# Boris Wertz

> Boris Wertz is a seed investor at Ether Capital (Vancouver) backing Software and Mobile. See 38 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Ether Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ether-capital)
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Total investments: 38
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 32%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/bwertz
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/bwertz
- Website: http://www.versiononeventures.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/boris.wertz

Boris Wertz is a seed investor at Ether Capital in Vancouver focused on Software and Mobile. Boris Wertz is the Founder & General Partner of Version One Ventures. He previously worked at Ether Capital as a Lead Independent director. Boris Wertz attended the WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $850k–$5.1M |
| Pre-Seed | $717k–$2.5M |
| Series A | $3.5M–$20M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 9 | 24% |
| Mobile | 6 | 16% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 11% |
| SaaS | 3 | 8% |
| Internet | 3 | 8% |

72 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 14 | 37% |
| Series A | 8 | 21% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 11% |
| Series B | 4 | 11% |
| Angel | 2 | 5% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 16 | 42% |
| United States | 6 | 16% |
| India | 2 | 5% |
| Israel | 1 | 3% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pilot Protocol | Pilot Protocol is the developer of a peer-to-peer networking protocol designed to enable secure communication between autonomous AI agents. | $4.5M | Seed | Jul 27, 2026 |  |
| Pluto Mobility | Pluto Mobility is an electric vehicle company specializing in compact, scooter-sized electric 4-wheelers designed for last-mile delivery logistics. | $2M | Seed | Feb 19, 2026 |  |
| Loon | Loon is a financial technology startup dedicated to developing a regulated, transparent, and trusted Canadian-dollar stablecoin. | $2.1M | Pre-Seed | Oct 27, 2025 |  |
| NiaHealth | NiaHealth is a healthcare provider that specializes in blood testing, personalized health analytics, and fitness through an app. | $4.2M | Seed | Jun 26, 2025 |  |
| NiaHealth | NiaHealth is a healthcare provider that specializes in blood testing, personalized health analytics, and fitness through an app. | $2.5M | Pre-Seed | Apr 17, 2025 |  |
| Bolt.Earth | Revos is a smart mobility platform that provides AI-enabled IoT solutions for electric vehicles. The company provides a modular and customizable tracking and control system that integrates easily into vehicles making them smart, safe, and connected.Revos develops the largest network of edge devices and its operating stack to enable electricvehicle adoption in emerging markets. | $5M | Series A | Jan 17, 2025 |  |
| Agora | Agora operates as a cross-chain governance platform. | $5M | Seed | May 01, 2024 |  |
| Jobber | Jobber is an award-winning business management platform for small home service businesses. Unlike spreadsheets or pen and paper, Jobber keeps track of everything in one place and automates day-to-day operations, so small businesses can provide 5-star service at scale. Jobber’s 100,000+ home service professionals have served over 12 millionhouseholds in more than 47 countries. The company continually ranks as one of Canada’s fastest-growing and most innovative companies by Canadian Business and Macleans, The Globe and Mail, Fast Company, and Deloitte. | $100M | Series D | Feb 07, 2023 |  |
| Firstparty | Firstparty is a B2B software startup that builds marketing automation tools for data-driven growth teams. Firstparty was founded in 2021. | $5.8M | Seed | Apr 26, 2022 |  |
| Helcim | Helcim is a payments company that lets businesses accept credit cards with ease. Helcim focuses on delivering a better payment service by making it easier to sign up, providing smarter payment tools, and making it more affordable to get paid. | $12.7M | Series A | Mar 21, 2022 |  |

10 of 38 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Rho Canada Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rho-canada) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Second Avenue Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/second-avenue-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Union Square Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/union-square-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bessemer-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Floodgate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/floodgate) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Glassdoor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/glassdoor) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Ether Capital

VC Fund · Beijing, China

Ether Capital is a funding platform for Chinese startups.

3 contacts available at Ether Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ran Peng | Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ran-peng |
| Zijing Zhou | Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zijing-zhou |
| Boris Wertz | Lead independent director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boris-wertz |

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## FAQ

### What does Boris Wertz invest in?

Boris Wertz invests primarily in Software, Mobile and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 38 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Boris Wertz's check size?

Boris Wertz typically joins rounds of $850k–$5.1M at Seed, $717k–$2.5M at Pre-Seed and $3.5M–$20M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Boris Wertz participates in.

### When did Boris Wertz last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Boris Wertz closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 38 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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