Welcome to the V1 Refresh!
Every website needs a light refresh, if not a complete overhaul, every once in a while. And we’re no different. The last time we updated our website was back in 2018…a lot has changed since then! We launched a new thesis earlier this year: Backing mission-driven founders who are early in new areas. It’s only fitting that […]
Our considerations on robotics
If you’ve been reading our blog recently, you may have noticed that we updated our investment thesis and shared that deep tech is on our radar. We followed that post up with what deep tech means to us but since it is a broad category, we’ll be writing more on specific areas within deep tech […]
What We’ve Learned From Investing in Deep Tech
A month ago, we published a post outlining our latest thesis update, “We back mission-driven founders who are early in new areas.” In it, we expanded on the types of founders and opportunities we’re looking for: “We’re interested in those rare opportunities where a founder is creating a brand new category. These opportunities are fringy […]
An update on Version One’s thesis: Backing mission-driven founders who are early in new areas
At Version One, an investment thesis has always been more than just defining a market sector or company stage. It has been the North Star that guides and keeps us centered amidst all the noise in early-stage VC, of which there has been a lot over the past decade! Our investment philosophy is so core […]
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 […]