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New Fund – Same Focus
Brad Burnham – Mar 5, 2008
We closed on Union Square Ventures 2008 LP last week. Our new fund, at $156mm in capital ments, is large enough for us to be able to act on our conviction and to support our portfolio, but small enough to [...] Read more
We’re Hiring
Andrew Parker – Feb 11, 2008
** Update: this position has since been filled. **We are looking to hire a new analyst here at Union Square Ventures. The analyst position at Union Square Ventures is a two year rotational assignment and a pre-MBA role. We hope [...] Read more
Etsy’s New Financing And What They Are Going To Do With It
Fred Wilson – Jan 30, 2008
Last week Union Square Ventures participated in a Series D round for Etsy. We have participated in every round of financing for the company and pleased to have been able to invest in such an exciting opportunity.CEO Rob Kalin outlines [...] Read more
Zynga Game Network
Fred Wilson – Jan 15, 2008
In the middle of last year my friend Mark Pincus stopped by my office to tell me what he'd been up to. Facebook apps it turned out, of course. He said, "Fred, by this time next year, everything you invest [...] Read more
Google’s Data Asset
Brad Burnham – Dec 21, 2007
Tim O’Reilly has been saying for several years that data is the Intel Inside of web services. I am not sure the analogy is completely accurate. The microprocessor plays a different role in a personal computer than data does in [...] Read more
Why Early Stage Venture Investments Fail
Fred Wilson – Nov 30, 2007
In my last post on failure rates in early stage venture capital, I made the point that every portfolio is going to have failures. I’ve made 32 direct investments (the deals I’ve sourced, led, and managed myself) over the past [...] Read more