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Portag3 Ventures
Venture capitalMontreal · Seed–Late Stage · 3 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Portage invests in fintech and financial services companies across all stages, providing flexible, multi-stage capital. Beyond funding, the firm offers portfolio companies a global network of investors, commercial partners, advisors and value creation specialists, drawing on deep industry knowledge and entrepreneurial experience to support leaders reshaping financial services.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
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What they invest in
from 10 of 13 portfolio companiesFintech ×8SaaS ×5InsurTech ×4AI & Machine Learning ×2Consumer ×2Cloud Computing ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Developer Tools ×1
HQs:United States×6France×1Greece×1Mexico×1
Investments · 13 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2021 · 12020 · 12018 · 12017 · 42015 · 18 dated
Personal Capital provides wealth management and investment advisory services, offering personalized portfolio strategy, retirement planning, and tax-optimized investment management for individual investors.
FintechSan Carlos, US
William H Harris(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Bergholm(Founder)Mike Armsby(Executive Officer)Jay Shah(Executive Officer, Director)Bill Harris(Founder)Louie Gasparini(Founder)
Board seatPaul Desmarais III· per SEC Form D · $50M raise · filed Aug 2017
Co-investorsCorrelation VenturesCrosslink CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)New York Life VenturesPropel Venture PartnersVenrock+2 more
Acheel is a French insurtech offering online insurance products for individuals and professionals, including home, auto, health, pet, non-occupant landlord, borrower, school, legal protection, and professional liability coverage.
FintechInsurTechSaaS
Ralph Ruimy(Founder)inFrancky Défosséin
Co-investorsSerena
Atomic builds financial infrastructure and open finance solutions used by financial institutions.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechSaaSSalt Lake City, US
Jordan Wright(Co-founder)inScott Weinert(Co-founder)inAndrea Martone(Co-founder)inLindsay Davis(Head of Markets (as of 2021-2022))in
BoardJosh McFarland(Greylock Partner (investor contact / board involvement implied))in
Co-investorsAquiline Technology GrowthATX Venture PartnersCore Venture CapitalGreylock PartnersMercato PartnersPortage Ventures+5 more
Fresco builds an AI cooking companion and a connected-cooking platform (KitchenOS) that appliance and app brands embed to deliver guided cooking experiences across devices.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFoodTechIoT
Co-investorsInnolinks VenturesVTF CapitalAream & Co.Decathlon Capital PartnersFf Venture CapitalHOF Capital+3 more
Toronto-based mobile rewards company whose free app pays users cash-back points on purchases with partner merchants.
Co-investorsCoinFundFf Venture CapitalAream & Co.HOF CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Sierra Ventures+1 more
Fondeadora is a financial platform in Mexico offering banking accounts and services for individuals, freelancers, and small businesses.
FintechMexico City, MX
Norman Müller(Founder)inRene Serrano(Founder)inNorman Muller Vergara(Executive Officer, Director)Rene Omar Serrano Ocampo(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDarian Shirazi(Director)in
Co-investorsFoundation CapitalHi VenturesIGNIAPortage VenturesVentureSouqY Combinator+8 more
Hellas Direct is an online insurer offering car and home insurance in Greece, with fast claims handling, flexible coverage and payment options, and a network of partner repair shops.
FintechInsurTechMaroúsi, GR
Alexis Pantazis(Founder)inEmilios Markou(Founder)in
Co-investorsETF PartnersPerscitus LLPPortage VenturesEBRDEndeavor CatalystEuropean Investment Bank+1 more
Kin is a home insurance provider that offers both self-service and agent-assisted policy purchase and management for homeowners.
ConsumerFintechInsurTechChicago, US
Sean Harper(Founder)inLucas Ward(Founder)inSebastian Villarreal(Founder)inBret Bret HarperinJason Heidkampin
BoardEric Carlborg(Director)in
Co-investors500 GlobalACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAlpha EdisonAugust CapitalAvanta VenturesBetter Tomorrow Ventures+26 more
Insurtech provider of cloud quoting, rating and underwriting software for group employee benefits carriers; acquired by FINEOS in 2020.
San Francisco, US
Michael Lujan(Executive Officer, Director)Jason Andrew(Executive Officer, Director)Garrett Viggers(Director)
BoardManish Agarwal(Director)inEric Emmons(Director)inFred Toney(Director)
Co-investorsPlug and Play VenturesAtlantic Vantage PointAXA Venture PartnersMassMutual Ventures
Sanlo provides monetization and payment infrastructure for game developers and publishers, including a D2C web shop builder, web checkout, and native Unity checkout to accept payments across web shops, web games, and alternative app stores.
E-commerceFintechGamingSaaS
Olya Caliujnaia(Founder)William Liu(Founder)
Co-investorsGFR FundIndex VenturesChemistryFin CapitalGokul RajaramLondon Venture Partners+2 more
Socotra is a cloud-native insurance core platform that provides configuration-only deployments, open APIs, and real-time data access for insurers across personal, commercial, and life insurance lines.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingInsurTechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Dan Woods(Founder)inEkine Akuiyibo(Chief Operating Officer)inSonny Patel(Chief Product and Technology Officer)in
BoardBenny Peretz(Director)
Co-investors8VCActivant CapitalMS&AD VenturesPortage VenturesTuesday CapitalUlu Ventures+2 more
Street Contxt provides email intelligence and communication tools for capital markets participants, helping brokers, banks, and buy-side firms manage research distribution, identity, and client interests.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsCommunitas Capital PartnersGarage Capital8VCJoe LonsdalePalm Drive CapitalPoint72 Ventures+1 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 3
3 acquisitions · showing 1Quovoacq. by Plaid
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesKin Insurance · finsmes.com · Sep 8, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Portag3 Ventures made?
- Portag3 Ventures has 13 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited.
- What stage does Portag3 Ventures invest at?
- Portag3 Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Portag3 Ventures focus on?
- Portag3 Ventures focuses on Crypto & Web3, Fintech, InsurTech.
- Where is Portag3 Ventures located?
- Portag3 Ventures is headquartered in Montreal, CA.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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