Stephanie Choo's guest appearances

Stephanie Choo

Wharton FinTech Podcast

Tearsheet Podcast: The Business of Finance

Bank On It

Financial Planning For Canadian Business Owners

Beehive Capital

Girls That Invest

OwlTail

A huge thank you to Pearler for sponsoring this week’s episode. Pearler is the intuitive and easy to use Aussie investing platform that makes it easy for anyone to invest in the stock market, and you can start building a sensible, diversified portfolio tailored to your needs with as little as $5. Not only is it built for long term investing, it brings together community and education, so you can learn from people just like you. Don't wait to start building your financial future - check out Pearler.com today with code GIRLSTHATINVEST and start investing in your goals with $20 free Pearler credit. This week, we’re excited to be joined by Stephanie Choo, Investor at the FinTech VC strategy of Portage, a global fintech and financial services investment platform, and Board of Directors at Pearler. Steph shares valuable insights on investing and portfolio strategies, and emphasises the need for a diversified portfolio in angel and seed investing to manage risk effectively. Steph also highlights the importance of investing in oneself and keeping personal expenses in check for long-term financial flexibility. For more Girls That Invest:  Join our weekly 'Stock Market Tea' newsletter Find us on Instagram Find us on TikTok Find us on Twitter Join our Facebook community  'Til next week, team! 💖--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girls-that-invest/message

A huge thank you to <a href="https://pearler.com/?utm_source=gti&amp;deal=GIRLSTHATINVEST" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pearler</a> for sponsoring this week’s episode. <a href="https://pearler.com/?utm_source=gti&amp;deal=GIRLSTHATINVEST" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pearler</a> is the intuitive and easy to use Aussie investing platform that makes it easy for anyone to invest in the stock market, and you can start building a sensible, diversified portfolio tailored to your needs with as little as $5. Not only is it built for long term investing, it brings together community and education, so you can learn from people just like you. Don't wait to start building your financial future - check out <a href="https://pearler.com/?utm_source=gti&amp;deal=GIRLSTHATINVEST" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pearler.com</a> today with code GIRLSTHATINVEST and start investing in your goals with $20 free Pearler credit. This week, we’re excited to be joined by Stephanie Choo, Investor at the FinTech VC strategy of Portage, a global fintech and financial services investment platform, and Board of Directors at Pearler. Steph shares valuable insights on investing and portfolio strategies, and emphasises the need for a diversified portfolio in angel and seed investing to manage risk effectively. Steph also highlights the importance of investing in oneself and keeping personal expenses in check for long-term financial flexibility. For more Girls That Invest: <ul> <li><a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62785b5946c9ddac82189f4d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join our weekly 'Stock Market Tea' newsletter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/girlsthatinvest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Find us on Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@girlsthatinvest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Find us on TikTok</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/girlthatinvest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Find us on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/620511298746021/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join our Facebook community</a></li> </ul> 'Til next week, team! 💖--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girls-that-invest/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/girls-that-invest/message</a>

Unveiling the World of Venture Capital with Stephanie Choo, Investor at Portage VC and Board of Directors at Pearler

Portage is a fintech-focused venture fund that invests globally, with two different strategies: early-stage investing (seed to B) and growth-oriented investing (late stage).I spoke to Stephanie Choo, general partner at Portage as part of a LinkedIn Live session. She shared the impact that the drop in venture capital funding has had on the sector and fintechs, with fundraising down around 70% year over year and deal volume down 30% to 40%.But despite the tech recession, the venture capital investor believes that consumer balance sheets are stronger than she expected, opening up new opportunities in the fintech space. Steph also shared that the fall of SVB and First Republic, though disruptive, are catalysts for new firms to step in and serve SMBs and tech companies.Portage is thematically-driven, investigating and investing along two or three theses at any given time. Steph mentions two interests right now: the intersection between fintech and climate, and artificial general intelligence.Steph shared several highlights in the Portage portfolio, including Tallied, a modern payment processor, and global investments in investing and insurance.Here's my conversation with Portage's Steph Choo.

