Latest fund size
$600M
Announced
September 17, 2026
Global HQ
Canada
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Check size
$2M-$10M
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Stage focus
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C
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Regions of investment
North America, Europe, Middle East
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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.
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
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Names, roles, emails and LinkedIn profiles for the team, plus the fund's website.
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.
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What the fund looks for in founders and which sectors it backs.
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.
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Fund size, LPs and track record.
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
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Leadership, investment strategy, notable investments and exits.
