
Portage
Toronto, Ontario, CAFounded 2016

Toronto, Ontario, CAFounded 2016
Fintech venture fund managed by Portage, investing from seed to Series C in banking, insurance, payments and wealth management.
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500 FinTech is the dedicated fintech fund launched by 500 Startups, now 500 Global, in 2016, investing in early-stage financial technology companies worldwide. The fund targeted pre-seed and seed rounds across lending, investment advisory, personal finance management, blockchain, money movement, and insurance, and ran a dedicated fintech track within the parent accelerator's San Francisco program under partner Sheel Mohnot. Investments made through the fund include Albert, YayPay, Bloom Credit, and Stitch.



Team Ignite Ventures Fund IV deploys capital at pre-seed and seed into B2B software, fintech, AI, and marketplace companies. Team Ignite Ventures manages the vehicle and co-invests alongside firms such as Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, Greylock, 20VC, and Techstars.


PLAYGROUND VENTURES IV, L.P. is a private investment fund structured as a limited partnership and managed by Playground Global, a venture capital firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
500 FinTech is the dedicated fintech fund launched by 500 Startups, now 500 Global, in 2016, investing in early-stage financial technology companies worldwide. The fund targeted pre-seed and seed rounds across lending, investment advisory, personal finance management, blockchain, money movement, and insurance, and ran a dedicated fintech track within the parent accelerator's San Francisco program under partner Sheel Mohnot. Investments made through the fund include Albert, YayPay, Bloom Credit, and Stitch.


Team Ignite Ventures Fund IV deploys capital at pre-seed and seed into B2B software, fintech, AI, and marketplace companies. Team Ignite Ventures manages the vehicle and co-invests alongside firms such as Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, Greylock, 20VC, and Techstars.

PLAYGROUND VENTURES IV, L.P. is a private investment fund structured as a limited partnership and managed by Playground Global, a venture capital firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
