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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
VIAM
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
Electrifying Buildings
Hannah Murdoch – Jun 7, 2021
This is one of several posts on new areas we are exploring for USV’s Climate Fund. Electrifying buildings will play a critical role in managing our carbon budget. Nearly 18% of global greenhouse gas emissions are attributed to powering residential [...] Read more
Scaling Ethereum with zkSync
Nick Grossman – Jun 3, 2021
Ethereum has grown into an incredibly rich ecosystem, demonstrating the network effects that are possible when you combine wallets, developers, assets, liquidity, and layered protocols. As a result, we are getting our first glimpses of what the web will look [...] Read more
ADDI
John Buttrick – May 26, 2021
Co-authored by Hanel Baveja While we are not the first to point this out, access to capital in Latin America remains a massive challenge. Financial infrastructure and tools are concentrated on the top earners, excluding the majority of the population [...] Read more