About
Union Square Ventures is a small, collegial partnership based in New York City. We are generalist investors, working across many sectors and technologies, but with a consistent point of view on how to approach transformative opportunities.
Since 2004, we have raised and invested 14 funds across three strategies. We are a small team based in New York City but investing globally. We write checks between $1 to $30M into companies that inspire us.
We revisit our theses every ten years. Here are a few retrospectives on how our thinking has evolved:
USV in 140 characters: invest in large networks of engaged users, differentiated by user experience, and defensible though network effects
If I was asked to describe 3 things that in combination make USV a unique venture firm: 1/ small funds for 15+ yrs (last core fund $275M) 2/ "vehemently" generalist - everyone invests in every area of thesis 3/ completely collaborative investment decisions, made as a collective
