Vancouver · Pre-Seed–Seed · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
Version One backs bold, mission-driven founders pursuing unconventional, category-defining ideas, supporting them from the earliest stages—often before the solution is obvious or the market established. The firm believes the largest venture outcomes come from backing exceptional founders building generational technology companies. It invests across areas such as enterprise AI/automation, crypto and decentralized finance, marketplaces, e-commerce infrastructure, and vertical software, favoring visionary founders committed to reshaping how the world works.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 22 of 28 portfolio companiesSaaS ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5Consumer ×5Digital Health ×3Healthtech ×3Marketplaces ×3Circular Economy ×2Cleantech ×2
HQs:United States×11Canada×4Ireland×1India×1
Investments · 28 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12021 · 12020 · 12016 · 12015 · 26 dated
Bolt.Earth operates India's largest peer-to-peer electric vehicle charging network, with over 100,000 chargers across 2,100+ cities serving 545,000+ active EV users.
CleantechEnergyIoTMobility & TransportationIndia, IN
Mohit Yadav(Co-founder & CTO)Jyotiranjan Harichandan(Co-founder & Head of Strategic Partnerships)Raghav Bharadwaj(CEO)
Co-investorsPrime Venture PartnersHorizons VenturesHyderabad Angels
Filebase provides S3-compatible object storage with high-speed uploads and downloads, free egress, and a verifiable fingerprint for every object.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsBoston, US
Zachary Cohen(Director)Joshua Noble(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsMulticoin CapitalProtocol LabsRyan SelkisDelta Blockchain
DemandStar operates an online procurement marketplace connecting local government agencies with business suppliers, letting governments post bid solicitations and vendors get notified of and submit bids through eBidding tools.
B2B MarketplacesGovTechSaaSSeattle, US
Benjamin Vaught(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Michael Cockrill(Director)Russ Mann(Director)
BoardBoris Wertz(Director)
Board seatBoris· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersCostella KirschForefront VentureBigfoot Capital
Toronto
Gregory Levey(Executive Officer, Director)Zen Chu(Director)Richard Penner(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Weissman(Director)Joshua Landy(Executive Officer)
BoardBoris Wertz(Director)
Board seatBoris· per SEC Form D · $2.5M raise · filed Aug 2015
Co-investorsVenture Ontario
Seattle, US
Jon Zimmerman(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen M. Brewer(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBoris Wertz(Director)Mike Maples, Jr.(Director)inSam Osman(Director)Nick Hanauer(Director)
Board seatBoris· per SEC Form D · $4.5M raise · filed Dec 2016
Co-investorsFloodgateSecond Avenue Partners
David Hariri(Founder)inMike Murchison(Founder)in
Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)DMZFirstMark CapitalLeaders FundTwo Small Fish VenturesUniversity of Toronto Entrepreneurship Hatchery
Bikky provides a data platform for restaurant brands that consolidates customer and store data to help operators understand what drives store performance.
Data & InfrastructureFoodTechMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US
Abhinav Kapur(CEO)in
Co-investorsAtacama VenturesEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Equal VenturesField VenturesFikaGutter Capital+3 more
Digital currency wallet and platform enabling merchants and consumers to transact with digital currencies.
Dapper Labs is a venture studio building products and communities at the intersection of culture and emerging technology, focused on digital ownership, data control, and decentralized platforms for creators and collectors.
ConsumerCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3Sector AgnosticVancouver
Roham Gharegozlou(Founder)inDieter Shirley(Founder)Mikhael Naayem(Executive Officer)Jody Rebak(Executive Officer)Dietrich Shirley(Executive Officer)
BoardDavid Pakman(Director)in
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAppWorks VenturesChaos VenturesChapter One+32 more
ether.fi offers non-custodial crypto financial products, including staking, DeFi strategy vaults for ETH, BTC, and stablecoins, and a cashback debit card usable at over 100 million locations with no credit checks.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Rok Kopp(Founder)inMike Silagadze(Founder)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalChapter OneCoinFundCollider VenturesDraper DragonFjor Founders+14 more
Figure 1 is a peer-to-peer platform uniting verified healthcare professionals from over 190 countries to share medical knowledge, cases, and educational content.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS
Co-investorsKensington Capital Partners LimitedUnion Square Ventures (USV)
Gencove provides direct-to-consumer genetic sequencing and polygenic risk scoring for health insights.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechNew York, US
Tomaz Berisa(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Pickrell(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSara Eshelman(Director)in
Co-investorsBread And Butter Ventures, LlcSpero VenturesBalaji SrinivasanRefactor CapitalThird Kind Venture Capital
Headout operates a global marketplace that connects travelers with local experiences, activities, and attractions across multiple countries.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalityNew York, US
Varun Khona(CEO)inSuren Sultania(COO)inVikram Jit Singh(Executive Officer, Director)inRachit Watts(CTO)
Co-investors500 GlobalEvolvence India FundFundersClubLudlow VenturesFJ LabsHaystack+1 more
Jobber provides software for scheduling, invoicing, and client management for home service businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
SamForrestForrest Zeisler(Founder)inGraham
Co-investorsEdmonton UnlimitedGeneral AtlanticOMERS VenturesPoint NineSummit Partners
Julep is a beauty brand that sells cosmetics such as its Eyeshadow 101 crème-to-powder eyeshadow sticks, sold directly to consumers online.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSeattle, US
JANE PARK(Executive Officer, Director)DWIGHT B. GASTON(Executive Officer)KATHERINE MACDONALD(Executive Officer)SPENCER LEE(Executive Officer)
BoardSPENCER RASCOFF(Director)JEFF KEARL(Director)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzRaptor GroupAltimeter CapitalMadrona Venture GroupMaveron
Marketplace for SME purchasing (AngelPad #4).
Logistics & Supply ChainNew York, US
Karthik Sridharan(Co-Founder & CEO)Rui Ma(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJosh Hannah(Director)Joshua Kushner(Director)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAngelPadMatrixSierra VenturesThrive Capital
Moment Energy builds Luna, a battery energy storage system (BESS) made from repurposed EV batteries that provides backup power, demand-charge reduction, and energy resilience for commercial and industrial facilities.
Circular EconomyCleantechEnergy
Edward Chiang(Cofounder)Sumreen Rattan(Cofounder)Gurmesh Sidhu(Cofounder)Gabriel Soares(Cofounder)
Co-investorsAcario InnovationExpansion Venture CapitalFikaGarage CapitalWIND VenturesEvok Innovations+1 more
Mowito builds AI-driven robotic automation for manufacturing, using AI vision and force feedback to enable robotic arms to perform assembly, inspection, and machine loading/unloading without fixed jigs or fixtures.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Co-investorsBetter Capital
Neo Financial offers a robo-advisory investment platform called Neo Invest, powered by OneVest, that combines algorithmic portfolio management with human portfolio manager expertise.
CybersecurityFintechCanada, CA
Andrew Chau(Founder)inKris Read(Founder)inShlomi Salem(Founder)
Co-investorsAfore CapitalBreyer CapitalEvolution VenturesHarvest Venture PartnersMaple VCPlaza Ventures+3 more
Co-investorsID VenturesInvariantes Fund
Opyn provides a healthcare technology platform that unifies benefits, care navigation, virtual care, price transparency, provider intelligence, and service automation for health plan members, providers, and the administrative teams that support them.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsArtis VenturesUncorrelated Ventures
Preemadonna makes Nailbot, a consumer device that prints nail art directly onto fingernails, sold to consumers via crowdfunding.
ConsumerCreator EconomyHardwareMenlo Park, US
Herpreet Singh Walia(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJesse Draper(Director)in
Co-investorsCostella KirschGarage CapitalHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcAmazon Alexa FundCleo CapitalShrug Capital+1 more
AI & Machine LearningSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsTechstarsKhosla VenturesThe Venture Reality Fund
Shippo is a shipping platform that enables e-commerce businesses and marketplaces to connect with global shipping carriers through a unified API and dashboard.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSilicon Valley, IE
Laura Behrens Wu(Founder & CEO)inSimon Kreuz(Founder and President (GTM))inMax Diez
Co-investors500 GlobalBessemer Venture PartnersEQUIAMFundersClubHemisphere Ventures LLCOssian Capital+5 more
Tric Robotics builds autonomous, tractor-scale farm equipment that uses ultraviolet light and an electric bug vacuum for chemical-free pest and disease control, primarily for strawberry farmers.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Co-investorsRedstick VenturesSoundboard Venture FundSpacecadet VenturesUndeterred CapitalEmbark VenturesGarage Capital+2 more
Uniswap is an Ethereum-based decentralized exchange protocol using an automated market maker model, built by Uniswap Labs.
