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Hailo
John Buttrick – Feb 5, 2013
We're excited to announce today that USV led the recent round of financing in Hailo, the e-hail company based in London and New York. Hailo is rapidly becoming a global platform for regulated taxi service and we are delighted to [...] Read more
Behance Joins Adobe To Scale Creative Network
Albert Wenger – Dec 20, 2012
Earlier this year we invested in New York based Behance. We had known and followed Scott and the team for several years and kept an active dialog about the network of creatives that they have been building. As it turns [...] Read more
Visualizing our Investments
Fred Wilson – Nov 30, 2012
Union Square Ventures is a thesis driven firm. We don't really invest in the consumer web, networks, mobile, the cloud, or any specific technology. We invest in the disruption of the global economy caused by the increasing liquidity of information [...] Read more
Looking for Design Talent
Albert Wenger – Oct 10, 2012
We are excited to announce a Behance talent audition to identify five designers that will be commissioned to update the look and feel of USV's identity. You can find a detailed design brief at Behance. We have decided on a [...] Read more
Researching Online Education
Christina Cacioppo – Oct 2, 2012
We've blogged about many aspects of USV, including our investment thesis and our preferences on deal terms, but we've rarely shared our internal research on new markets and industries. On reflection, we've decided it would be better to make that [...] Read more
Pollenware (C2FO)
John Buttrick – Sep 5, 2012
If you follow our investment strategy, you know we love internet-based marketplaces that enable direct transactions between interested parties. What is less well known is that our focus extends beyond consumer-facing marketplaces such as Etsy and Lending Club. Last week [...] Read more