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Version One Ventures promotes Angela Tran Kingyens to principalCanadian early-stage venture capital firm Version One Ventures has promoted Angela Tran Kingyens to the role of principal. The announcement was made by Boris Wertz, the firm's founder. Kingyens joined Version One as an analyst in August 2013. She was previously a partner at Insight Data Science, a Y Combinator-backed startup that helps PhD graduates transition from academic research to careers in industry. Kingyens operates from Version One's office in Silicon Valley, where she sources deals, manages portfolio companies and develops networks. PE Hub Canada interviewed /canada/2016/12/five-questions-with-boris-wertz-general-partner-of-version-one-ventures/ Wertz in December.
Five Questions with Boris Wertz, general partner of Version One VenturesBoris Wertz’s career as a venture investor is less than a decade old, but he has acquired a market influence that belies that brief timespan. Wertz was an angel investor before founding Version One Ventures, an early-stage tech VC firm, in 2012. Within a year, the Vancouver firm ranked among North America’s top seed investors. It has backed 32 startups, among them some of the hottest names in Canada and Silicon Valley. PE Hub Canada sat down with Wertz to discuss the progress of Version One's latest fund, its recent deals, and growth in Canada’s VC market.
Union Square Ventures leads Series A round for ShippoSan Francisco-based shipping solutions provider Shippo has raised $7 million in Series A funding, according to a blog post https://goshippo.com/blog/announcing-our-series-funding/ on its site. Union Square Ventures led the round with participation from SoftTech VC, Version One Ventures and others. In conjunction with the funding, Albert Wenger, a partner at USV and an early investor in Twilio, has joined Shippo's board.
- Engagio snaps up $22 mln in Norwest-led round
San Mateo, California-based Engagio, an account-based platform provider, has secured $22 million in Series B funding. Norwest Venture Partners led the round with participation from FirstMark Capital and Storm Ventures. In addition to the funding, Engagio has hired Ray Carroll as vice president of sales. Previously, Carroll worked at Marketo.
Version One joins $2.2 mln seed financing of chatbot TrimTrim, a San Francisco-based personal finance chatbot, has secured US$2.2 million in a seed-stage financing. U.S. venture capital firm Eniac Ventures led the round and was joined by Canadian firm Version One Ventures, Core Innovation Capital and Sound Ventures. Launched last year, Trim's chatbot technology helps consumers organize their finances via customized alerts, queries and updates. It also helps users manage subscriptions. In a blog post, Version One said Trim is its first financial technology deal http://versionone.vc/announcing-trim/ Version One is currently investing from its second seed fund, which raised $35 million /2014/10/version-one-exceeds-target-raises-35-million-for-second-fund/ in late 2014.
- Trim snaps up $2.2 mln seed
Eniac Ventures led a $2.2 million seed funding round for Trim, a personal finance chatbot. Other investors that participated in the round were Version One Ventures, Core Innovation Capital and Sound Ventures.
Blackstone’s Tony James to headline CVCA’s 2016 conferenceTony James, president and COO of Blackstone Group LP, will be one of the star attractions at next week’s annual conference of the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA). James, Blackstone’s No. 2 executive, will deliver the opening keynote address at the Toronto event on Wednesday, May 25th.
Top Q1 Canadian VC deals draw more than $416 mlnCanada’s top 10 first-quarter venture-capital financings drew more than $416 million from investors, more than double the $191 million that went into the top 10 deals a year earlier. That estimate is based on a PE Hub Canada list of the largest disclosed financings announced between January and March. It has been compiled in advance of the broader VC market reports expected in coming weeks from the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association and Thomson Reuters.