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Shortwave
Nick Grossman – Feb 15, 2022
Email is one of the greatest communication tools ever invented – a universal, public system that enables written communication among all people, anywhere on the planet. It can handle simple, short messages and rich content of all kinds. It works [...] Read more
m3ter
Rebecca Kaden – Feb 7, 2022
A core piece of USV’s thesis has long been around an enablement layer – the idea that horizontal tooling is essential to support growing ecosystems that sit on top. That belief has led to investments like Twilio, Shippo, Sift, Clarifai, [...] Read more
Floodmapp
Hanel Baveja – Feb 7, 2022
Co-authored by Nick Grossman. Thanks to major advances in GPS technology and the proliferation of mobile phones, we are used to predicting the arrival of everyday items with incredible accuracy. You can watch a Domino's pizza make its way down [...] Read more
Parallel Markets
John Buttrick – Feb 3, 2022
In 2015, we invested in Carta (FKA eShares) and wrote, “Anyone who owns shares or options in a private company instinctively knows that cap table management remains frustratingly analog…The collection and management of this information is a thankless task but [...] Read more
Climate Tech Investing in Emerging Markets (Part One)
Mona Alsubaei – Jan 20, 2022
I recently joined the USV team and as many investors and founders, I have been a long-time reader of this platform. So, I'm honored to be writing here! For my first posts, I’m writing about something related to my career [...] Read more
Joining Union Square Ventures
Mona Alsubaei – Dec 6, 2021
Some of you in the USV network might know me. My USV journey started last year. I worked on the USV climate fund while doing my MBA. Now, I'm officially part of the investment team full-time in New York. While [...] Read more