Entrepreneurship

Techvibes.com, the network of local technology blogs, just released their first Canada Start-up Index. The methodology to determine the index is by no means scientific but the list still provides a really good overview of the Canadian start-up scene. The performance of the W Media Ventures portfolio companies (2 among the top 3, 5 among […]

Techvibes.com, the network of local technology blogs, just released their first Canada Start-up Index. The methodology to determine the index is by no means scientific but the list still provides a really good overview of the Canadian start-up scene. The performance of the W Media Ventures portfolio companies (2 among the top 3, 5 among the top 100) made us pretty happy: Suite101 and AbeBooks secured the #2 and #3 spots, Nexopia came in at #12, Techvibes at #37, TeamPages at #99 and Indochino at #103. And congrats to the overall winner, Metrolyrics from Vancouver!

Update: Techvibes also just released a Canada start-up index based on Comscore data – helped Nexopia jump from #12 spot to #2 spot!

Version One

Today, we’re excited to share that we’ve closed two new funds: Version One Fund V ($78M USD) and Opportunities Fund III ($30M USD). While each new fund marks a new chapter for our firm, the core of Version One remains unchanged. We continue to believe that the biggest venture outcomes come from backing exceptional founders […]