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Marketplace innovation driven by crypto

boris May 4th, 2021

Marketplace innovation comes in waves and we can point to a handful of major trends over the past two decades: Right now, the most exciting area in marketplace innovation is blockchain-enabled marketplaces, especially with what is happening in decentralized finance. The Ethereum ecosystem has enabled the emergence of a tremendous…

Opportunity is everywhere: we’re now investing worldwide

Version One

boris April 26th, 2021

A little bit more than a year ago, we made our first investment in a COVID world…it was 100% virtual, all via Zoom from start to finish. What seemed highly unusual at the time became the new modus operandi for Version One and the VC industry as a whole. We…

Saying farewell to Max

Version One

Angela April 22nd, 2021

For those you who don’t already know, Max will be leaving at the end of the month. When he joined us at Version One 15 months ago, he brought with him a wealth of knowledge, experience, and ideas, especially in crypto and climate tech. From Day 1, he pushed our…

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We’ve published three eBooks to share what we’ve learned from over ten years of investing

Backing mission-driven founders at the earliest stages.

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Marketplace innovation driven by crypto

Opportunity is everywhere: we’re now investing worldwide

Saying farewell to Max

We’ve published three eBooks to share what we’ve learned from over ten years of investing

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Our Guide to Marketplaces