Portage Ventures

Montréal, Québec
Multi-StageEst. US$5.7BThe 50: Canadian VC Ecosystem Guide 2026

Investment Thesis

Portage is a global fintech and financial services investment platform investing across all stages in Insurance, Consumer & SMB Finance, Wealth & Asset Management, and Payments. The fund leverages deep sector expertise, a dedicated value creation team, and strategic AI advisory to support portfolio companies from seed to late-stage across North America, Europe, and expanding MENA regions, with ESG integration embedded from inception.

Focus Areas

Investment Stage
Multi-Stage
Sectors

Investment Signals

Check SizeC$2.5M to C$15M
GeographyGlobal
ProvincesQC, ON
RoleBoth
Revenue Stagepre-revenue ok
Impact MandateYes
Business ModelsB2B, B2C, SaaS, platform

Sample Portfolio Companies

Alpaca
Allocate
Wealthsimple
Nesto
Borrowell
KOHO

Management Team

A
Adam Felesky
Co-Founder & CEO
P
Paul Desmarais III
Co-Founder & Chairman
D
Daniel Ballen
Co-Head
D
Devon Kirk
Co-Head
S
Stephanie Choo
GP
R
Ricky Lai
GP
H
Hélène Falchier
GP
J
Jake Bodanis
Partner

What Makes Us Unique

Deep sector expertise with hands-on ecosystem. Head of AI advising on strategy, governance, product innovation. ESG integration from outset.

AUM & Sources

Est. US$5.7B
Assets under management (estimated)
Sources
No public sources found.
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