Investor · 2 deals
Every published round Portage took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearler | Series A | 1 Sep 2026 | $16m | Lead | fundedstartupsdaily.com, Australian FinTech, SmartCompany, Startup Daily, AFR Technology, Ten13 portfolio | |
| Pearler | Seed | 1 Jul 2022 | $7.8m | Lead | Australian FinTech (11 Sep 2026), SmartCompany (4 Sep 2026), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (22 Jul 2022), Australian FinTech (19 Jul 2022) |
Companies Portage has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearler | Investment platform for younger Australians | 1 Jul 2022, Seed | 2 | 2 |
Fund closes reported for Portage, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Portage has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Portage did.
Stories naming Portage. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Roundup of the week's Australia and New Zealand raises: Gridsight, Pearler and Apate.AI secure the biggest cheques, Drumbeat and GonGlobal add smaller sums, and ten AI startups join Airwallex's Latitude 37 program.
Archangel Ventures reviews 2021: the Australian early-stage firm closed its first annual fund, made 24 investments, and recalls portfolio raises by Atelier, Bardee, Heaps Normal and Relevance AI.
Archangel Ventures' annual review recounts closing its second fund above $32 million, passing $10 million invested in Australian startups, and portfolio raises by Aerotruth, Bare, Trendspek, Pearler and Vively during 2022.
A roundup of Australian startups that raised funds in recent weeks: mx51, Refundid, Storipress, HIVERY, InternMatch, upcover, Pearler and Loopit together secured over $100 million despite a cooling venture market.
Also Cut Through Venture
Wealth platform Pearler closed a seed round led by Portage Ventures, with Archangel Ventures and Ten13 joining, to fund product development and expansion.
Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Australian FinTech