W Media Ventures
W Media Ventures is a Vancouver-based venture capital firm focusing on Consumer Internet opportunities in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada. Together with long-term partner Burda Digital Ventures, we are looking for entrepreneurs that want to build remarkable companies in the fields of digtal media, e-commerce, social networks or platforms. Having founded and run Internet companies ourselves, we not only understand the space but also the challenges of starting up a company.
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http://www.wmediaventures.com
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Venture Capital
- Address:
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590 - 1122 Mainland St
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Blog Posts About W Media Ventures
Boris Wertz's Second Life as an Investor
Great article in BC Business Magazine this month about W Media Ventures' Boris Wertz titled Second Life.
In the write up reporter David Jordan looks at Wertz's path from his native Germany to...
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Vancouver Jobs of the Week
Here are five job opportunities that caught our eye on the Techvibes Vancouver Job Board this week. Check out the full job descriptions and get your resume in asap if you're interested.
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The Challenge for Canadian VC’s
VC funds go through challenging times world-wide but the situation in Canada is probably worse than in many other places. Most VC’s in this country have been focused on the domestic market,...
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Lunch with Smart People hits the Road
Ph03nix New Media's Jon Lam was in town last week and got a chance to sit down with Vancouver venture capitalist Boris Wertz for his 2nd Lunch With Smart People (LWSP).
JL: At such an early age,...
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Nexopia Attracts Major European Investment
The National Post reported this morning that Edmonton's Nexopia.com has secured a multi-million dollar investment from Burda Digital Ventures, the venture capital arm of Hubert Burda Media, one of...
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Boris Wertz Departs AbeBooks.com
After five years as COO of AbeBooks.com, the world’s largest Internet marketplace for books, Boris Wertz is transitioning out of a day-to-day operational role to start a Vancouver-based venture...
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