About
Founding partner of Version One and prominent early-stage investor in North America. Previously board partner at Andreessen Horowitz, he built and sold an online marketplace for used books to AbeBooks.com in 1999, where he served as COO before the company's acquisition by Amazon. Holds a PhD in Business Economics and was named Pacific Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2005.
Experience
- Version One Venturesfounder & general partnercurrent2012 — presentVancouver
- Ether CapitalLead independent director2018 — 2024Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Andreessen HorowitzBoard Partner2014 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Acton Capital PartnersVenture Partner2007 — 2014
- AbeBooksCOO2002 — 2007
- JustBooksCo-Founder and Managing Director1999 — 2002
Education
- WHU – Otto Beisheim School of ManagementPhD, Logistics1997 — 1999
- WHU – Otto Beisheim School of ManagementMasters, Business Administration1992 — 1996
Skills & more
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E-commerceOnline AdvertisingBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentVenture CapitalProduct ManagementSEOAnalyticsProduct DevelopmentWeb AnalyticsSEMMobile ApplicationsLanguages French · German
From Boris's professional profile.
Deals · 3
DemandStarBoard seat
via Version One Ventures · filed May 2020 · $2.1M raise
Front DeskBoard seat
via Version One Ventures · filed Dec 2016 · $4.5M raise
Figure 1Board seat
via Version One Ventures · filed Aug 2015 · $2.5M raise
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Colleagues at Version One Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Boris?
- Founding partner of Version One and prominent early-stage investor in North America. Previously board partner at Andreessen Horowitz, he built and sold an online marketplace for used books to AbeBooks.com in 1999, where he served as COO before the company's acquisition by Amazon. Holds a PhD in Business Economics and was named Pacific Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2005.
- Where does Boris work?
- Boris is Founding Partner at Version One Ventures.
- What boards does Boris sit on?
- Boris holds tracked board seats at DemandStar, Figure 1, Front Desk.
- Where did Boris go to school?
- Boris studied at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (PhD, Logistics); WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (Masters, Business Administration).
Same school
Also attended WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management134
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ether Capital1
Also worked at Andreessen Horowitz232
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