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    • Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early stage, growth capital, late stage, and startup financing. The Firm exclusively invests in the internet world, focusing on the applications layer of the web, internet services, and web services that create large networks as well as the mobile sector. Most of its invested companies are based in New York, San Francisco, London, or Berlin, and most places in between. It typically makes a starting investment in portfolio companies of $1 million. In certain Series Around cases, the Firm may make a starting investment between $2.5 million to $3 million. It typically invests up to $20 million in any single company.

    TypeInvestor
    HQNew York, US
    Founded2004
    Websiteusv.com
    Union Square Ventures was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, US
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    Key People/Management at Union Square Ventures

    Rebecca Kaden

    Rebecca Kaden

    General Partner
    John Buttrick

    John Buttrick

    Partner
    Albert Wenger

    Albert Wenger

    Partner
    Brad Burnham

    Brad Burnham

    Partner
    Fred Wilson

    Fred Wilson

    Partner
    Andy Weissman

    Andy Weissman

    Partner
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    Union Square Ventures Office Locations

    Union Square Ventures has an office in New York
    New York, US (HQ)
    915 Broadway, 19th Floor
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    Union Square Ventures Investment Portfolio

    Stage Distribution

    20052018

    Top Sectors Distribution

    20052018

    Round Size Distribution

    20052018
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    Union Square Ventures News and Updates

    October 21, 2017

    Rebecca Kaden joins Union Square Ventures as GP

    Union Square Ventures has added Rebecca Kaden as a general partner. Kaden joins New York-based USV from Maveron in Seattle, where she was also a general partner. Kaden posted in a USV blog that she is excited to return to her hometown of New York and the local entrepreneurial ecosystem. "Coming home…
    October 20, 2017

    Rebecca Kaden joins Union Square Ventures as general partner

     Rebecca Kaden has announced that she’s leaving Maveron to join Union Square Ventures as a general partner on the investment team. She’ll be the first female partner at USV. She said that her faith in the team and also a return to her native NYC were motivating factors in joining the firm. Read More
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    Union Square Ventures Blogs

    November 10, 2018

    Audio Of The Week: Turning Buildings Into Power Plants

    The Gotham Gal and I are investors in Blueprint Power, a company that helps landlords turn their buildings into mini power plants. Robyn Beavers, the CEO of Blueprint, was on the Gotham Gal’s podcast this past week. They talked about how Robyn spent fifteen years working in the tech, energy, and rea…
    November 09, 2018

    Funding Friday: Women in STEM Holiday Cards

    I backed this project the minute I saw it. Maybe you might like to back it too and get some holiday cards that might inspire the girls in your life to grow up and be like these amazing women.
    November 08, 2018

    The Anchor Tenant

    Malls need anchor tenants. These are the stores that bring the folks to the mall so that they can discover all of the other amazing places to shop that sit between the big tenants. Cities need the same. Particularly cities that are trying to develop new industries. NYC’s tech sector has had an ancho…
    November 07, 2018

    TYWLS Digital Dance

    I blogged about this in the spring of 2017 but I am back with more. TYWLS stands for The Young Women’s Leadership School, which is located in Astoria Queens in NYC. A few years ago the students decided to show off their computer science coding skills by making a “digital dance.” I posted the first […
    November 06, 2018

    If You Do Just One Thing Today, Vote

    Today is Election Day. Polls are open in every state in the US. It is time to stop the incessant back and forth, and do the one thing that counts – voting. There is very little on my ballot here in NYC that matters much to me. The races are not close. The ballot referendums […]
    November 05, 2018

    Pixel 3 XL

    I spent a fair bit of time this weekend moving phones from the Pixel 2, which I have loved using, to the Pixel 3 XL. It is drop dead simple to port over all of my accounts, data, and apps from one Pixel to another. Google has made that as easy as moving from one […]
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    Union Square Ventures Company Life and Culture

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     Union Square Ventures Frequently Asked Questions

    • When was Union Square Ventures founded?

      Union Square Ventures was founded in 2004.

    • Who are Union Square Ventures key executives?

      Union Square Ventures's key executives are Rebecca Kaden, John Buttrick and Albert Wenger.

    • Where is Union Square Ventures headquarters?

      Union Square Ventures headquarters is located at 915 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York.

    • Where are Union Square Ventures offices?

      Union Square Ventures has an office in New York.

    • How many offices does Union Square Ventures have?

      Union Square Ventures has 1 office.