Explore · Develop · Compound

The portage

We build, buy, and partner in real businesses—and manage the wealth our principles create under one roof. From idea to exit, we carry ventures across the obstacles others avoid.

Explore

Who We Work With

Four modes—each serving a different kind of partner, running on the same engine

Corporate Partners

You have a business—but know AI will reshape it. We embed as your AI-native operating partner, helping modernize workflows, automate processes, and discover where new value can be unlocked.

Startup Founders

You have the track record and energy to own an idea—but need a co-founder dimension to get from A to B. We don't differentiate on advice tactics. We build with you.

Execs in Transition

You're an exceptional leader seeking ownership, or a builder ready to get off the beach. We plug high-trust operators into ventures we've built, giving you real stake in the outcome.

Launch Companies

Sometimes the best opportunity is one we create ourselves. New startups with built-in strategic partners, long-term operating leadership, and capital deployed without institutional pressure.

Corporate Partners

You already have a business—but you know AI will reshape it. We embed as your AI-native operating partner, helping modernize workflows, automate processes, and discover where new value can be unlocked.

What You Get

A cross-functional team fluent in AI, product, and operations
Fast experimentation that surfaces new efficiencies or business lines
A partner aligned by upside, not by billable hours

Our Criteria

We are not building a consulting firm and only take these projects on episodically based on our curiosity for the problem and a belief that the outcomes will generate 10x the cost of our time in some shape or form in the future.

How Relationships Create Value Across Our Model

Across Portage, operators, founders, and executives step into the system at different moments—exploration, development, or compounding—depending on where their experience and opportunity intersect.

Who	Explore	Develop	Compound
Existing Operators	Surface real problems & opportunities from inside operating environments	Co-build solutions that modernize workflows & validate value	Become long-term strategic partners where mutual advantage is clear
Startup Founders	Identify promising wedges & founders worth backing	Rapidly prototype, test, and refine the idea together	Co-founder leverage to hit scale
Execs in Transition	Match capabilities with emerging opportunities	Early exposure for opportunity grooming during initial phases	De-risked ownership roles where experience compounds value

Current Portfolio

Companies we've built, backed, and partnered with

HighTag

AI-powered tagging and organization platform for digital assets and content management.

PropTax AI

AI platform helping homeowners protest inflated property tax valuations and keep more money in their pockets.

CircConfi

A trusted network of doctors and healthcare practitioners across South America, connecting patients with verified medical professionals.

Stealth

AI Land Analyst

Stealth

AI-powered mineral rights analysis platform providing investment oversight and deal evaluation for land acquisitions.

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We pursue depth—of understanding, capability, and return.