Portage is a fintech-focused venture fund that invests globally, with two different strategies: early-stage investing (seed to B) and growth-oriented investing (late stage). I spoke to Stephanie Choo, general partner at Portage as part of a LinkedIn Live session. She shared the impact that the drop in venture capital funding has had on the sector and fintechs, with fundraising down around 70% year over year and deal volume down 30% to 40%. But despite the tech recession, the venture capital investor believes that consumer balance sheets are stronger than she expected, opening up new opportunities in the fintech space. Steph also shared that the fall of SVB and First Republic, though disruptive, are catalysts for new firms to step in and serve SMBs and tech companies. Portage is thematically-driven, investigating and investing along two or three theses at any given time. Steph mentions two interests right now: the intersection between fintech and climate, and artificial general intelligence. Steph shared several highlights in the Portage portfolio, including Tallied, a modern payment processor, and global investments in investing and insurance. Here's my conversation with Portage's Steph Choo.

Inside Portage's fintech portfolio with Stephanie Choo

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio &amp; video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit www.ListenDeck.com. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on  Apple Podcasts,  Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify,  Amazon and  iHeartRadio. In this episode the host John Siracusa chats remotely with Stephanie Choo,  Partner at Portage.  Portage is a global fintech-focused investment firm. Subscribe now on  Apple Podcasts,  Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify,  Amazon and iHeartRadio to hear next Thursdays episode with  Guilhem Chaumont from Flowdesk.   About the host:   John is the founder of ListenDeck a full-service podcast and video production company, which has produced over 1000 episodes of various podcasts. He is the host of the ‘Bank On It’ podcast, which features over 500 episodes starring high profile fintech leaders and entrepreneurs.      Follow John on LinkedIn, Twitter, Medium

This episode was produced remotely using the <a href="http://www.listendeck.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ListenDeck</a> standardized audio &amp; video production system. If you’re looking to jumpstart your podcast miniseries or upgrade your podcast or video production please visit <a href="http://www.listendeck.com./" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ListenDeck.com.</a> You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bank-on-it/id970720499?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tb3NhbWFya2V0aW5nLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bank-on-it" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1oscooBd3j4Ty9Tih85cLj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bank-On-It/dp/B08JJTXW4G/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=bank+on+it+podcast&amp;qid=1619791531&amp;s=audible&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Amazon</a> and <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-bank-on-it-27628686/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iHeartRadio</a>. In this episode the host <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/siracusa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Siracusa</a> chats remotely with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-choo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stephanie Choo</a>,  Partner at <a href="https://portageinvest.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Portage</a>.  Portage is a global fintech-focused investment firm. Subscribe now on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bank-on-it/id970720499?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tb3NhbWFya2V0aW5nLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bank-on-it" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1oscooBd3j4Ty9Tih85cLj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bank-On-It/dp/B08JJTXW4G/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=bank+on+it+podcast&amp;qid=1619791531&amp;s=audible&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Amazon</a> and <a href="http://www.iheart.com/show/263-BANK-ON-IT/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iHeartRadio</a> to hear next Thursdays episode with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/guilhem-chaumont-215091a5/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Guilhem Chaumont</a> from <a href="https://www.flowdesk.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flowdesk</a>. About the host: John is the founder of <a href="https://listendeck.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ListenDeck</a> a full-service podcast and video production company, which has produced over 1000 episodes of various podcasts. He is the host of the ‘<a href="http://bankonitpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bank On It</a>’ podcast, which features over 500 episodes starring high profile fintech leaders and entrepreneurs.  Follow John on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/siracusa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://bankonitpodcast.com/twitter.com/johnsiracusa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://medium.com/@johnsiracusa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medium</a>

