Boris Wertz

Current

• CEO at Nexopia.com
• Founder and CEO at W Media Ventures
• Director at Suite101.com

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Education

• Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Unternehmensführung - Otto-Beisheim - Hochschule
• Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Unternehmensführung - Otto-Beisheim - Hochschule

Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog
• German travel community

Boris Wertz’s Summary

Experienced Internet entrepreneur and investor with a broad international background. Interested in startup ideas / investment opportunities in the Consumer Internet space. Current investments: Suite101.com; Tripsbytips.com; Escapio; Techvibes.com; TeamPages; Indochino; Fitbrains; Tynt; PinchMedia, Social Crowd Ventures and Yapta

Boris Wertz’s Specialties:

Starting up and growing companies

Boris Wertz’s Experience

• CEO

  Nexopia.com

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  February 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

  Nexopia.com is Canada's largest social networking site for youth with over 1.2 million registered members and over a bilion pages served per month. Always a passionate innovator, Nexopia is dedicated to developing new technologies to help young people stay connected with friends as well as express themselves in the most creative ways possible month

• Founder and CEO

  W Media Ventures

  (Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  November 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

  W Media Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage Consumer Internet opportunities in the Pacific Northwest. Current investments include among others Suite101.com, Techvibes, Teampages, Indochino, Tripsbytips, Escapio, Fitbrains, Nexopia, Yapta and Tynt.

• Director

  Suite101.com

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  July 2005 — Present (4 years 6 months)

  Investor and Director of Suite101.com, an Internet community for over 800 experts that publish articles, blogs and discussions in their area of expertise

Boris Wertz’s Education

• Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Unternehmensführung - Otto-Beisheim - Hochschule

  PhD , Logistics , 1997 — 1999

• Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Unternehmensführung - Otto-Beisheim - Hochschule

  Masters , Business Administration , 1992 — 1996

Additional Information

Boris Wertz’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog
• German travel community

Boris Wertz’s Interests:

Web 2.0, media, cinsumer internet, investing, soccer, skiing, hiking, travel

Boris Wertz’s Groups:

Board member of Bootup Entrepreneurial Society (BES), Vancouver

Boris Wertz’s Honors:

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2005, Pacific Region, Canada

Boris Wertz’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch