A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonTen years ago, a small group of folks in the K12 Computer Science Education community in NYC decided to put on a “mock job fair” for high school students who were taking computer science classes in the NYC public schools. That was the start of an annual day of engagement and learning for high […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Mona AlsubaeiCo-authored by Rebecca Kaden Of the world’s 2,000 largest public companies, at least 21% now have net-zero commitments. To fulfill these commitments, companies need to understand their full emissions. Despite increased efforts, there are still two major obstacles to comprehensive emissions […] Read more
Samson MeseleAt USV we intend to make a meaningful contribution to solving the climate crisis. In addition to making investments from our climate funds, we are committing to track, reduce and offset emissions at both the USV and portfolio levels. To amplify our efforts, we have teamed up with other venture […] Read more
Fred WilsonI am the Chair of the Etsy Board and have been an investor and board member at Etsy since the mid-2000s. It is a company that I love and get great joy from being part of. Last year Etsy quietly launched a feature that has completely changed the way I use Etsy. It is called […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Grace CarneyCo-authored with Rebecca Kaden Last week USV and Reach Capital co-hosted the AI Learning Summit. We welcomed over 75 builders, founders, educators, students, and policy makers into our library for a day of demoing fresh projects and discussing the ways in which learning and AI will intersect. This […] Read more
Fred WilsonUSV’s current thesis is: Enabling trusted brands that broaden access to knowledge, capital, and well-being by leveraging networks, platforms, and protocols. That last word is powerful but unfortunately less understood than the other words in that sentence. Protocols have been around forever and are […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
