Announcing our investment in Neo Financial, Canada’s leading challenger bank
At Version One, we typically focus on early-stage investments, though we occasionally make exceptions for standout opportunities—like Clio’s Series C and Coinbase’s Series D. These unique investments delivered exceptional returns for V1 and our investors. Today, we’re thrilled to share another investment that goes beyond our typical early-stage sweet spot. We’re investing in Neo Financial’s […]
We’re looking for our 3rd partner at Version One
At Version One, we are strong believers that early-stage investing is best done by small teams that are aligned around a differentiated investment thesis and are investing with high conviction. The partnership is currently Angela and myself. We’re on our fourth fund and second opportunity fund, and we are looking to add a third partner […]
Fundraising advice for emerging GP’s
A few weeks ago, I put out this tweet…which kind of blew up. Since then, I’ve received 200+ inbound leads (and counting). While I was aware of many emerging GPs raising right now, I didn’t realize just how many were in the market. As one fellow VC said to me, “Raising a fund for an […]
The power of two: How AI can spark both technological and business model innovation
The most powerful disruptions occur when a technology disruption and a business model disruption go hand in hand. This ‘double disruption’ forces incumbents to get up to speed with a new technology and a new business model at the same time. It’s incredibly hard to invest lots of money in a new technology, while simultaneously […]
Announcing our investment in Dinari, a decentralized stock trading platform
We are excited to announce our investment in Dinari’s $7.5m seed round, alongside Third Kind Venture Capital, SPEILLLP, Sancus Ventures, 500 Global, and Balaji Srinivasan. The tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) is one of the most interesting use cases for the blockchain, gaining momentum inside both crypto and traditional finance communities. We have seen start-ups […]