A historical collection of our writing.
We are pleased to announce that USV has raised a 2021 Core Fund with commitments of $250 million. This Core Fund will complement our new Climate Fund and existing Opportunity Fund. This will be USV’s seventh early-stage venture fund since the firm was founded in 2003. As before, we continue to […] Read more
Andy Warhol once said, “It’s really much more interesting what you see walking from one gallery to another than what you see in the galleries.” What he likely meant is that the best art is simply watching people. Watching them interact in everyday settings. Watching their stories unfold. We love […] Read more
At a Sofar, you are sitting on the floor in a room full of mostly strangers, listening to artists you’ve never heard of, perhaps in a city you’ve never been to before, and yet it’s possible to feel comfortable and content. Why does this work, and at scale? Recently, we’ve been thinking about what […] Read more
The whole freaking world was full of people who were bound to tell you they weren’t qualified to do this or that but they were determined to go ahead and do just that thing anyway -Tom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test In the mid-90s I worked for a man whose management style we used […] Read more (opens Andy Weissman in a new tab)
People will tell you where they’ve gone They’ll tell you where to go But till you get there yourself You never really know -Joni Mitchell Towards the end of his Broadway show, Bruce Springsteen describes how he’s realized that as parents, we have a choice to make: will we be ghosts or ancestors to […] Read more (opens Andy Weissman in a new tab)
Differentiated user experiences are a cornerstone of the defensible businesses that USV has invested in for over 10 years. In the most recent articulation of our thesis – 3.0 – we also stressed experiences and trusted brands that expand access to, for example, knowledge. Trusted services are those […] Read more
