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Rockit Motors Funding Round

Rockit Motors closed a $47 million venture capital round on 4/15/2026. Investors included BDC Capital, MacKinnon Bennett & Co. and National Bank of Canada.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
4/15/2026
Transaction Type
Debt
Venture Equity
Amount
$47,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Proceeds Purpose
The funding will propel Rockit Motors's mission to unlock business possibilities for customers engaged in transforming their businesses with fast, flexible manufacturing solutions that allow them to respond to tariff, cost, capacity or near-shoring pressure.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Manufacturing
Mailing Address
6 av. de Lourdes
Pointe-Claire, QC, H9S 4R2
Canada
Email Address
Overview
We define the standard for contract manufacturing of electric motors and components as the largest player in North America. Created as an extension of a General Motors division in the 1950s under the name IEC Holden, we were born with Fortune 500 DNA. In the decades that ensued, we mastered the craft of building electric motors for mission-critical industry applications.
Profile
Rockit Motors LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Rockit Motors Company Twitter Account
Company News
Rockit Motors News
Facebook
Rockit Motors on Facebook
YouTube
Rockit Motors on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Rob Briscoe
  Rob Briscoe LinkedIn Profile  Rob Briscoe Twitter Account  Rob Briscoe News  Rob Briscoe on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Dean Barton
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VP - Engineering
John Campbell
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VP - Finance
Julie Lamontagne
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VP - Operations
Federico Ceron
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VP - Operations
Ronald Trombley
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VP - Sales
John Protheroe
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