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Albert Wenger – Jul 29, 2021
Electrification of transportation, heating, and various industrial processes is crucial to fighting the climate crisis. Of course that’s only true if we wind up generating that electricity without carbon emissions. Renewable energy, including wind, hydro and solar will play a [...] Read more
The Growing Demand for Clean Electricity
Mona Alsubaei – Jul 28, 2021
The availability of abundant and affordable energy is directly linked to the quality of life. Energy consumption of 100 GJ or more per capita appears to be a precondition to achieving a high degree of human development (the United Nations [...] Read more
Supporting Teams in their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts
Lauren Young – Jul 28, 2021
Co-authored by Alex Gachanja As captured in USV Thesis 3.0, the potential to leverage networks is a core component of our investment criteria. Over the years, it has become clear that diversity within networks builds better businesses. Organizations with diverse [...] Read more
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Andy Weissman – Jul 1, 2021
Co-authored by Hannah Murdoch Ten years ago, USV wrote about how technology was changing the way people funded their ideas and earned a living. Investing in Kickstarter, we noted: “Creative people will continue to produce amazing works. We do not [...] Read more
USV Algorand Transparency Statement, Q2 2021
Nick Grossman – Jul 1, 2021
As part of an ongoing effort to bring transparency and clarity to the Algorand project, we are continuing to publish regular transparency statements on our Algorand holdings and activities. Entities and financial relationships: USV has made its investment in Algorand, [...] Read more
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Albert Wenger – Jun 29, 2021
“Danger, Will Robinson!” was one of the catchphrases of Robot Model B-9, mostly known simply as the Robot, in the 1960s TV Series Lost in Space. More than half a century later, we have plenty of industrial robots toiling away [...] Read more