“Smart SaaS” – the next generation of enterprise apps
When Angela and I were pitching our newest fund to investors, we started using the term “smart SaaS” to describe the kind of SaaS companies we like to invest in. Before the SaaS explosion, software and data were only “on premise.” Then, SaaS came along and moved everything to the cloud, boosting efficiency and collaboration […]
Announcing our investment in Ada Support – the AI support platform that’s answering 2 million questions a month
As Ada Support launches its automated chat platform from stealth and announces an impressive $2.5 million seed round, we’re looking back at our journey with founders Mike Murchison and David Hariri. The story underscores the importance of perseverance and having the right founding team. Just after closing Fund II in October 2014, Boris took a […]
The Version One website now has a bot, powered by Ada
A few weeks ago, we quietly launched a really cool bot on the Version One website. Its goal is to help you navigate our content in a more interactive, and hopefully, faster way. Look for and click the red help button in the bottom right corner and a chat panel pops out. What can you do […]
Introducing our latest investment: Perceptiv Labs – The future of smart drone technology
In conjunction with their exciting public launch today, we’re happy to announce our newest investment in Perceptiv Labs, a startup that’s using computer vision to make drones more intelligent and fully autonomous. Imaging, delivery and manufacturing are increasingly becoming automated with the use of robots and drones. The current global non-military drone market is already at […]
Our 2014 in review
Just like last year, 2014 has been busy and eventful here at Version One. We added 8 new companies to our portfolio: Clio, a cloud-based practice management platform for the legal industry; Dwellable, a mobile-first vacation rentals marketplace; HandUp, a donation platform that lets you give directly to a person in-need; Mattermark, an analytics platform […]