Union Square Ventures

2003

Founded

392

Investments

United States

Offices

Venture Fund

Investor Type

About

Union Square Ventures (USV) is a venture capital firm based in New York City, founded in 2003 by Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage companies that are at the forefront of large markets undergoing transformation due to technological and societal pressures. USV has a history of backing over 130 startups, including notable companies such as Twitter, Etsy, Stripe, Coinbase, Zynga, Tumblr, Stack Overflow, Meetup, Kickstarter, MongoDB, Flurry, and Carta.

Their investment thesis emphasizes identifying opportunities at the 'edge' of large markets, where new ideas can disrupt incumbents, and they seek out companies that leverage technological and societal pressures to create new behaviors and business models. USV operates with a collaborative approach, treating venture investing as a team sport, and has maintained relatively small fund sizes to ensure alignment among entrepreneurs, general partners, and limited partners.

Portfolio Companies

Twitter, Etsy, Stripe, Coinbase, Zynga, Tumblr, Stack Overflow, Meetup, Kickstarter, MongoDB

Gepgraphic Focus

United States

Key Differentiators

Collaborative investment decisions, Small fund sizes for better alignment, Generalist approach across sectors

Thypical Investment Size

Seed to Series C

Total Funds Raised

Over $1 billion across seven funds

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Software

E-Commerce

Fashion

RetailTech

EdTech

FinTech

New York

Pre-Seed

Seed

Series A

Series B

Series C

Series D

United States