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Portage Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 81 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $83M, Dec 2024VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AFin-techFinancial ServicesBank

Deploying now
68%of best year17cheques in 12 months, 81 on record
Since the last cheque39days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$16MCheque size, as they say$1.0M – $30MRounds led6 of 81Sole investor3 roundsMostly inUnited States, 44%
Pitch Portage Ventures

Portage Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    17 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 45% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $3.3M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$1.0M – $30M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Fin-techFinancial ServicesBank
Based in
Canada
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first81 appearances

  1. 2026

    17 rounds

  2. Sept
    Angle HealthSeries C · US · Portage$200MWith 5 others
  3. Sept
    Angle HealthSeries C · US · Blumberg Capital$600MWith 5 others
  4. Sept
    PearlerSeries A · AU · Portage$16MLed
  5. Aug
    ZILOVenture · GB$27MWith 3 others
  6. Jul
    FeatherySeries A · US · Portage$30MLed
  7. Jul
    FlexSeries B · US · Portage$70MWith 8 others
  8. Jun
    LeapXpertGrowth · US · TechStartups$180MWith 1 other
  9. Jun
    KOHOGrowth · CA · Ventureburn$93MWith 7 others
  10. Jun
    NestoSeries E · CA · Diagram$302MWith 3 others
  11. Jun
    FINNSeries D · DE · Firms' own news pages$113MLed
  12. Jun
    KOHO FinancialSeries E · CA$93MWith 3 others
  13. May
    BunchSeries B · DE · Ventureburn$35MLed
  14. May
    NovistoVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 3 others
  15. Apr
    RetirableVenture · US$3.8MWith 2 others
  16. Feb
    CroissantDebt · US$14MWith 2 others
  17. Jan
    BenepassSeries B · US · AlleyWatch$40MWith 7 others
  18. Jan
    Pluto Financial TechnologiesSeed · US$8.6MWith 1 other
  19. 2025

    22 rounds

  20. Oct
    Agio RatingsGB · Ventureburn$6.0MWith 2 others
  21. Sept
    ElysianSeed · US$6.0MWith 2 others
  22. Sept
    KertosSeries A · DE$17MWith 2 others
  23. Sept
    TiLTSeed · US$7.1MWith 8 others
  24. Jul
    d1g1tVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 5 others
  25. Jul
    OCNVenture · MXUndisclosedWith 3 others
  26. Jun
    FranklinSeed · US$1.0MWith 2 others
  27. Jun
    Fiscal.aiSeries A · CA · Firms' own news pages$10MLed
  28. Jun
    OatFiSeries A · US$24MWith 5 others
  29. Jun
    OrusSeries B · FR$29MWith 3 others
  30. Jun
    Conquest PlanningSeries B · CA$80MWith 5 others
  31. May
    SeedsSeries A · TechStartups$10MLed
  32. May
    NovistoSeries C · CA$27MWith 2 others
  33. Apr
    AlpacaSeries C · US · TechCrunch$52MWith 4 others
  34. Apr
    MarshmallowSeries C · GB$45MWith 4 others
  35. Apr
    AtomicVenture · US$10MWith 2 others
  36. Mar
    SyncteraSeries A · US · 1st & Main Growth Partners$15MWith 12 others
  37. Mar
    Bloomo SecuritiesSeries A · JP$14MWith 4 others
  38. Feb
    LeagueVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 4 others
  39. Feb
    BelongCrowdfunding · GB$605KWith 2 others
  40. Jan
    LeapXpertSeries B · US$20MWith 1 other
  41. Jan
    1Money Network TechnologiesSeed · BM$20MWith 4 others
  42. 2024

    11 rounds

  43. Dec
    EvoloSeed · CA$2.9MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration7 named

AFAdam FeleskyExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
DBDaniel BallenExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
DKDevon KirkExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JSJunaid SubbanExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
PDPaul Desmarais IIIExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
SRSamuel RobinsonExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
SKStephan KleeExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 42 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Portage Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Portage Ventures put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Portage Ventures in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Portage Ventures

What does Portage Ventures invest in?

Portage Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (45% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Fin-tech, Financial Services and Bank.

How active is Portage Ventures?

81 investments on record, 17 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 6. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Portage Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Angle Health (Series C, Sept 2026), Pearler (Series A, Sept 2026) and ZILO (Venture, Aug 2026).

How big are Portage Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $16M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $30M.

Does Portage Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 6 of its 81 investments on record (7%).

Where does Portage Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (44%), Canada (26%) and the United Kingdom (10%).

Is Portage Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 17 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Portage Ventures invest alongside?

Most often White Star Capital (8 rounds together), BDC Capital (5 rounds together) and Y Combinator (5 rounds together).

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