Portage

💡Upcoming Event💡 Portage will be attending Insurtech Insights Conference next week in London. Submitting an insurance claim online can be a pain. Customers need empathy and efficiency. Catch Hélène FALCHIER, Partner at Portage Ventures, who will moderate a panel about humanising the digital claims process. See you there! Sinath Kim Juliette Souliman #InsurtechInsights 

Portage hosted over 50 portfolio company CEOs in Whistler last week for an insightful retreat. Attendees engaged with their peers on a range of topics such as fundraising, the fintech and tech markets, and AI, while also enjoying Whistler’s amazing outdoor activities! A big thank you to everyone who stepped back from their busy schedules to join us in Whistler.

Proud to support Open Source financial infrastructure provider Formance in their next phase of growth 🚀 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/emrSwrSJ Hélène FALCHIER Victoire de Lavigne

Do you sell through a partner channel? Should you? What are the best practices and mistakes to avoid? Find out in my conversation this week with Javier Ramírez Lugo (Rippling, Zenefits), Marisabel Agosto (Carta, Docusign), James Moncarz (7shifts). It's happening on Jan 30th, 11a ET. Registration link to the webinar in the comments if you'd like to join.

Do you sell through a partner channel? Should you? What are the best practices and mistakes to avoid? Find out in my conversation this week with Javier Ramírez Lugo (Rippling, Zenefits), Marisabel Agosto (Carta, Docusign), James Moncarz (7shifts). It's happening on Jan 30th, 11a ET. Registration link to the webinar in the comments if you'd like to join. #CROs #Sales #PartnerChannel #Growth #VC

Kris Hansen, CTO of Sagard, will lead a webinar with Temporal Technologies on January 23, sharing expert insights on designing high-performance financial ledgers. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gaAdVJMb Find our thesis on the financial ledgers here: https://lnkd.in/dH97bCty

‘’We look for great management, growth, an exciting or disruptive product, and real differentiation,’’ says Daniel Ballen, Co-Head and Partner of Portage Capital Solutions, while discussing the criteria Portage looks for when considering investing in a company. Here are some key insights Daniel shared while discussing the fintech industry on Kevin Rosenquist’s podcast: ▪️ Financial services remain ripe for disruption - there is a lot of demand for innovation;  ▪️ Having a good product or a strong leadership team is not enough - you need both; ▪️ Fintech companies must proactively monitor regulatory changes to mitigate potential impacts;  ▪️ Liquidity management is a critical challenge that is underappreciated by many in the growth community. Watch the full podcast here: https://lnkd.in/eyHZmqUQ Dive deeper into Portage's fintech thesis: https://lnkd.in/euFUNNVj   

Our latest investment thesis on e-commerce enablement explores the evolving landscape of online retail, including key themes like pre-purchase and post-purchase, fraud prevention, recommerce, and social commerce. Check out the full report for our insights here: https://lnkd.in/eTCCRyEC If you are a company within this space that we should meet with, please reach out!

Congratulations to Stephanie Choo for being recognized by NYC Fintech Women on their 2024 Inspiring Fintech Females list.

Huge congratulations to Conquest Planning Inc., KOHO, nesto, and ThetaRay for making Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 list! We're very proud to partner with these amazing companies. #DeloitteFast50 #TechnologyFast50 #TechGrowth #VentureCapital