
Power Financial Corporation
751 Victoria Square, Montréal, Quebec, H2Y 2J3, Canada
Overview
Power Financial Corporation is a diversified management and holding company that has interests, directly or indirectly, in companies in the financial services sector in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia. The Corporation also has substantial holdings in a diversified group based in Europe.
- Total investments
- 4
- Lead investments
- 1
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 2
Sector focus
- Finance
- Financial Services
Investment portfolio
- Wealthsimple
Participated · Equity · May 2019
Founded in 2014, Wealthsimple provides an integrated suite of financial services that includes managed portfolios, self-directed investing, cryptocurrency trading, tax filing, spending and saving tools. Led by CEO Michael Katchen, the platform consolidates these offerings into a single user experience and publishes TLDR, Canada’s most-read financial newsletter with four million weekly subscribers. Wealthsimple currently serves three million Canadians and manages CAD $100 billion in assets under administration. In 2025 it launched a waitlist for its first credit card, attracting more than 300,000 sign-ups within six months, and debuted Wealthsimple Presents, a bi-annual live product showcase. The company plans to further expand into credit and other financial services, using newly raised capital to accelerate its roadmap. Wealthsimple’s strategy centers on becoming a comprehensive, consumer-friendly financial super-app for the Canadian market.
- Alan
Participated · Equity · Oct 2016
Alan is a French digital health insurer offering 100% online health insurance and has positioned itself as aiming to become the "Revolut de la santé." The company celebrated its tenth anniversary around the time of the fundraise. Alan reported 53% year-over-year growth in the first quarter. Following the financing its valuation increased to €5.5 billion, up from €5 billion in the prior valuation. The company recently announced a separate €100 million transaction and added high-profile investors to its cap table, including Kylian Mbappé as an investor and Prosus as a lead in the latest round. CEO Jean-Charles Samuelian indicated the business did not strictly need cash when raising the new financing.
- Borrowell
Participated · Equity · Feb 2016
Borrowell is a Toronto-based credit education company that offers free credit scores, educational content, weekly credit monitoring, personalized credit coaching and AI-powered financial product recommendations. The company raised $25M in a funding round that brings its total equity financing to $55M. Proceeds will be used to acquire Refresh Financial, a provider of credit to underserved Canadians, and to support future growth. The acquisition of Refresh Financial doubles Borrowell's revenue and employee base. Borrowell is led by co-founder and CEO Andrew Graham. The company combines consumer credit tools with digital product recommendations to expand its reach in underserved markets. Borrowell offers free credit score and report monitoring, automated credit coaching tools, and AI-driven financial product recommendations. Its AI credit coaching tool, Molly, gives users actions and insights to help improve their credit score and aggregates score, report and personalized recommendations in one place. The company recently released its AI-powered free credit monitoring app to the public after a soft launch; Molly’s beta recorded more than 36,000 downloads. Borrowell generates revenue through a loan service and referral fees when customers use its recommended products. It has partnered with 50 financial services, including major Canadian banks like CIBC, and reports more than one million users, calling itself Canada’s largest consumer fintech by user reach. Following the recent raise, the company plans to continue investing heavily in AI and machine learning. Based in Toronto, Borrowell offers free credit score monitoring, personal loans and tailored product recommendations to help Canadians make better credit decisions. The company has more than 300,000 account holders, with thousands signing up each week. Borrowell plans to use its new funding to expand credit education and scale lending, including ‘one click’ loans to prime consumers. It is making significant investments in data science and artificial intelligence to better predict needs and build financial tools. The business has expanded distribution through partnerships (including with CIBC) and focuses on improving consumer financial well‑being. The new capital will support growth of both its free information services and its loan offerings. Borrowell operates a wholly online platform that offers fast, fixed‑interest personal loans to Canadians as an alternative to high‑interest credit card debt. The company emphasizes a simple, online application that instantly provides personalized loan options to consumers with good credit. Since launching in March 2015, Borrowell has processed over $500 million in loan applications from thousands of Canadians. Borrowell positions itself as technology‑driven marketplace lender and is partnering with strategic investors to accelerate growth and adoption in the Canadian market. The company has attracted capital from financial and technology investors to expand its lending platform and market traction.
Team
R. Jeffrey Orr
President and Chief Executive Officer
Gregory D. Tretiak
Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer