mike McCauley last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mike McCauley closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 17 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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