Victoire de Lavigne

Victoire de Lavigne is a Director at Portage Ventures based in Paris, France. Since joining the firm in 2021, she has managed the full investment process from sourcing to portfolio support for early-stage and growth opportunities across the European Union. Prior to Portage, she spent over three years as an early-stage investor at Founders Future, where she was involved in more than 20 seed deals throughout Europe. Earlier in her career, she worked as a research analyst covering European telecoms at Goldman Sachs in London and began in asset management at Lazard Frères Gestion. She holds an advanced master's degree in finance from ESCP Business School and a master's degree from ESSCA. Her background combines foundational experience in institutional finance with a current focus on executing and monitoring venture capital investments in the European startup ecosystem.