Investing Profile

Ricky Lai

VCInvestor
Partner at Portage
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Networks Ricky is a member of
University of Waterloo Network
81 CONNECTIONS
Portage Network
23 CONNECTIONS
Portage Network
23 CONNECTIONS
Portage Network
23 CONNECTIONS
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Current Investing Position
Portage Ventures Partner
Investment Range
$100K - $5.0M
Sweet Spot
$1.5M
Investments On Record
10
Current Fund Size
$655M

Ricky Lai is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Ricky Lai's Investments On Record (8)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
LeapXpert
Series UnknownJun 2026$180M
Series BJan 2025$20M
$220M
Co-investors: Salil Deshpande (Uncorrelated Ventures)
Angle Health
Series BDec 2025$130M
Series AJan 2023$58M
$200M
Co-investors: Spencer Greene (TSVC Capital), Iris Quan (TSVC Capital), David Blumberg (137 Ventures), Waseem Daher (Pilot.com), Victoria Cheng (PruVen Capital), Iris Sun (TSVC Capital), Nate Matherson
Elysian
SeedSep 2025$6M
$6M
Co-investors: Minnie Ingersoll (TenOneTen Ventures), Kyle Beatty (American Family Ventures)
OatFi
Series AJun 2025$24M
$46M
Co-investors: Laura Bock (QED Investors), Eddie Lee (White Star Capital), Julian Roeoes (picus-capital), Rex Salisbury (Cambrian Ventures)
Zeal
Series BOct 2024$15M
$29M
Co-investors: Natalie Sandman (Spark Capital), Keith Grose (Andreessen Horowitz), Matt Straz (FiDi Ventures), Jason Gardner (Marqeta), Omri Dahan
Ansel Health
Series UnknownJan 2024$20M
$43M
Co-investors: Micah Rosenbloom (Founder Collective), John Kim (Brewer Lane Ventures), Colin Beirne (Two Sigma Ventures), Ron Bouganim (GovTech Fund), Zach Weinberg (Multiple Startups/Funds), Nat Turner (Operator Partners)
ChefHero
Series AJan 2023$10M
$30M
Co-investors: Laurence (Lo) Toney (GV (Google Ventures)), Ameet Shah (Golden Ventures), Tom Williams (Williams Family Office), Ryan Moore (GrandBanks Capital), Jérôme Nycz (BDC Venture Capital), Dana Zachgo Wright (MATH Venture Partners)
Notch Financial
SeedOct 2022$11M
$11M
Co-investors: Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Dana Zachgo Wright (MATH Venture Partners), Ameet Shah (Golden Ventures)

Ricky Lai's Experience

Senior Associate, Audit & Assurance KPMG CanadaPresent
Manager, Deal Advisory KPMG CanadaPresent
Associate MITHRIL360Present
Finance Propel HoldingsPresent
Senior Associate PortagePresent
Principal PortagePresent
General Partner PortagePresent
Partner PortagePresent

Ricky Lai's Education

University of Waterloo Bachelor of Science Biotechnology, Accounting

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