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2018: Year in review and a look ahead

Version One Ventures

We’re focused on vertically integrated startups that empower consumers and companies to collect health data easily and affordably, to become a “biobank” where this data can power personalized recommendations. For example, Coinbase raised its Series E this quarter. Bio/healthcare.

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The challenge facing Bitcoin start-ups

Version One Ventures

Once implemented, the blockchain might be able to disrupt many verticals that are built around managing the transfer of ownership by replacing a centralized approach with a decentralized (and hence usually more efficient) approach.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Milis Bio

Austin Startup

All of this is located exactly at the crossroads between Europe and North America. This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries. You really won’t find anywhere better! Tell us about something you love.

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Key investment themes

Version One Ventures

For example, at version one ventures, we’re focused on early-stage (seed and Series A) opportunities in e-commerce, SaaS, and marketplaces/platforms across North America. Vertical SaaS (investments: Frontdesk , Jobber ): In the new era of enterprise software, the winners will be purpose-built, vertically sliced tools.

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Announcing Version One Fund III

Version One Ventures

And we also look at companies that are creating the best product for a specific vertical – including bio/healthcare and other emerging tech. We invest across North America. From Fund I and now to Fund III, we have been able to serve as an important bridge between Silicon Valley and other tech ecosystems.

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Founder Interview: Richard Lavina Innovating Accounting Services with Taxfyle

The Startup Magazine

We’re aiming to bring that boost in productivity and cost-efficiency both to CPA firms and other professional services firms in other verticals (i.e. legal), as well as directly to consumers in their every-day lives. We see more strategic partnerships like this coming to fruition in the next few months.

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All Markets Are Not Created Equal: 10 Factors To Consider When Evaluating Digital Marketplaces

abovethecrowd.com

OpenTable recently passed 10 million diners a month with less than 20% of transactions in North America currently online. Another repeated mistake is attacking verticals where a satisfactory supplier “match” end’s the customer’s need to re-enter the market in search of an alternative. Expand the Market.