Number of Portfolio Companies 10
Number of Exits 
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  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
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Boris Wertz is the Founder & General Partner of Version One Ventures. He previously worked at Ether Capital as a Lead Independent director. Boris Wertz attended the WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management.
Number of Investments 10
Boris Wertz has made 10 investments. Their latest investment was Series A - Helcim Inc. on Mar 21, 2022, when Helcim Inc. raised
CA$16M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Mar 21, 2022
Helcim Inc.
Series A - Helcim Inc.
CA$16M
Aug 31, 2021
Syndicate
Series A - Syndicate
$20M
May 1, 2019
Kobalt
Yes
Pre Seed Round - Kobalt
CA$1M
Jun 18, 2018
Twenty20
Series A - Twenty20
$22.3M
May 9, 2012
RewardLoop
Series A - RewardLoop
$1M
Dec 1, 2011
Unbounce
Seed Round - Unbounce
$850K
Aug 1, 2011
Smore
No
Seed Round - Smore
Mar 30, 2011
Summify
Angel Round - Summify
Aug 12, 2010
Empire Kred
Seed Round - Empire Kred
$200K
Jan 1, 2008
Vivity Labs
Angel Round - Vivity Labs
$1M
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Boris Wertz has exits. Their most notable exits are Vivity LabsSummify, and Smore.
  • Vivity Labs Vivity Labs develops life-relevant gaming experiences across mobile, web and social platforms.
  • Summify Summify creates a daily summary of the most relevant news from the user's social networks and delivers it by email, web or mobile.
  • Smore Smore makes it simple to create gorgeous newsletters, collaborate with colleagues, and analyze results.
  • Empire Kred Empire.Kred is all about connecting Influencers with relevant content and rewarding them for it.
Number of Current Jobs 5
Number of Past Jobs 3
Boris Wertz has 5 current jobs including Lead independent director at Ether Capital, Founder & General Partner at Version One Ventures, and Fellow and Associate at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL). Additionally, Boris Wertz has had 3 past jobs including Venture Partner at Acton Capital.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Acton Capital
Venture PartnerNov 2007Apr 2014
AbeBooks
Co-Founder and COOOct 31, 2007
JustBooks
Co-Founder and Managing DirectorSep 1999Jun 2002
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 4
Boris Wertz holds 4 board and advisor roles including Board Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, Board Member & Investor at Figure 1, and Director at CIX - Canadian Innovation Exchange.
Number of News Articles 229
Funding RoundMar 21, 2022
Helcim Inc. raised CA$16,000,000 / Series A from Accelerate Fund and 7 other investors
Funding RoundAug 31, 2021
Syndicate raised $20,000,000 / Series A from A Capital and 40 other investors
NewsJul 11, 2021
NewsJul 1, 2021
Meb Faber Research - Stock Market and Investing Blog — Journey to 100X
NewsMay 20, 2021
Funding RoundMay 1, 2019
Kobalt raised CA$1,000,000 / Pre Seed from Boris Wertz and 2 other investors