Episode 557 Stephanie Choo from Portage

In this episode of ​Financial Planning for Canadian Business Owners, Jason Pereira, award-winning financial planner, university lecturer, writer, talks with Stephanie Choo, Partner and Head of Investments at Portag3 Ventures. Portag3 Ventures is a venture capital firm that specifically invests within the fintech financial technology space. Stephanie Choo explains what venture capitalists are, how to approach them, what they are looking for, and how to know if you are someone who should be taking on venture capital. Episode Highlights: ● 01:14 – Stephanie Choo describes what Portag3 Ventures does. ● 03:03 – ​What is a venture capital firm? ● 05:38 – What would make a business not be a good fit for a VC? ● 09:31 – Portag3 Ventures are looking for 10x returns or more on their investment. ● 11:18 – Stephanie talks about the automated pizza business play. ● 13:05 – What are VCs typically looking for in businesses to show them to convince them to invest? ● 18:42 – Stephanie explains what they want to see in a business’ team and their innovation. ● 23:38 – Be able to prove what is proprietary, protected, or defensible about your product or service. ● 25:30 – When a VC is ready to invest, what is a term sheet, and what goes into that? ● 28:12 – What are other misconceptions about venture capital firms that businesses should be aware of? 3 Key Points 1. Venture capital firms are sources of capital for certain early stage businesses that are very high growth that are generally technology orientated and scalable, typically with a venture portfolio approach. 2. Venture capital may not be for you if you are a cash-generating cash-flowing business that is not particularly scalable and not growing by 100% or more a year that doesn’t have an exitstrategy and isn’t planning to return capital in about 10 years. 3. Most venture funds look at the strength of a company’s team, why now is the right time for this business, and what problem does the business solve. Tweetable Quotes: ● “Portag3 is a global fintech-specific venture fund. We invest across seed Series A and Series B. But, we’re really looking for companies in the fintech space that are going to transform the future of financial services.” – Stephanie Choo ● “We typically invest at the stage where companies have what is called ‘early market fit,’ which means they have early traction. They’ve got customers. They’ve got some revenue.” – Stephanie Choo ● “They are investing on what is called the ‘power law basis,’ which is a very small number of your portfolio will end up generating 90% or plus returns for you.” – Stephanie Choo Resources Mentioned: ●​ ​Facebook​ – Jason Pereira’s ●​ ​LinkedIn​ – Jason Pereira’s●​ ​FintechImpact.co​ – Website●​ ​jasonpereira.ca​ – Website ● ​Linkedin​ – Stephanie Choo’s ● ​P3vc.com​ – Website Portag3Full Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of ​Financial Planning for Canadian Business Owners, Jason Pereira, award-winning financial planner, university lecturer, writer, talks with Stephanie Choo, Partner and Head of Investments at Portag3 Ventures. Portag3 Ventures is a venture capital firm that specifically invests within the fintech financial technology space. Stephanie Choo explains what venture capitalists are, how to approach them, what they are looking for, and how to know if you are someone who should be taking on venture capital. Episode Highlights: ● 01:14 – Stephanie Choo describes what Portag3 Ventures does. ● 03:03 – ​What is a venture capital firm? ● 05:38 – What would make a business not be a good fit for a VC? ● 09:31 – Portag3 Ventures are looking for 10x returns or more on their investment. ● 11:18 – Stephanie talks about the automated pizza business play. ● 13:05 – What are VCs typically looking for in businesses to show them to convince them to invest? ● 18:42 – Stephanie explains what they want to see in a business’ team and their innovation. ● 23:38 – Be able to prove what is proprietary, protected, or defensible about your product or service. ● 25:30 – When a VC is ready to invest, what is a term sheet, and what goes into that? ● 28:12 – What are other misconceptions about venture capital firms that businesses should be aware of? 3 Key Points 1. Venture capital firms are sources of capital for certain early stage businesses that are very high growth that are generally technology orientated and scalable, typically with a venture portfolio approach. 2. Venture capital may not be for you if you are a cash-generating cash-flowing business that is not particularly scalable and not growing by 100% or more a year that doesn’t have an exitstrategy and isn’t planning to return capital in about 10 years. 3. Most venture funds look at the strength of a company’s team, why now is the right time for this business, and what problem does the business solve. Tweetable Quotes: ● “Portag3 is a global fintech-specific venture fund. We invest across seed Series A and Series B. But, we’re really looking for companies in the fintech space that are going to transform the future of financial services.” – Stephanie Choo ● “We typically invest at the stage where companies have what is called ‘early market fit,’ which means they have early traction. They’ve got customers. They’ve got some revenue.” – Stephanie Choo ● “They are investing on what is called the ‘power law basis,’ which is a very small number of your portfolio will end up generating 90% or plus returns for you.” – Stephanie Choo Resources Mentioned: ●​ ​Facebook​ – Jason Pereira’s ●​ ​LinkedIn​ – Jason Pereira’s●​ ​<a href="http://FintechImpact.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FintechImpact.co</a>​ – Website●​ ​<a href="http://jasonpereira.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jasonpereira.ca</a>​ – Website ● ​Linkedin​ – Stephanie Choo’s ● ​<a href="http://P3vc.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">P3vc.com</a>​ – Website Portag3<a href="https://jasonpereira.ca/financial-planning-for-canadian-business-owners-podcast-jason-pereira" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Full Transcript</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.