# RBC Capital

> RBC Capital is a VC fund in Toronto backing Software and Financial Services. See 27 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 27
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rbc
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/RBC
- Website: http://www.rbcroyalbank.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rbc

RBC Capital is a VC fund in Toronto focused on Software and Financial Services. Royal Bank of Canada is a financial services company that focuses on banking, wealth management, insurance, investment, and capital markets. RBC Capital Markets is RBC's worldwide investment and corporate banking subsidiary, while the investment brokerage firm is known as RBC Dominion Securities. Investment banking services are also providedthrough RBC Bank and the focus is on middle-market clients.It was founded in 1869 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $20M–$65M |
| Debt Financing | $100M–$600M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 26% |
| Financial Services | 5 | 19% |
| FinTech | 4 | 15% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 15% |
| Mobile | 3 | 11% |

70 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 7 | 26% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 19% |
| Series B | 4 | 15% |
| Series D | 4 | 15% |
| Seed | 1 | 4% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 13 | 48% |
| Canada | 6 | 22% |
| Bahamas | 1 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |
| Ireland | 1 | 4% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Barrie Laver | Managing Director, Head of Venture Capital & Private Equity | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barrie-laver |
| Peter von Schilling | Managing Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-von-schilling |
| David P. O'Brien | Chairperson | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-p-obrien |
| Foteini Agrafioti | Chief Science Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foteini-agrafioti |
| Gabriel Woo | Vice-President, Innovation | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gabriel-woo |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FOCOL Holdings Limited | FOCOL Holdings Limited distributes petroleum products to service stations and other establishments in Freeport, Grand Bahama, from the Bahamas Oil Refining Company (BORCO) terminal. | $379.2M | Debt Financing | Jun 09, 2026 |  |
| MaRS Discovery District | MaRS is a non-profit organization that partners with entrepreneurs, researchers, business and government to build the next generation of high-growth companies in Canada’s knowledge economy.The MaRS Centre is an urban innovation hub that is home to 2,500 people from capital, research, corporate, legal, intellectual property, media and startupcommunities―the entire innovation ecosystem under one roof.MaRS works closely with entrepreneurs in life sciences and health care, information technology, communications and entertainment, clean tech, advanced materials and energy, as well as the social sector. | $3.5M | Grant | Dec 03, 2024 |  |
| RecNation Storage | RecNation Storage ("RecNation" or the "Company"), the owner, operator, and developer of specialized recreational vehicle and marine storage facilities, | $500M | Debt Financing | May 22, 2023 |  |
| Celonis | Celonis believes that every company can unlock its full execution capacity. Powered by its market-leading process mining core, the Celonis Execution Management System provides a set of instruments and applications, the Celonis Studio as well as platform capabilities for business executives and users. The Celonis EMS offerings help companies manageevery facet of execution management from analytics to strategy and planning, management, actions, and automation. | $600M | Debt Financing | Aug 23, 2022 |  |
| FIDEL API | Fidel API is a global financial infrastructure platform that enables developers to build programmable experiences at the moment a transaction occurs on any payment card. Its tools are transforming how merchants and users interact by powering real-time, event-driven engagements, best-in-class loyalty and rewards programs and revolutionizingprocesses from reimbursements to expense management.Fidel API is trusted by start-ups through global enterprises including Google, British Airways, TopCashback, Perkbox, Royal Bank of Canada, and Blackhawk Networks, and is supported by the world’s largest card networks, including Visa, Mastercard and American Express.Founded in 2018, Fidel API is headquartered in London, with offices in Lisbon, New York, and remote employees globally. Fidel API is backed by investors including Nyca Partners, QED Investors, Citi Ventures, RBC Capital and Commerce Ventures. | $65.1M | Series B | Apr 06, 2022 |  |
| OJO | OJO is a real estate development company. They provide home buying and selling services. Their platform for buying, selling, and homeownership. They help with managing, finding, and selling homes. | $62.5M | Series D | Jun 24, 2020 |  |
| Checkfront | With over 4000 customers in 120 countries, Checkfront is an Built on the _Saas_ model, Checkfront is a fully managed solution. It includes automated updates, backups, and industry-leading security on a high speed, highavailability network. | $6.8M | Series A | Mar 09, 2020 |  |
| Holloway | With hundreds of hours of research, writing, and editing, Holloway's comprehensive Guides help readers make better decisions. | $4.6M | Seed | Aug 01, 2019 |  |
| SIRO Ireland | First there was dial-up, then came broadband, followed by fibre. | $219.4M | Debt Financing | Jul 26, 2019 |  |
| OJO | OJO is a real estate development company. They provide home buying and selling services. Their platform for buying, selling, and homeownership. They help with managing, finding, and selling homes. | $45M | Series C | Mar 19, 2019 |  |

10 of 27 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does RBC Capital invest in?

RBC Capital invests primarily in Software, Financial Services and FinTech startups, most often at Debt Financing and Funding Round stage. Most of the 27 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is RBC Capital's check size?

RBC Capital typically joins rounds of $20M–$65M at Series B and $100M–$600M 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 RBC Capital participates in.

### How do I contact RBC Capital?

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### Who are the partners at RBC Capital?

The team at RBC Capital includes Barrie Laver (Managing Director, Head of Venture Capital & Private Equity), Peter von Schilling (Managing Director) and David P. O'Brien (Chairperson), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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