| Date | Title | Description |
| 21.02.2026 | Portkey Lands $15M: Fueling the Future of Enterprise AI Control | Portkey, an LLMOps innovator, secured $15 million in Series A funding. Elevation Capital led the round; Lightspeed participated. This capital fuels expansion of its AI control plane and market operations. Portkey's in-path gateway ensures A... |
| 20.02.2026 | Portkey, Pluto Mobility, Roopya raise early-stage funding | The founders of Portkey
Artificial intelligence platform Portkey, electric mobility startup Pluto Mobility, and fintech software-as-a-service (SaaS) firm Roopya have raised early-stage funding.
Portkey
Portkey, which is building a unified c... |
| 09.01.2023 | Гайд по стартап визе Канады | Наш проект принят в программу канадского инкубатора и я решила поделиться собранной информацией по стартап визе Канады. Географическое положение и тесные деловые связи с США делают Канаду удобной площадкой для выхода на рынок всей Северной ... |
| 17.10.2018 | Version One Ventures closes third early-stage fund at $57 mln | - |
| 24.10.2014 | Northleaf provides $10 mln anchor commitment to Version One Ventures II | - |
| 23.10.2014 | Version One exceeds target, raises $35 million for second fund | - |
| 23.10.2014 | Early Stage Investor Version One Ventures Closes $35M Second Fund | The Vancouver-based early stage investment fund Version One Ventures, led by founder and current Andreessen Horowitz board partner Boris Wertz, has closed its second fund of $35 million today. The venture firm, which also has offices in Pal... |
| 25.07.2014 | Open data and crowdfunding can breathe new life into democracy | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Democracy may be one of man’s greatest inventions... |
| 25.07.2014 | Open data and crowdfunding can breathe new life into democracy | Democracy may be one of man’s greatest inventions, but it has suffered lately in many developed countries due to low citizen participation and general distrust of politicians and government institutions.
In the U.S., only about 40 percent o... |
| 20.06.2014 | Can Millennials make it as tech entrepreneurs? Here are my 5 tips | You’ve heard the stereotypes: Millennials are entitled, narcissistic, and lazy. They are the Instagram junkie, selfie-taking, “Me! Me! Me!” generation, as Time Magazine put it.
Yet while Boomers and Generation X struggle to adapt to the mil... |
| 10.06.2014 | Mobile vacation rental app Dwellable lands $2M Seed | A who's who list of travel and real-estate angels back startup gunning for HomeAway
Dwellable, a mobile-first app to find vacation rentals, announced Tuesday that it's raised $2 million in a Series Seed round of financing, led by Version On... |
| 30.04.2014 | Version One Ventures Founding Partner Boris Wertz Joins Andreessen Horowitz | One of (if not the) most well-respected fixtures in the Canadian venture capital scene has joined Andreessen Horowitz as a board partner, as Boris Wertz adds the Valley-based firm to his resume. Wertz has made a name for himself as a shrewd... |
| 30.04.2014 | Venture capitalist Boris Wertz joins Andreessen Horowitz in part-time board partner role | Boris Wertz
Many in the Pacific Northwest technology scene may already be familiar with Boris Wertz, the Vancouver, B.C. super angel who started his own venture capital fund at Version One Ventures. The former AbeBooks exec is involved in a... |
| 20.03.2014 | Upverter Raises $2.3M To Be The Online Collaboration Layer For Hardware Engineering | Toronto-based startup and online electronic design automation platform and hardware hacker community has raised $2.3 million in seed funding, the company revealed to TechCrunch today. The funding is from Boris Wertz’s Version One Ventures, ... |
| 13.02.2014 | Mobile management startup Front Desk gets $4M, already processing $100M annually | Front Desk, a mobile management software startup targeting the $300 billion personal service industry, has received $4 million in funding.
Co-founder and CEO Jon Zimmerman, a Stanford graduate and early player at Expedia, launched the compa... |
| 11.12.2013 | The health-tech booster shot: bringing health care into the 21st century | This is a guest post by investor Boris Wertz
Over the past five years, we’ve seen professionals in numerous fields adopt innovative software products that help them work more effectively and efficiently. While healthcare has always been a c... |
| 11.12.2013 | The health-tech booster shot: bringing health care into the 21st century | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
This is a guest post by investor Boris Wertz
Over... |
| 10.12.2013 | Canadian investors inject $2M in seed funding into medical photo sharing app Figure 1 | Investors including Canadian VC firms Version One Ventures and Rho Canada Ventures likely agree with the founders on the platform’s potential. They’ve just led a $2 million seed round for Figure 1 that was joined by the Investment Accelerat... |
| 21.10.2013 | The field is wide open for mobile messaging — here’s what it takes to win | Mobile messaging apps are booming, as people abandon traditional SMS text messaging and flock to apps like WhatsApp, Tango, and Kik, which offer better experiences — at low or no cost.
