Analyst, Portage Ventures

2 weeks ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada Career Opportunities at Portage Full time

Position Overview:


We are currently looking for an individual who is highly analytical and deeply passionate about fintech to join our Ventures team in Toronto as an Analyst.

This person will play a pivotal role in supporting breakthrough companies in fintech.

Your Responsibilities:

  • Develop a deep understanding of the performance of our portfolio companies, including monitoring of key performance indicators and how they trend over time
  • Conduct financial, market and company diligence on new potential investments
  • Conduct adhoc analysis (e.g., market sizing, analyzing survey data, pricing analysis, web analytics data)
  • Support research, analysis and evaluation of investment opportunities, including coordination of third parties engaged in the due diligence process
  • Work with our portfolio companies to support them on strategic initiatives
  • Develop investment theses on select themes and opportunities

Experience and Qualifications:

  • Bachelor degree in quantitative discipline (computer Science, engineering, etc.)
  • Minimum 1 year of experience in investment banking and/or consulting
  • A strong passion and /or interest in financial services and technology
  • Organized with a high attention to detail and able to manage multiple priorities
  • Humble puts the team first and thrives in a collaborative work environment
  • Selfstarter able to take initiative, prioritize and work independently
  • Strong written and oral communication skills; ability to synthesize thoughts on companies and markets succinctly, confident in expressing a view while willing to listen to others
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and in an entrepreneurial environment where things change constantly
  • Demonstrated analytical excellence
  • Strong empathy for our founders


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