Angel investor based in Vancouver, Canada.
11 companies backed across
11 recorded rounds, Aug 2009 – Oct 2025.
Founder Version One Ventures, ex-Co-Founder & MD JustBooks, Acton Capital Partners, AbeBooks. WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management MBA 1996, PhD 1999
Sectors of the companies in the portfolio, by company count.
Head-office city of the companies in the portfolio.
Rounds by stage.
Total size of the rounds they joined — an angel's own cheque is a share of this, and is not disclosed.
Every company Boris Wertz appears as an investor in, most recent round first.
| Company | City | Sectors | Latest round | Rounds | Round value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loon | Calgary | CryptocurrenciesBlockchain in Financial ServicesEmbedded Finance | Seed Oct 2025 | 1 | $3M |
| Bolt.Earth | Bengaluru | Electric VehiclesEnergy Storage TechGreen Transport | Series A Jan 2025 | 1 | $5M |
| Pickle Robot | Cambridge | Professional Service RobotsLogistics TechSCM Software | Series A Jul 2022 | 1 | $10M |
| Helcim | Calgary | PaymentsFinTechBusiness Payments Solutions | Series A Mar 2022 | 1 | $12.7M |
| Gadze LED | Angel Oct 2021 | 1 | $1.6M | ||
| Citizen Hex | Toronto | Blockchain Services | Seed May 2017 | 1 | — |
| HandUp LED | San Francisco | CrowdfundingFinTechDonation Crowdfunding | Seed Jul 2014 | 1 | $850K |
| Wattpad | Toronto | Social PlatformsDigital Publishing PlatformsStorytelling Platforms | Series C Apr 2014 | 1 | $46.7M |
| Tindie LED | San Francisco | Consumer Electronics E-Commerce3D Printing and 3D Scanning ServicesB2C E-Commerce | Seed Dec 2012 | 1 | $500K |
| Unbounce | Vancouver | MarketingTechConversion Rate Optimization | Seed Dec 2011 | 1 | $850K |
| Indochino | Vancouver | Fashion TechApparel BrandsB2C Fashion E-Commerce | Seed Aug 2009 | 1 | $300K |
Investors that appear in the same rounds. Two names in one round is what "invested together" means here — it is not a claim about a relationship off the cap table.
| Investor | Type | Based | Shared rounds | Shared companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version One Ventures | Firm | San Francisco | 7 | 7 |
| OMERS | Firm | Toronto | 2 | 2 |
| Chris DeVore | Angel | Seattle | 2 | 2 |
| Som Seif | Angel | 2 | 2 | |
| Union Square Ventures | Firm | New York City | 2 | 2 |
| Purpose Investments | Firm | Toronto | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Schwartz | Angel | 1 | 1 | |
| Tumml | Firm | San Francisco | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Calacanis | Angel | San Francisco | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Conway | Angel | San Francisco | 1 | 1 |
| Aquiline Capital Partners | Firm | New York City | 1 | 1 |
| Social Leverage | Firm | Scottsdale | 1 | 1 |
| Prime Venture Partners | Firm | Bengaluru | 1 | 1 |
| Howard Lindzon | Angel | San Diego | 1 | 1 |
| Third Sphere | Firm | New York City | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Ries | Angel | San Francisco | 1 | 1 |
| Atlas Venture | Firm | Cambridge | 1 | 1 |
| Christoph Janz | Angel | Stuttgart | 1 | 1 |
| Third Kind Venture Capital | Firm | New York City | 1 | 1 |
| 500 Global | Firm | San Francisco | 1 | 1 |