Portage Ventures

Sweater is the first VC fund for everyday investors. Until now, venture capital investing has been an asset class exclusively available to a select few. Sweater is transforming that. Our mobile-first experience allows everyone direct access to the world's most exclusive asset class - Venture Capital. Sweater’s mission is to empower everyone to become investors in the next generation of venture-backed startups.

We are looking to back entrepreneurs in becoming the change-makers in Indonesia’s digital ecosystem. Our goal is to leverage the group extensive network, financial expertise, customers reach, and combine it with the agility and out-of the box idea from startup to create endless possibilities.

Byld Ventures is an early-stage fintech fund backing the best founders in the Middle East and Africa. WHO WE AREWE LOVE WHAT WE DO: We are your most responsive investor. WE ARE COMPETITIVE: We resemble the founders with whom we back: restless with an abnormal desire to win. WE ARE OPTIMISTIC: We’re comfortable with the unknowable’s and focus on what can go right, as opposed to what can go wrong. HOW WE INVESTWE INVEST EARLY: In most instances, before a line of code has been written. WE ARE NIMBLE: We prefer to lead rounds. We move quickly and avoid unnecessary diligence. WE ARE ACTIVE: We tend to work best with technical and resourceful founders that are yet to ship.

Our most notable companies include Funding Circle (Public: FCH), Collective Medical (Sold, PointClickCare), Endurance Fitness (Sold, MBO), Vouch (Series C); as well as recently launched Resolve (CF+), and Flow (Series A). In addition, Endurance operates a multi-family investment office (MFO) for its Partners and collaborators where it invests across asset classes, but most heavily in Private Equity, Real Estate, and Venture Capital.

With a background of founding and scaling several successful fintech companies and only investing our own money we aim to be the fast, engaged and value-adding partner that other founders are looking for. The portfolio today consists of 8 investments with an ambitious plan to grow. We strive to build a future in which innovation and new technology drives growth and prosperity, with the mission to make a lasting impact on the Swedish fintech and insurtech start-up scene.