Version One Ventures

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name: Version One Ventures
description: >-
  Version One Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in July 2012 by Boris Wertz and
  headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with a partner presence in San Francisco. Run by
  founding partner Boris Wertz and general partner Angela Tran, the firm backs mission-driven founders who
  are early in new areas, writing pre-seed and seed checks where it typically leads or co-leads rounds in
  the roughly $500K-$1.5M range. Version One invests across marketplaces, SaaS, fintech and crypto, AI and
  automation, robotics and physical AI, deep tech, biology and health, and emerging-market ecosystems
  including India and Africa. Over more than a decade the firm has grown into a franchise of six funds and
  backed 100+ companies, with an early-stage track record that includes Coinbase (2021 NASDAQ direct
  listing), Uniswap, Dapper Labs, Ada, Jobber, Top Hat, and Shippo. In June 2026 the firm closed Version
  One Fund V ($78M) alongside Opportunities Fund III ($30M) for $108M in combined new capital.
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  confidence: low
  source:
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  generated: '2026-08-28'
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image: https://versionone.vc/favicon.ico
x-type: venture-capital
x-category: Venture Capital
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-17'
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tags:
  - Venture Capital
  - Pre-Seed
  - Seed
  - Early Stage
  - Marketplaces
  - Fintech
  - Crypto
  - Artificial Intelligence
  - Robotics
  - Deep Tech
  - Health
  - Canada
  - North America
apis: []
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://versionone.vc/
  - type: Portfolio
    url: https://versionone.vc/portfolio/
  - type: Portfolio
    url: portfolio/version-one-ventures-portfolio.yml
  - type: Team
    url: https://versionone.vc/people/
  - type: Team
    url: team/version-one-ventures-team.yml
  - type: InvestmentThesis
    url: https://versionone.vc/core-beliefs/
  - type: Blog
    url: https://versionone.vc/blog/
  - type: Pitch
    url: https://versionone.vc/startup-handbook/
  - type: Crunchbase
    url: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/version-one-ventures
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/version-one-ventures
  - type: Features
    data:
      - "Stage: Pre-seed, Seed (early stage)"
      - "Typical check: leads or co-leads ~$500K-$1.5M"
      - "Sectors: marketplaces, SaaS, fintech/crypto, AI, robotics/physical AI, deep tech, biology/health"
      - "Geography: North America, India, Africa (global)"
      - "AUM: franchise of six funds, ~$250M+ historically"
      - "Latest funds: Fund V $78M + Opportunities Fund III $30M ($108M combined, closed June 2026)"
      - "Portfolio: 100+ companies over the firm's history"
      - "Founded: July 2012"
      - "HQ: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (with San Francisco presence)"
    sources:
      - https://versionone.vc/
      - https://versionone.vc/people/
      - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Version_One_Ventures
      - https://fundmomentum.vc/blog/version-one-ventures-fund-v-108m-boris-wertz-angela-tran-2026
    updated: '2026-07-17'
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