# Royal Bank of Canada

> Royal Bank of Canada is a VC fund backing Financial Services and Energy. See 79 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 79
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 24%
- Fund size: $22M
- Last fund: Apr 2014
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rbc/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/RBC
- Website: https://www.rbc.com/canada.html?_ga=2.167705598.1352242561.1596535019-1048792886.1596535018
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rbc

Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution that provides personal and commercial banking, credit cards, insurance, investor and treasury services, and wealth management services. The firm caters to the agriculture, automotive, clean technology, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, media and entertainment, retail, technology,transportation, and logistics sectors.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $11M–$40M |
| Post-IPO Debt | $6.6M–$800M |
| Debt Financing | $4.4M–$1.4B |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 9 | 11% |
| Energy | 6 | 8% |
| Software | 6 | 8% |
| Real Estate | 6 | 8% |
| Finance | 5 | 6% |

104 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Post-IPO Debt | 30 | 38% |
| Debt Financing | 17 | 22% |
| Series B | 3 | 4% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 4% |
| Series A | 2 | 3% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 32 | 41% |
| United States | 20 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 4% |
| Australia | 2 | 3% |
| India | 1 | 1% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anthony Chan | Sr Director Lead Product Acceleration | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthony-chan-3 |
| Darby Sieben | Head of RBC Ampli Inc. | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darby-sieben |
| Frederique El Kaim | Commercial Account Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frederique-el-kaim |
| Maria Douvas | Chief Legal Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maria-douvas-c182 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CAIS | CAIS is a financial technology platform, providing independent financial advisors with access to top-tier managers of specialized investment products in the multi-trillion-dollar independent wealth channel.The company offers streamlined execution for an expanding list of alternative investment funds and products. Financial advisors use theplatform to access funds and products, including hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real estate, structured notes, and digital assets. CAIS complements its fund offerings with independent due diligence provided by Mercer. CAIS is an NFA member with securities offered through CAIS Capital LLC, member FINRA, SIPC.Jeremy Norton and Matt Brown co-founded CAIS in New York, New York in 2009. | $170M | Series D | Jul 29, 2026 |  |
| Dominion Dynamics | Dominion Dynamics is an advanced technology firm building a dual-use, AI-driven Arctic sensing network designed for both military and civilian applications, focusing on seamless multi-domain coordination and persistent regional surveillance. | $97.6M | Series A | Jun 30, 2026 |  |
| Triple Flag Precious Metals | Triple Flag is a pure play, gold-focused, emerging senior streaming and royalty company with a distinct culture and approach to investing. Triple Flag pride ourselves on adaptability and flexibility in structuring financing solutions that are customized to meet the needs of our mining partners. Triple Flag is to be a valued finance partner,facilitating development and expansion of mining projects that deliver value for our counterparties.As a result, a high proportion of our deal opportunities have been sourced from referrals from our existing counterparties as well as our network of contacts, leading to bilateral discussions with potential partners rather than auction processes. | $300M | Post-IPO Debt | May 25, 2026 |  |
| TOPNC | TOPNC specializes in CNC technology, precision transmission technology, and advanced process technology. It takes CNC machine tools and major manufacturing equipment widely used in high-end manufacturing fields as its products, and gradually forms a well-known innovation in domestic CNC equipment. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 12, 2026 |  |
| AutoCanada | AutoCanada is one of Canada multi-location automobile dealership groups, currently operating 53 franchised dealerships, comprised of 60 franchises, in eight provinces and has over 3,700 employees. AutoCanada currently sells Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT, Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, Cadillac, Infiniti, Nissan, Hyundai, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Audi,Volkswagen, BMW and MINI branded vehicles. | $1B | Post-IPO Debt | Apr 22, 2026 |  |
| EnergySolutions | EnergySolutions is an industry in the safe recycling, processing, and disposal of nuclear material. They provides a full range of decommissioning and decontamination services to shut down nuclear power plants. Their range of services for decommissioning and remediation of nuclear sites and facilities, management of spent nuclear fuel, thetransportation of nuclear material and environmental cleanup of nuclear legacy sites. | $1.1B | Debt Financing | Apr 07, 2026 |  |
| Activate Games | Activate offers high-tech games that test a team’s physical and mental agility across a wide variety of real-life challenges. A team can choose from hundreds of combinations of games and difficulty levels, each lasting one to three minutes. Each member will get an electronic wristband that tracks their score and progress throughout their experiencemaking Activate perfect for a casual night out or intense competition. | $52.7M | Debt Financing | Mar 05, 2026 |  |
| Westshore Terminals Investment | Westshore Terminals Investment provides mobile air quality monitoring units, high water towers, 10 mid-tower sprays, and other supporting equipment. They also provide water management, noise management, and light management services. | $120.6M | Post-IPO Debt | Feb 20, 2026 |  |
| Gold Royalty Corp | Gold Royalty Corp is a precious metals-focused royalty and streaming company offering creative financing solutions to the metals industry. | $125M | Post-IPO Debt | Feb 19, 2026 |  |
| Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is an internally managed hotel investment company. The Company operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT). Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is organized to acquire and invest in hotel properties located primarily in United States cities, with an emphasis on the coastal markets. The hotels are located in Atlanta (Buckhead),Georgia; Bethesda, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Miami, Florida; Minneapolis, Minnesota; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; San Diego, California; San Francisco, California; Santa Monica, California; Seattle, Washington; Stevenson, Washington; Washington, D.C. and West Hollywood California. In May 2014, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust acquired Prescott Hotel, a160-room hotel located in the Union Square in San Francisco, California. In July 2014, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust acquired The Nines Hotel , a 331-room luxury hotel is located across from Pioneer Square, downtown Portland | $408M | Post-IPO Debt | Feb 12, 2026 |  |

10 of 79 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CIBC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canadian-imperial-bank-of-commerce) — VC Fund, 17 deals together
- [Bank of Montreal](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-of-montreal) — VC Fund, 16 deals together
- [National Bank of Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/national-bank-of-canada) — VC Fund, 16 deals together
- [Scotiabank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scotiabank) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
- [Toronto Dominion Bank Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toronto-dominion-bank-group) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
- [Bank of America](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-of-america) — VC Fund, 12 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Royal Bank of Canada invest in?

Royal Bank of Canada invests primarily in Financial Services, Energy and Software startups, most often at Post-IPO Debt and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 79 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Royal Bank of Canada's check size?

Royal Bank of Canada typically joins rounds of $11M–$40M at Series B, $6.6M–$800M at Post-IPO Debt and $4.4M–$1.4B at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Royal Bank of Canada participates in.

### How do I contact Royal Bank of Canada?

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### Who are the partners at Royal Bank of Canada?

The team at Royal Bank of Canada includes Anthony Chan (Sr Director Lead Product Acceleration), Darby Sieben (Head of RBC Ampli Inc.) and Frederique El Kaim (Commercial Account Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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