We’re excited for our fourth Growth Summit this week in New York City. This year’s theme, Engineering Efficiency for Profitable Growth, will bring together 75+ marketing, sales, and technology leaders from over 45 fintech companies in our global portfolio. Chris Robinson, Ian Sherman, Jonathan Metrick, Parinaz Sobhani, Kris Hansen
Portage
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Toronto, ON 14,277 followers
We empower entrepreneurs reshaping financial services.
About us
Portage is a global investment platform focused on fintech and financial services. Our team partners with ambitious companies across all stages, providing flexible capital and deliver a global network of investors, commercial partners, advisors and value creation experts. With deep industry knowledge and entrepreneurial experience, Portage is committed to supporting the leaders who are reshaping financial services. A full list of portfolio companies is available at: www.portageinvest.com/portfolio
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
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- Toronto, ON
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- Partnership
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- 2016
- Specialties
- Fintech, financial services, asset management, and venture capital
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We’re excited to share our latest thesis on The Future of “Traditional” Alternative Investments. As retail investors increasingly seek to diversify beyond traditional assets, the need for broader access to alternative investments—such as private equity, venture capital, and real estate—has never been greater. Our analysis highlights how technology and education can bridge this gap, making these opportunities more accessible to retail and mass affluent investors. Explore how we envision the future of alternative investing and its transformative potential for the retail market here: https://lnkd.in/eQR9gnsQ A special thank you to Sahil Khatod Jake Bodanis Leo Liu #AlternativeInvestments #RetailInvesting #Portage
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We're thrilled to announce that Portage is collaborating with WVC:E for their annual summit in Paris on October 7-8! This exclusive event, tailored for women in the venture capital industry, offers a unique platform for insightful discussions and networking with industry leaders. Catch Hélène FALCHIER, Partner at Portage Ventures, on two panels: ▪ October 7th: "Exits Update: What's in store?" ▪ October 8th: "The VC Reset: How has the game changed?" Also, don't miss Victoire de Lavigne, Principal at Portage Ventures, on October 8th, participating in the roundtable discussion: "FinTech Investing: Where are the bright spots?" Click here to register using the code WVCmEmber20 : https://lnkd.in/gXrRa7Tj #WomenInVC #VentureCapital
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Thanks Tom Matsuda at Sifted for sharing my views on Fund Tokenisation and the future of wealth administration. A sector in which we have made a few exciting investments in Europe already with Palisade, Inc and ZILO™. If you are building in the space - would love to hear from you / get in touch! https://lnkd.in/eMtRyGXh cc Ivan Koparan Alex Tung Stephanie Choo Bristol Rae Jones Manthan Davé Tom Kiddle Philip Goffin Andrew Wilson Portage #fintech #wealthtech #funding #startup
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Last week, we hosted our highly anticipated Confluence dinner, bringing together leaders from across our ecosystem for an evening of insightful discussions and networking. The evening featured remarks from our Co-Founder & CEO, Adam Felesky, followed by a fireside chat between Co-Founder Paul Desmarais and Hemant Taneja, CEO & Managing Director at General Catalyst. Their conversation touched on pivotal themes such as the evolving role of #AI in enterprise infrastructure, the future of labor productivity gains driven by AI, and how early-stage #fintech companies can build internal AI capabilities. They also explored responsible innovation, geopolitics, and the unique opportunities in emerging markets like India. A special thank you to Hemant Taneja for sharing his expertise and helping shape the evening’s discussions. To all our partners, guests, teammates and participants, thank you for making this year’s Confluence a standout event.
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The 11th edition of the Forum Fintech Canada has officially come to a close, marking another successful gathering of industry leaders and innovators. 📌 Kris Hansen, Chief Technology Officer at Sagard, explored the transition from legacy systems to AI integration, offering valuable insights into the future of finance. 📌 Parinaz Sobhani, Managing Director and Head of AI at Sagard, added to the dialogue by discussing the development of Generative AI in finance, highlighting promising use cases. 📌 Partner Stephanie Choo, engaged in a compelling conversation with Roham Gharegozlou, delving into the rapidly evolving world of digital assets. The event wrapped up with an insightful dinner hosted by Sagard’s CEO & Chairman Paul Desmarais, where Dax Dasilva, Founder and CEO of Lightspeed, and Darryl White, CEO of BMO, shared their views on leadership and innovation in finance. Confluence, our networking and demo event facilitated over 890 introductions between fintechs, investors, and financial institutions, fostering long-term partnerships and collaboration. Thank you to everyone who made this year’s forum a success and we look forward to next year! Station FinTech Montréal #womeninfintech #womeninvc #fintech #fintechMTL #venturecapital #financialservices #entrepreneurship
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We're looking forward to seeing all our friends, our founders, and the #fintech ecosystem over the next few days at the 11th edition of the Canada Fintech Forum, an initiative of Finance Montréal presented by Portage! Kris Hansen will facilitate the panel discussion titled "From Legacy Systems to AI Integration : Strategies for Thriving in the New Era of Finance" with panelists Shelby Austin, Dr Yannick Lallement, Kevin Levitt, and Mara Reiff. Parinaz Sobhani will participate in the panel discussion titled "Developing and Implementing Concrete Gen AI Applications in Finance" alongside panelists Antoine Amend, and Dr Yannick Lallement, moderated by Yara Elias, Ph.D. Stephanie Choo will moderate the keynote session "Building Digital Assets" alongside speaker Roham Gharegozlou. Paul Desmarais, Adam Felesky, Ricky L., Ben Harrison See you there! https://lnkd.in/e_eugsV #FintechMTL #financialservices #startups #entrepreneurship
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We’re excited to announce that Parinaz Sobhani will be joining Sagard as Managing Director & Head of AI. Before joining Sagard, Parinaz led AI at Georgian, a Toronto-based VC firm specializing in growth-stage B2B software companies. With a strong background in translating business problems into practical machine-learning solutions, Parinaz has implemented these solutions across various domains. She developed advanced neural machine translation models at Microsoft Research and contributed to deep neural network models for sentiment analysis at the National Research Council of Canada. At Sagard, Parinaz will be supporting our investment teams, LPs, and Portfolio Companies on the due diligence and implementation of AI strategies. To learn more about her appointment, you can read her interview in BetaKit here: https://lnkd.in/eA5W5yh4
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Join Portage Co-Founder and CEO Adam Felesky on The Hard Part podcast with host Evan M. Adam shares the story of Portage's creation, the upcoming wave in SaaS, and the unique challenges of operating in the ETF space. From leveraging a global investment strategy to exploring the potential of open banking, they discuss the ever-evolving landscape of fintech. Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/e_GzJZZx