Porter Ontko

Porter Ontko is an Associate at VU Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm. In this role, he focuses on healthcare and fintech investments across North America, Europe, and Latin America for a fund that reviews approximately 20,000 companies annually and invests in roughly 0.1 percent of applicants. The firm's broader portfolio includes high-profile technology companies such as OpenAI, Figure AI, and Beyond Meat. Prior to joining the venture capital industry, Ontko worked as a Financial Analyst in the Partners Coverage group within the Consumer and Investment Management Division at Goldman Sachs. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College in 2018, where he competed on the varsity football team and operated multiple campus-based startups. His career centers on identifying and scaling early-stage technology enterprises through rigorous financial analysis and strategic capital deployment.