Portage Ventures is a global fintech-focused venture capital firm established in 2016 as part of Sagard, the multi-strategy investment platform backed by Power Corporation. The firm manages $7 billion in assets across its Portage platform, spanning venture capital, growth equity, and secondaries, and has backed more than 140 portfolio companies across 15 countries.
Portage Ventures invests in fintech and financial services companies from seed through Series C, spanning wealth and asset management, banking, insurance, and payments.
The firm's current thesis centers on AI-driven infrastructure disruption within financial services, with particular emphasis on wealth management.
Portage invests across North America, Europe, and the Middle East, and pairs capital with access to its network of financial institutions and strategic partners.
Portage announced the final close of Portage Ventures Fund IV at $600 million in September 2026.
New strategic limited partners Broadridge and Fifth Third Bank joined the fund alongside Portage's existing institutional investor base.
Co-founder and CEO Adam Felesky said the firm deliberately did not chase a larger fund size, a signal in a fintech venture market that has grown more selective about capital deployment.
Leadership
Investment Strategy
Portage backs fintech founders from seed through Series C, emphasizing commercial networks and strategic partnerships with financial institutions to help portfolio companies scale.
Across Funds III and IV, the firm has made 35 investments, with the large majority outside Canada.
Notable Investments
Adam Felesky — Co-Founder & CEO
afelesky@portageinvest.com
Stephanie Choo — General Partner & Co-Head
schoo@portageinvest.com
Tripp Shriner — General Partner
tshriner@portageinvest.com
Devon Kirk — General Partner
dkirk@portageinvest.com
Daniel Ballen — Partner
dballen@portageinvest.com
Gabi Makari — Principal
gmakari@portageinvest.com
Alex Tung — Partner
atung@portageinvest.com
Jake Bodanis — Partner
jbodanis@portageinvest.com
Tamara Chackeris — Vice President
tchackeris@portageinvest.com
Ryan Baudo — Associate
rbaudo@portageinvest.com
Alex Sun — Associate
asun@portageinvest.com
Canada
