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Portal
17 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Portal is a technology company, not an investment firm, focused on building Bitcoin-native financial infrastructure. Its stated mission is to accelerate Bitcoin adoption ('hyperbitcoinization') by creating peer-to-peer, serverless, web-scale tooling that preserves trust minimization, financial sovereignty, and freedom to transact. Its BitScaler product aims to make Bitcoin the settlement layer for millions of markets, and the team is developing wallets, cross-chain DeFi integrations, and related infrastructure for a self-sovereign global economy.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 17 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Portal went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 8 of 11 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3Developer Tools ×3SaaS ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Enterprise Software ×2Fintech ×2Social ×2
HQs:United States×3
Investments · 11 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 12024 · 42022 · 12021 · 19 dated
Boardy is an AI-powered networking agent that identifies relevant people for users to meet and facilitates introductions.
AI & Machine LearningSocial
Andrew D'Souza(Founder)inAnkur Boyed(Founder)in
Co-investorsAkkaDeep AcreFJ LabsGolden VenturesNextView VenturesNorthside Ventures+3 more
CrossBridge Bio, launched in 2023, develops next-generation antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) to address a range of cancer indications.
BiotechHealthtechHouston, US
Kyoji Tsuchikama(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Michael Torres(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardWilliam F. McKeon(Director)Damir Illich(Director)Patrick James Crutcher(Director)
Co-investorsPortal InnovationsTMC Venture Fund
Hemi is a dual-layer Bitcoin protocol that enables smart contract execution and programmability by combining Bitcoin's Proof-of-Work security with Ethereum-level functionality.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech
Matthew Roszak(Co-Founder, Hemi Labs)Jeff Garzik(Principal Engineering, Hemi Labs)Max Sanchez(Lead Architect, Hemi Labs)
Co-investorsBig Brain HoldingsGate VenturesHyperchain CapitalImpossible FinanceOptic CapitalTRGC+1 more
Mini City provides software and tools to help cities, homeless service providers, and community organizations more efficiently assist people experiencing homelessness by reducing barriers to obtaining identification and accessing benefits.
GovTechImpact & Social GoodSaaSSocialWellness & FitnessAtlanta, US
Co-investorsTechstars
Co-investorsArchetypeBankless VenturesBorderless VentureCitizenX Crypto VenturesContinue CapitalEnigma Fund+16 more
Rome is blockchain infrastructure that runs sovereign EVM chains on Solana, providing shared security, atomic composability, and standard Ethereum tooling.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsWestlake Village, US
Sattvik Kansal(Founder)in
Co-investorsTRGCHack VCHashkey CapitalLBANK LabsPortal Ventures
Rome Protocol runs an EVM environment inside Solana, letting developers deploy Solidity contracts (such as Compound v3 and Aave v3) and connect them to Solana's liquidity and state.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsLBANK LabsBankless VenturesHack VCHashkey CapitalPortal Ventures
Sapien provides analytics software for operations and finance teams to decompose unit economics, trace margin variance to operational drivers, and model sourcing, pricing, and capacity scenarios.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Ron Nachum(Co-founder)inArya Grayeli(Co-founder)inPranav Ravella(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsFirestreak VenturesFOG VenturesGeneral CatalystPrimitive VenturesArtichoke CapitalIVC
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Satori Finance was a decentralized perpetual futures exchange that shut down in 2026 after raising $10M in 2022.
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesD1 VenturesB Capital GroupBlockchange VenturesCloverEvolution Equity Partners+3 more
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Venice provides just-in-time privileged access management for hybrid environments, granting access scoped to a specific task at the moment of request and removing it when the task ends.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsHolly VenturesIndex VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Vine Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Grantx
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesVenice · finsmes.com · Feb 18, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Portal made?
- Portal has 11 tracked investments, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What sectors does Portal focus on?
- Portal focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3.
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