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Announcing Abridge
Naomi Shah – Jul 16, 2019
White walls. You’re sitting on the hospital bed with that paper crinkling under you every time you shift around. It’s harder to focus on what the doctor is saying. The doctor just said the words “blood thinners” and your thoughts [...] Read more
Blockstack Reg A Token Sale
Albert Wenger – Jul 15, 2019
Our portfolio company Blockstack is the first company to have received qualification from the SEC to sell a crypto token in an offering to the general public. The Reg A Stacks token sale is now live and you can learn [...] Read more
Otis
Albert Wenger – Jul 9, 2019
Museums are a wonderful way to see art and to make art accessible to the public. On the opposite spectrum of accessibility are private collections, locked away in the homes, or sometimes simply the storage facilities, of collectors. Even for [...] Read more
Algorand Launch
Albert Wenger – Jun 19, 2019
Today marks a big milestone for the Algorand Core Team and Algorand Foundation. They conducted the first on-chain Algorand auction and it came off without a hitch. It took a lot to get here and so: huge congratulations to everyone involved! Among other things this [...] Read more
goTenna Series C
Albert Wenger – Jun 18, 2019
We are excited that Founders Fund has led a Series C financing for goTenna. It is a recognition of the tremendous progress the company has made in serving the communication needs of first responders and other professionals. The goTenna Prooffering works with mobile phones [...] Read more
Why USV is Joining the Libra Association
Nick Grossman – Jun 18, 2019
A new blockchain & cryptocurrency project, Libra, was announced today. Libra has been incubated by Facebook. USV will be one of the founding members of the governing body, the Libra Association. Libra is a stable, fiat-backed cryptocurrency that will launch inside [...] Read more