A historical collection of our writing.
As part of an ongoing effort to bring transparency and clarity to the Algorand project, we have published regular transparency statements on our Algorand holdings and activities. Transactions: From Q4 2021 through Q1 2022, USV sold Algos constituting roughly 20% of our total holdings (including […] Read more
Part of the USV investment thesis is “Access to Knowledge ”. To date, most of our investing in this area has primarily been around consumer learning platforms, like Duolingo, Quizlet, Codecademy, Outschool, Brilliant and others. These platforms are generally focused on acquiring and internalizing […] Read more (opens Nick Grossman in a new tab)
As my partner Brad noted in 2019, the first generation of the internet (aka “Web 1”) was built as a “stateless” system. In other words, data packets could be moved around the network, but the network itself couldn’t store them or create persistent data out of them. So, a generation of companies […] Read more
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 for intimate conversations or large groups, within an […] Read more
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, Inc., and holds its node […] Read more
The amount of invention and creativity happening in crypto is head-spinning. Countless projects, protocols, apps, tokens, and communities are launching, layering, merging, forking and growing every day. It’s a lot to keep up with. Fortunately, blockchains are (mostly) public data sources, and the […] Read more
