Version One Ventures is a

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-based, early-stage investment fund company founded by Boris WertzDarrell Etheringto
"Early Stage Investor Version One Ventures Closes $35M Second Fund"
"TechCrunch", 2014. Retrieved 2015-10-07. and managed by his investing partner Angela Tran Kingyens. The company provides investments to startups, primarily in

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, financial tech, and

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industries.Michael Carne
"Vancouver's Version One Ventures raises $35M to double down on its nomadic, cross-boarder early stage practice"
"Pando" In the beginning of his company, Mr. Wertz raised his first, $18.7-million fund from outside investors in 2012. In October of last year (2014), Version One announced the receipt of its second investment of $35 Million by Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund and LP BDC Capital.Jeff Petlan
"Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund commits $10 million to leading Canadian seed and early-stage fund manager Version One Ventures"
"Northleaf," 2014. Up to this point, Version One Ventures has made investments in many companies including

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, Mattermark,

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Company history

Version One Ventures was founded in July 2012.

Boris Wertz

Boris Wertz started as an

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in 1999 founding the German company Just Books. This company was later purchased by Amazon.com in 2008 (a company Wertz couldn't compete with)."Boris Wertz of Version One Ventures on Staying Small for Bigger Returns"
"Wall Street Journal" which spurred Wertz to make the transition from entrepreneur to investor. He has now been an investor for approximately seven years,"Why Version One founder Boris Wertz tells Canadian entrepreneurs to look abroad"
"Canadian Business," 2014. and is on the board for the firm

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based in

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. He has been publicly recognized for his entrepreneurial achievements.

Company history

Boris Wertz

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