Version One Ventures
| Industry | Venture Capitalism |
|---|---|
| Founder | Boris Wertz |
| Headquarters | British Columbia, Canada |
Key people | Angela Tran Kingyens |
| Services | Startup Investment |
| Website | versionone |
Version One Ventures is a Vancouver-based, early-stage venture capital firm founded by Boris Wertz[1] and run by him and his investing partner Angela Tran.[2] The company provides investments to startups, primarily in SaaS, marketplace, cryptocurrency, financial tech, and healthcare industries.[3]
Mr. Wertz raised his first, $18.7-million fund from outside investors in 2012.[4] In October 2014, Version One announced the launch of their second fund ($35 Million) with Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund and BDC Capital as the two anchor LPs.[3][5] Up to this point, Version One Ventures has made investments in many companies [6] including Figure 1, Mattermark,[7] Wattpad, Uniswap, AngelList, Indochino, Volley[8] and others.[9]
Company history
[edit]Version One Ventures was founded in July 2012.[4]
Boris Wertz
[edit]Boris Wertz started as an entrepreneur in 1999 founding the German company Just Books. This company was later purchased by Amazon.com in 2008 (a company Wertz couldn't compete with[10]).[11] which spurred Wertz to make the transition from entrepreneur to investor. He has now been an investor for approximately seven years,[12] and was a board partner for the firm Andreessen Horowitz[1] based in Silicon Valley. He has been publicly recognized for his entrepreneurial achievements.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Darrell Etherington "Early Stage Investor Version One Ventures Closes $35M Second Fund" "TechCrunch", 2014. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
- ^ "Congratulations to Angela Tran Kingyens, Version One's new General Partner". Version One. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ a b Michael Carney "Vancouver's Version One Ventures raises $35M to double down on its nomadic, cross-boarder early stage practice" "Pando"
- ^ a b "For Version One Ventures' Boris Wertz, failure is in the job description - 24News.ca". www.24news.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ^ Jeff Petland "Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund commits $10 million to leading Canadian seed and early-stage fund manager Version One Ventures" "Northleaf," 2014.
- ^ "Culture Club: Boris Wertz - VersionOne Ventures | Perch". Perch. Perch.co. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- ^ Etherington, Darrell. "Early Stage Investor Version One Ventures Closes $35M Second Fund". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- ^ "Version One Ventures invests in Volley | CVCA News". CVCA News. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- ^ Etherington, Darrell. "Early Stage Investor Version One Ventures Closes $35M Second Fund". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ^ "Boris Wertz & Version One Ventures: The NW's Newest Early Stage VC | Xconomy". Xconomy. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- ^ "Boris Wertz of Version One Ventures on Staying Small for Bigger Returns" "Wall Street Journal"
- ^ "Why Version One founder Boris Wertz tells Canadian entrepreneurs to look abroad" "Canadian Business," 2014.
- ^ "Boris Wertz". www.indochino.com. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
Further reading
[edit]- Shaw, Gillian (November 18, 2015). "Entrepreneurs look to Startup Weekend for mentorship and money". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved June 8, 2016.