Portage Ventures

Portage Ventures is a Toronto-based venture capital firm focused on fintech and financial services. Founded in 2016, it makes early-stage investments in promising Canadian financial technology companies with potential for global impact, supporting startups that can scale internationally.

Jude Asare

Investor

Jake Bodanis

Principal

Stephanie Choo

Partner

Paul Desmarais

Partner

Hélène Falchier

Partner

Adam Felesky

Partner

Emmanuel Ferreira

Investor

Mickias Hailu

Investor

Devon Kirk

Partner

Ricky Lai

Investor

Victoire Lavigne

Principal, Portage Ventures

Leo Liu

Investor

Gabi Makari

Associate

Adnan Mkamel

Investor

Mrinay Nair

Principal

Carl Qiu

Associate

Samuel D. Robinson

President

Juliette Souliman

Principal

Alex Tung

Associate

Jonathan Tétrault

Managing Partner and Member of the Management Committee

Rohan Uddin

Investor

Grégoire Viat

Partner

Allan Zhang

Investor

Past deals in Investment Banking

Alpaca

Series C in 2025
Alpaca is an embedded financial technologies platform that provides real-time market data, crypto and stock investing, and end-to-end brokerage infrastructure via modern APIs. It serves hundreds of global applications and businesses, with tens of thousands of active developers.

Bloomo Securities

Series A in 2025
Bloomo Securities is a software company that specializes in the development of smart and fun investment apps.

Pearler

Seed Round in 2025
Pearler is an investing platform that simplifies personal investing and helps users pursue long-term financial goals. Founded in 2018 in Sydney, Australia, Pearler provides a low-cost brokerage that enables investment in international stocks and ETF portfolios. The platform includes auto-invest, strategy comparison, and progress tracking, allowing individuals to monitor performance and adjust plans. Pearler emphasizes accessibility and community support to assist ordinary investors in becoming successful long-term participants in the markets. By consolidating personal finance tools in one place, Pearler aims to be a practical solution for managing investments and achieving financial independence over time.

Boosted.ai

Venture Round in 2024
Boosted.ai is an artificial intelligence company focused on improving portfolio management for the financial industry through distributed machine learning. Its flagship platform, Boosted Insights, enables portfolio managers to utilize advanced quantitative investing techniques without the need for coding or a data science background. The company develops machine learning software that enhances the investment decision-making process by conducting deep analyses of market data. By automating and simplifying complex tasks, Boosted.ai makes sophisticated investment tools accessible to all investment professionals, empowering them to achieve higher returns.

Liquidly

Venture Round in 2023
Liquidly is a financial technology company that provides a marketplace and infrastructure to bring liquidity to illiquid assets in private markets. The platform uses technology-driven solutions to enable efficient trading, pricing, and investment opportunities for investors seeking exposure to illiquid assets.

Covey

Seed Round in 2022
Covey is an analyst-led community focused on identifying and rewarding emerging talent in money management. The company has developed a financial platform that facilitates the creation and sharing of portfolios among users. This platform allows analysts to share portfolio analytics across various communities while aggregating trade-level data on equities. By providing a sophisticated mock portfolio trading suite, Covey assists hedge funds and investment institutions in refining their trading strategies, ultimately enhancing their investment decision-making processes.

Pearler

Seed Round in 2022
Pearler is an investing platform that simplifies personal investing and helps users pursue long-term financial goals. Founded in 2018 in Sydney, Australia, Pearler provides a low-cost brokerage that enables investment in international stocks and ETF portfolios. The platform includes auto-invest, strategy comparison, and progress tracking, allowing individuals to monitor performance and adjust plans. Pearler emphasizes accessibility and community support to assist ordinary investors in becoming successful long-term participants in the markets. By consolidating personal finance tools in one place, Pearler aims to be a practical solution for managing investments and achieving financial independence over time.

Getquin

Series A in 2022
Getquin is a financial technology company that offers a comprehensive platform for investors to manage and track their entire net worth in one location. The platform is designed to facilitate the creation and management of exchange-traded fund portfolios, allowing users to analyze their assets and make informed investment decisions. By providing tools to monitor investments continuously, Getquin fosters a community of like-minded investors, enhancing the decision-making process through shared insights and information. This integrated approach aims to empower individuals to take control of their financial futures.

Haruko

Seed Round in 2022
Haruko is a platform designed for institutional investors seeking secure and compliant trading of digital assets. Founded by experienced traders and engineers from traditional and digital asset markets, Haruko aims to bridge institutions with the blockchain world through intuitive, robust services.

Boosted.ai

Series B in 2022
Boosted.ai is an artificial intelligence company focused on improving portfolio management for the financial industry through distributed machine learning. Its flagship platform, Boosted Insights, enables portfolio managers to utilize advanced quantitative investing techniques without the need for coding or a data science background. The company develops machine learning software that enhances the investment decision-making process by conducting deep analyses of market data. By automating and simplifying complex tasks, Boosted.ai makes sophisticated investment tools accessible to all investment professionals, empowering them to achieve higher returns.

Alpaca

Series B in 2021
Alpaca is an embedded financial technologies platform that provides real-time market data, crypto and stock investing, and end-to-end brokerage infrastructure via modern APIs. It serves hundreds of global applications and businesses, with tens of thousands of active developers.

Hapi

Seed Round in 2021
Hapi is a stock trading app that aims to democratize access to the financial markets for consumers in Latin America. It offers a user-friendly platform where individuals can register in just a few minutes and begin trading stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) without incurring any commission fees or minimum investment requirements. Hapi allows users to transfer funds, execute real-time transactions, and monitor their investment returns easily. In addition to traditional stock trading, the platform has expanded its offerings to include the ability to buy, hold, and sell cryptocurrencies, further enhancing its appeal to a diverse range of investors.

Albert

Series C in 2021
Founded in 2015, Albert is a fintech company based in Culver City, California. It offers a mobile platform providing accessible and affordable financial advice through direct chat with experts, personalized financial plans, automated investing, budgeting tools, and features like Albert Instant for paycheck advances.

Pearler

Seed Round in 2021
Pearler is an investing platform that simplifies personal investing and helps users pursue long-term financial goals. Founded in 2018 in Sydney, Australia, Pearler provides a low-cost brokerage that enables investment in international stocks and ETF portfolios. The platform includes auto-invest, strategy comparison, and progress tracking, allowing individuals to monitor performance and adjust plans. Pearler emphasizes accessibility and community support to assist ordinary investors in becoming successful long-term participants in the markets. By consolidating personal finance tools in one place, Pearler aims to be a practical solution for managing investments and achieving financial independence over time.

Getquin

Seed Round in 2021
Getquin is a financial technology company that offers a comprehensive platform for investors to manage and track their entire net worth in one location. The platform is designed to facilitate the creation and management of exchange-traded fund portfolios, allowing users to analyze their assets and make informed investment decisions. By providing tools to monitor investments continuously, Getquin fosters a community of like-minded investors, enhancing the decision-making process through shared insights and information. This integrated approach aims to empower individuals to take control of their financial futures.

Alpaca

Series A in 2020
Alpaca is an embedded financial technologies platform that provides real-time market data, crypto and stock investing, and end-to-end brokerage infrastructure via modern APIs. It serves hundreds of global applications and businesses, with tens of thousands of active developers.

Boosted.ai

Series A in 2020
Boosted.ai is an artificial intelligence company focused on improving portfolio management for the financial industry through distributed machine learning. Its flagship platform, Boosted Insights, enables portfolio managers to utilize advanced quantitative investing techniques without the need for coding or a data science background. The company develops machine learning software that enhances the investment decision-making process by conducting deep analyses of market data. By automating and simplifying complex tasks, Boosted.ai makes sophisticated investment tools accessible to all investment professionals, empowering them to achieve higher returns.

Albert

Series B in 2020
Founded in 2015, Albert is a fintech company based in Culver City, California. It offers a mobile platform providing accessible and affordable financial advice through direct chat with experts, personalized financial plans, automated investing, budgeting tools, and features like Albert Instant for paycheck advances.

Alpaca

Series A in 2019
Alpaca is an embedded financial technologies platform that provides real-time market data, crypto and stock investing, and end-to-end brokerage infrastructure via modern APIs. It serves hundreds of global applications and businesses, with tens of thousands of active developers.

magnifi

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Magnifi is an online investing platform that provides AI-driven assistance to investors, aiming to simplify the investment process for both newcomers and experienced individuals. The platform features an investment search engine that allows users to explore a marketplace of over 15,000 investment options, including stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs, tailored to their personal financial goals. Magnifi's AI assistant helps users make informed decisions and reduces the apprehensions associated with investing. Additionally, investors can compare and analyze multiple investment options side-by-side and connect various brokerage accounts to manage their entire portfolio in one place. The company is headquartered in Hong Kong, with an office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Albert

Series A in 2018
Founded in 2015, Albert is a fintech company based in Culver City, California. It offers a mobile platform providing accessible and affordable financial advice through direct chat with experts, personalized financial plans, automated investing, budgeting tools, and features like Albert Instant for paycheck advances.

Multiply

Venture Round in 2018
Founded in 2016, Multiply is a London-based company offering AI-powered investment advice. It aims to bridge the 'advice gap' by providing free, secure, and personalized financial plans covering savings, pensions, investments, and insurance.

Albert

Seed Round in 2018
Founded in 2015, Albert is a fintech company based in Culver City, California. It offers a mobile platform providing accessible and affordable financial advice through direct chat with experts, personalized financial plans, automated investing, budgeting tools, and features like Albert Instant for paycheck advances.
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