Writing

We recently announced our first biotech investment at USV in a company called Humane Genomics . They engineer viruses that can be made to selectively infect different kinds of cells. To start, they’re focused on viruses that kill cancer cells [...]  Read more

I’ve written previously about the deep tech opportunity . While lean software startups have been a great place to invest venture capital over the last thirty years, I believe we’re living through a shift where future returns in venture capital [...]  Read more

The dramatic reduction in the cost of solar energy means we can cheaply produce clean power– but only when the sun is out. Batteries are a natural companion to solar, capable of soaking up surplus energy when the sun is shining, [...]  Read more

Electric vehicles are a prime example of how electricity will be used in more complex ways as we electrify everything to reduce carbon emissions. As batteries, they enable shifting electricity usage in time, and as vehicles, they enable shifting usage [...]  Read more

The Gotham Gal and I have completed another of our sustainable apartment buildings we make for families that live in Brooklyn. We call the building Frame122 and it is located at 122 Waverly Avenue , right off Myrtle Avenue, about [...]  Read more

This post was originally published on the USV blog and can be found here . Co-authored with Rebecca Kaden , Nick Grossman , and Matt Mandel . We are in a moment where the future is both wildly exciting and [...]  Read more