A historical collection of our writing.
Hannah MurdochCo-authored by Rebecca Kaden Energy is a real-time commodities market. The grid must balance supply and demand minute-by-minute to avoid blackouts or surges. Big changes in supply (wind stops blowing) or demand (everyone turns on their AC) threaten to throw the system off balance. Historically, the […] Read more
Mona AlsubaeiIn January, I wrote about the case for climate tech investing in emerging markets. In addition to preventing catastrophic losses and events, it also represents an opportunity that is waiting to be pursued. While there are challenges to investing in some emerging markets, there are many other market […] Read more
Hanel BavejaCo-authored by Nick Grossman. Thanks to major advances in GPS technology and the proliferation of mobile phones, we are used to predicting the arrival of everyday items with incredible accuracy. You can watch a Domino’s pizza make its way down the block to you in real time and receive push […] Read more
Mona AlsubaeiI recently joined the USV team and as many investors and founders, I have been a long-time reader of this platform. So, I’m honored to be writing here! For my first posts, I’m writing about something related to my career before USV: investing in emerging markets. I’m exploring it in relation to one […] Read more
Hanel BavejaCo-authored by Rebecca Kaden There are over 4,000 satellites in orbit around the Earth today. Enabled by advances in IoT and distributed sensing in the last few decades, these satellites help us do everything from GPS navigation to weather forecasting. In contrast, remarkably few strides have been […] Read more
Increased mobility is one of the great accomplishments of the industrial age. We can get to places much faster whether it is for work, to visit friends and family, for sightseeing, or to participate in an event. Those gains, however, have come at a variety of costs, including a major contribution […] Read more