New York City, US
Hayden Adams(Founder)in
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAZDAGBig Candle CapitalDeepTech Ventures+10 more
Upverter is a web-based platform where hardware engineers collaborate on circuit and product designs, sharing components and existing work rather than starting from scratch.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardwareMarketplacesToronto, CA
Stephen Hamer(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorGolden Venture Partners
VarageSale is an online marketplace where people join a verified local community to buy and sell secondhand items with others in their neighborhood.
Circular EconomyConsumerMarketplaces
Tami(Chief Mom (Founder))Tami Zuckerman(Founder)in
Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersVenture OntarioFloodgateSequoia Capital
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBikky · manilatimes.net · Jul 23, 2026
Dapper Labs · startupworld.com · Jul 13, 2026
Moment Energy · mercomcapital.com · May 6, 2026
TRIC Robotics · globalaginvesting.com · Aug 14, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Version One Ventures made?
- Version One Ventures has 7 tracked investments.
- What stage does Version One Ventures invest at?
- Version One Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Version One Ventures's typical check size?
- Version One Ventures typically writes checks of $250K – $500K.
- What sectors does Version One Ventures focus on?
- Version One Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, E-commerce, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketplaces, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Version One Ventures located?
- Version One Ventures is headquartered in Vancouver, CA.
- Does Version One Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Version One Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Version One Ventures co-invest with?
- Version One Ventures most often shares deals with 500 Global, FundersClub, Ossian Capital, among 35 tracked co-investors.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Version One has recently backed physical AI for manufacturing robotics and closed two new funds ($78M core, $30M opportunities) while investing across AI, robotics, deep tech, and emerging global markets at early stages. AI summary
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamWhy Top Global VCs Are Eyeing India | Boris Wertz | Version One Ventures | The Neon Show
The Neon Show · Boris
The Mindshare Advantage: Marketplace Success With Boris Wertz of Version One Ventures
Run the Numbers with CJ Gustafson · Boris
EM Group Chat #125: Leading Marketplace Investor Insights With Boris Wertz From Version One Ventures
Everything Marketplaces · Boris
Everything Marketplaces Group Chat #005 Angela Tran, Version One Ventures
Mike Williams · Angela
Boris Wertz (Version One Ventures) at Startup Grind Vancouver
Startup Grind · Boris
In Person: Boris Wertz, Version One Ventures
Business in Vancouver · Boris
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Co-investors · 52
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City that invests at the edge of large markets undergoing transformation from technological and societal pressures.
Floodgate is a venture capital fund that backs founders at the earliest stages, positioning itself as their first true believers.
Fika Ventures is an operator-first seed fund where co-founders Eva Ho and TX Zhuo leverage their startup operating experience to provide deeply embedded support to B2B founders through weekly working sessions and hands-on help with hiring, pricing, and go-to-market rather than pursuing a high-volume portfolio model. The firm deliberately backs "non-central casting" founders—optimizing for responsiveness, grit, and execution over pedigree—while focusing on B2B companies using data and AI to solve systemic workflow problems across industries like fintech, vertical SaaS, and healthcare.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC) is a seed-stage venture firm that invests early in founders, with a focus on AI-native companies building leverage and scale.
FJ Labs is a venture capital firm specializing in marketplaces and network-effect businesses, having built a large portfolio of marketplace startups with over 30 becoming unicorns.
FirstMark is a venture capital firm that backs founders and supports them through a platform providing access to networks, customers, and talent.
Madrona Venture Group is a Seattle-founded venture firm that partners with founders across early and acceleration stages, providing capital plus hands-on support in recruiting, strategy, business development, and fundraising.
General Atlantic is a global investment firm that partners with entrepreneurs and category-leading companies, providing patient capital, operational expertise, and a global platform to support long-term growth.
Summit Partners is a growth investing firm that backs category-leading companies across technology, healthcare and life sciences, and growth products and services, providing capital and resources to support their expansion.
▶40 more co-investors
Gutter CapitalAmazon Alexa FundEqual VenturesForefront VentureEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)General CatalystCraft VenturesAccelLong Journey VenturesBain Capital VenturesFoundation CapitalBoxGroupSpark CapitalSound VenturesBling CapitalTodd and Rahul’s Angel FundRibbit CapitalNot Boring CapitalOperator LPWEEKENDGlobal Founders CapitalFuel CapitalCoelius CapitalScience VenturesThe Finger GroupFounders' Co-opGiant Ventures Global LlpPreston-Werner VenturesFuture Perfect VenturesJetstreamGolden VenturesSeed Club VenturesRadical VenturesMakers FundCurious CapitalActon CapitalTimespan VenturesElectric AntMHS Capital1955 Capital
Firms observed investing alongside Version One Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Version One Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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