A historical collection of our writing.
We recently started investing out of our newest USV Core Fund. As with each of our previous funds, while it is a new vehicle, our approach will stay the same: small fund, thesis driven, high conviction, and low velocity. We’ll focus on being long term and dedicated partners to a small number of […] Read more
By 
Grace Carney Matt MandelRebecca KadenNick Grossman
We are in a moment where the future is both wildly exciting and highly uncertain. The acceleration of AI has created a new paradigm of possibilities but also fundamental questions we can’t yet answer. Will we continue speeding towards exponentially growing and continually (potentially […] Read more
The most exciting web3 opportunities center around applications that will onboard many millions, and eventually billions, of users to crypto by offering a combination of true utility and an easy to use, best in class consumer product. These products have to solve real problems and do so in a way […] Read more
We are in the middle of two significant technological shifts happening simultaneously and also intertwined. AI and web3 may have different starting points and timelines but they are both fundamental advances in how computers can transform what we are able to do and how we can do it. They also have […] Read more
We are entering a new age of consumer fun and function. AI is going to supercharge both the utility and entertainment of consumer products, introducing new form factors and experiences that feel made for me. As Jared wrote recently, we are ready for the weird. Models trained on our own data and […] Read more
By Nick Grossman & Rebecca Kaden
Union Square Ventures turns 20 this year. Brad and Fred began to deploy the first USV fund in 2004. The dot com bubble had recently popped, modern smartphones hadn’t been invented, “social media” wasn’t a thing, and the first bitcoin transaction wouldn’t be recorded for another 5 years. Since then, […] Read more
