Investing Profile

Paul Desmarais

VCInvestorCEOFounder
Chairman and CEO at Sagard
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Moving Capital Network
963 CONNECTIONS
Goldman Sachs Network
949 CONNECTIONS
Goldman Sachs Network
949 CONNECTIONS
Harvard University Network
820 CONNECTIONS
INSEAD Network
216 CONNECTIONS
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Sagard Managing Partner
$100K - $5.0M
$1.5M
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CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Nesto
Series EJun 2026$220M
Secondary MarketJun 2026
Series CDec 2022$80M
Series BJun 2021$63M
$370M
Co-investors: Will Sheldon (Expedition Growth Capital)
Midas
Series BAug 2025$80M
Series AApr 2024$45M
$190M
Co-investors: Santo Politi (Spark Capital), Vic Singh (ENIAC Ventures), Nigel Morris (QED Investors), Yusuf Ozdalga (QED Investors), Mehmet Atici (Bek Ventures), Cem Sertoglu (Bek Ventures), George Rzepecki (Glynn Capital)
Octav
SeedSep 2023$3M
$3M
Stack Wealth
SeedDec 2021$5M
$5M
Co-investors: Immad Akhund (Y Combinator), Kunal Shah
Gray Hawk Investment Strategies
Private EquityApr 2021$10M
Private EquityOct 2020
$10M
Analyst Goldman SachsPresent
Associate Goldman SachsPresent
Project Manager ImerysPresent
Corporate Strategy ImerysPresent
Assistant Vice President - Risk Management Great-West Lifeco IncPresent
Board Member Putnam InvestmentsPresent
Board Member Great-West InvestmentsPresent
Board Member Great-West LifePresent
Board Member IG Wealth ManagementPresent
Board Member ImerysPresent
Chairman Sagard CapitalPresent
Chairman Of The Board WealthsimplePresent
Board Member Personal CapitalPresent
Chairman Moving CapitalPresent
Chairman Of The Board DialoguePresent
Chairman of the Board Sagard WealthPresent
Board Member NestoPresent
Board Member EmpowerPresent
Co-Founder and Chairman DiagramPresent
Chairman and CEO SagardPresent
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman PortagePresent
Harvard University BA Economics
INSEAD MBA Business
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