Portag3 Ventures hires CNP's Hélène Falchier as partner

Canadian venture capital firm Portag3 Ventures has hired Hélène Falchier as a partner. Based in Paris, Falchier will focus on sourcing and leading the firm's investment opportunities in Europe. Falchier joins Portag3 from French insurance company CNP Assurances SA, where she most recently served as CEO of the corporate venture program, Open CNP. She was previously CNP’s head of private equity. In October, Portag3, the early-stage financial technology investment arm of Canadian holding company Power Corp, raised $198 million in the initial close of its second fund.