But while messaging usage has skyrocketed over the past... |
| 14.08.2013 | Thalmic Labs Gets Two Ex-BlackBerry Execs (Including One Who Just Left) To Help The MYO Armband Succeed | Thalmic Labs has picked up some heavyweight senior talent in its quest to bring the MYO gesture control armband device to market. Both are ex-BlackBerry, and both bring a lot of experience in the management of a consumer devices company, an... |
| 23.03.2013 | Is The Vertical Approach To Enterprise Software Enough To Help You Win The Market? | Editor’s note: Boris Wertz is the founder of version one ventures, and has invested in over 40 early-stage consumer and enterprise companies, including vertical SaaS investments in Clio, Frontdesk, Jobber and Top Hat Monocle. Follow him on ... |
| 15.03.2013 | FrontDesk raises $1 million from Rich Barton, Nick Hanauer and Boris Wertz | FrontDesk still isn’t saying much about its new service for helping small businesses schedule meetings, review client profiles and receive billing alerts. But the Seattle company, led by former T-Mobile and Expedia analytics guru Jon Zimmer... |
| 28.02.2013 | Julep Raises $10.3M in Series B Financing | Julep Beauty Incorporated, a Seattle, WA-based beauty brand, raised $10.3m in Series B financing.
The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from existing investor Maveron, Troy Carter, Precedent Investments, Roc Nation, W... |
| 23.02.2013 | Version One Ventures Closes at $19M | According to the firm’s blog (read here), Version One Ventures, a Vancouver, B.C.-Canada-based angel fund, closed at $19m.
The investment vehicle, which exceeded its initial target of $10m, received support from BDC Venture Capital.
Led by ... |
| 22.02.2013 | Roundup: Version One Ventures, Scope 5, Gigabit Squared, and Fledge | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
In the news this week: Canadian fundraising with an eye on U.S. startups, funding for sustainability software company Scope 5, Seattle’s high-speed broadband project expanding... |
| 21.02.2013 | B.C. super angel Boris Wertz keeps on trucking, raises another $4M for Version One | Boris Wertz
It’s a tough time for many in the venture business, with many firms struggling to raise new funds. But don’t tell that to Boris Wertz, the Vancouver, B.C.-based super angel and former COO of AbeBooks.
After successfully raising ... |
| 25.10.2012 | Hear From Siri Co-Founder Adam Cheyer & More at Mobile Madness NW | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
We’re really excited to invite you to our next big Xconomy event in Seattle, Mobile Madness Northwest, happening the afternoon of Dec. 12. And we’ve got a big name in the tech... |
| 29.09.2012 | The Next Big E-Commerce Wave: Vertically Integrated Commerce | Editor’s note: Boris Wertz is the founder of version one ventures, and has invested in more than 35 early-stage consumer Internet and mobile companies, including Chloe & Isabel, Julep, and Indochino. Follow him on his blog and Twitter.
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| 24.09.2012 | Boris Wertz & Version One Ventures: The NW’s Newest Early Stage VC | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Boris Wertz’s career as an entrepreneur blossomed at an unbelievably exciting time for technology startups: 1999, the height of the first tech bubble, when it felt like the wo... |
| 22.08.2012 | Vancouver: Hollywood North’s tech scene is growing, growing, not yet grown | Hollywood North? L.A. with rain? The city that riots whenever its hockey team doesn’t win the Stanley Cup?
Americans might think of Vancouver in many ways — but typically not as a tech startup mecca.
And yet Summify, A Thinking Ape, OpenCal... |
| 25.07.2012 | Boris Wertz Launches $15M Micro Venture Capital Fund | Vancouver, Canada-based angel investor Boris Wertz has launched a $15m micro venture capital fund (read here the news on his blog).
Version One Ventures focuses on investing between $250k to $500k in seed and Series A rounds of consumer Int... |
| 24.07.2012 | Funding Daily: it’s tornado Tuesday again | Venture capital attempted to solve national crises today, from the Great Mobile Developer Shortage of 2012 to the obesity epidemic plaguing data storage to the disintegration of communities across America. Where would we be without them?
Fo... |
| 24.07.2012 | Funding Daily: it’s tornado Tuesday again | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Venture capital attempted to solve national crise... |
| 24.07.2012 | Super angel Boris Wertz launches $15M VC fund Version One Ventures | Boris Wertz of Version One Ventures
We’ve heard the complaints loud and clear that the Pacific Northwest simply needs more money flowing into early-stage startups. Well, Boris Wertz wants to do something about it.
The Vancouver, B.C. angel ... |
| - | Два способа создать бизнес на $100 млн | Два способа создать бизнес на $100 млн
21 Сентября, 2012, 15:05
Ольга Карпенко
899
Каждый год создаются сотни тысяч стартапов, так что потенциал роста компании сейчас очень важен. Множество венчурных фондов сейчас инвестируют, оперируя свое... |
| - | Почему стартапам стоит выбрать Канаду, а не Кремниевую Долину? | Почему стартапам стоит выбрать Канаду, а не Кремниевую Долину?
10 апреля, 2013, 16:00
Майя Яровая
966
2
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В последнее время было много разговоров о преимуществах основания технологического бизнеса в Канаде, в том числе оптимист... |
| - | Canadian investors inject $2M in seed funding into medical photo sharing app Figure 1 | Six months post-launch, medical photo sharing app Figure 1 has attracted tens of thousands of users and now $2 million in venture and angel funds to expand to new platforms.
Though it’s often referred to in the media as “Instagram for docto... |
