Ricky Lai is a General Partner at Portage Ventures, focusing on early-stage fintech investments globally. He previously worked at Mithril360 and KPMG, and holds degrees from the University of Waterloo.
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Portage Ventures writes $1M to $30M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.
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- KPMG · member of the deal advisory practice
- Mithril360 · Associate
- Portage Ventures · General PartnerNow
- KPMG
- Portage · General PartnerNow
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Who is Ricky Lai?
Ricky Lai is a General Partner at Portage Ventures, focusing on early-stage fintech investments globally. He previously worked at Mithril360 and KPMG, and holds degrees from the University of Waterloo.
How much does Ricky Lai invest?
Ricky Lai invests through Portage Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M at seed, series a, series b.
How do I pitch Ricky Lai?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Ricky in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Portage Ventures backed works better.
What did Ricky Lai do before Portage Ventures?
member of the deal advisory practice at KPMG; Associate at Mithril360; KPMG.
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