Victoire de Lavigne

Principal, Portage Ventures

2024 - Current

Venture Capital

2021 - 2024

Portage is a global fintech venture capital fund with over $700M in AUM. We make early-stage investments in promising financial tech companies that have potential for global impact. With our longer-term commitments combined with our industry intelligence and operational expertise, Portage is the ideal partner for the bold and ambitious entrepreneur. Portage - alongside Diagram Ventures, a fintech venture builder - is part of the venture capital strategy of Sagard Holdings, a multi-strategy alternative investment platform. Portage has a presence in Toronto, Montreal, New York, Europe and Southeast Asia.

Investment Associate

2018 - 2021

Founders Future is a venture studio, providing creativity, network, support and productive capital. https://foundersfuture.com/

Equity Research Analyst

2017 - 2018

Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research analyst in Telecoms

Summer intern

2016 - 2016

Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research summer intern in Chemicals

Sales Department dedicated to consultants and multi managers

2015 - 2015

• Took part in 2 tender bids answering process on European Large Cap equities (€200m and €50m dedicated fund) • Answered about 60 Due Diligence questionnaires • Drafted quarterly RFI documents regarding the opened-end funds • Drew up 15 commercial presentations and attended three client meetings • Attended weekly equity and fixed-income committees and daily morning meetings about last trading day financial markets activity (Europe – USA – Japan) • Handled day to day clients requests upon funds daily activity

Sales Department dedicated to consultants and multi managers

2014 - 2014

• Answered a bid process for a major French Group (won a €30m mandate) • Filled out about 50 Due Diligence questionnaires • Drafted quarterly RFI documents regarding the open-ended funds • Drew up 15 commercial presentations and attended three client meetings • Attended weekly equity and fixed-income committees and daily morning meetings about last trading day financial markets activity (Europe – USA – Japan) • Handled day to day clients requests upon funds daily activity

Sales Account Manager

2013 - 2013

• Carried out sales practice in China and attended daily meetings • Attended 10 foreign clients and prospects meetings and signed 3 contracts (¥158,000/€20,000 each) • Translated and worked on 3 contracts model