R-LABS Canada Inc.
Industry Focus
Geographic Focus
R-LABS is The Real Estate Industry Venture Builder, a unique partnership structure focused exclusively on the real estate and housing industry. Founded in 2018, R-LABS believes the best way to predict the future is to help create it. As a problem-centric venture builder, R-LABS partners with game-changing entrepreneurs and corporate innovators to identify specific problems in the real estate sector and create industry innovation through technology-enabled business models. Unlike traditional venture capital firms, R-LABS provides comprehensive company-building support including validation, HR, legal, technology, financing, accounting, and workspace. The organization works alongside entrepreneurs and innovators to co-create purpose-driven companies that develop transformative solutions piloted locally and scaled globally to drive meaningful change in real estate. R-LABS emphasizes structured company building with a 50% success rate compared to 10-20% for standalone ventures. The studio operates a 9,000-square-foot facility on Front Street West in downtown Toronto and has expanded its operations with a presence in Vancouver. R-LABS convenes the Industry Innovation + Transformation Council comprising key real estate leaders across Canada, and has developed the 2024 Industry Innovation Agenda addressing critical challenges in housing affordability, climate resiliency, and supply. The organization focuses on creating strategic enterprise value through venture building and long-term alignment with forward-thinking corporations and institutions.
2018
5 Companies
23
3X Higher