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More on Facial Recognition Regulation
Albert Wenger – Jan 20, 2020
I have written previously about the need to regulate the use of facial recognition technology . The calls for regulation have become stronger in the wake of Kashmir Hill ’s New York Times article about Clearview AI . It is [...] Read more
Peak Decade
Fred Wilson – Jan 20, 2020
I read this post on Bloomberg about a theme this week at Davos (never been) about the 2020s being a “Peak Decade”: Peak Globalization (tighter borders in the coming years) Peak Capitalism (the emergence of “stakeholder capitalism”) Peak Inequality (the [...] Read more
Digital Bearer Assets
Nick Grossman – Jan 17, 2020
I spent time over the past few days with several entrepreneurs who are building crypto or “web 3” applications well outside of the financial space. One of the takeaways for me was of the important role that digital “bearer” assets [...] Read more
Funding Friday:
Fred Wilson – Jan 17, 2020
I love this project and backed it instantly when a friend showed it to me last week. USV TEAM POSTS: Zapier Bot — Jan 16, 2020 Explaining the rules of a game? Start with the goals Nick Grossman — Jan [...] Read more
Explaining the rules of a game? Start with the goals
Bethany Crystal – Jan 16, 2020
Learning the rules of a game If you’ve ever been introduced to a new game, it’s important to start with the rules. In all likelihood, if you’re playing a game as a group, someone else around the table — maybe, [...] Read more
USV’s Climate Thesis
Fred Wilson – Jan 16, 2020
My partner Albert wrote a bit about how USV is investing in the climate/sustainability sector today . The high-level summary is “not very differently than we have and are investing in other sectors”. At USV, we like certain businesss models, [...] Read more
Leap
Nick Grossman – Jan 16, 2020
When USV started looking closely at the energy sector, we were excited to find networks on multiple levels: at the grid level, a network of electrons; at the market level, a network of transactions and financial products; and at the [...] Read more
USV and the Climate Crisis
Albert Wenger – Jan 16, 2020
As we start a new decade it is worth examining our investment thesis. We continue to be convinced that our current focus on broadening access to knowledge, capital and wellbeing will help us surface promising opportunities. There is, however, also [...] Read more
Wren
Dani Grant – Jan 16, 2020
We are excited to be welcoming Wren to the USV portfolio. We first came across Wren while navigating the confusing process of purchasing carbon offsets for our firm’s travel. We found Wren to be one of the most clear and [...] Read more