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An Overview of Blockchain-Based Universal Basic Income Projects
Dani Grant – Jul 10, 2018
One of the applications of blockchain that we are very excited about is Universal Basic Income. While UBI has traditionally been imagined as a government subsidy, cryptocurrency gives us a way to implement UBI without the need for a government to implement it. We are intrigued by this possibility and are wondering about some key issues, such as the complexities around issuing new currencies and preventing fraudulent accounts. Read more
Investing In Token Focused Funds
Fred Wilson – Jun 20, 2018
At USV, we have been active in the blockchain/crypto sector since 2011. At this time, we have direct investments in nine companies/projects in the crypto space and one exited investment. Companies in the blockchain/crypto sector make up about 15% of [...] Read more
An Overview Of The Distributed Computing Landscape
Dani Grant – Jun 11, 2018
People have been trying to build distributed compute networks since the 1990’s; In 1996, GIMPS used distributed compute to search for prime numbers and in 1999, Seti@Home used volunteers’ compute power to search for extraterrestrial life. Now 25 years later, [...] Read more
Dani @ USV
Dani Grant – Jun 4, 2018
Hi everyone. I just joined USV as an analyst. I’m coming from Cloudflare, a USV portfolio company, where I worked for Dane on the Product Strategy team. If you’re working on anything interesting related to our new thesis, reach out. I’m dani@usv.com. Excited to start the Union Square adVentures. Read more
Our Investment in Modern Fertility
Rebecca Kaden – May 30, 2018
Modern Fertility is building a trusted consumer brand in fertility, starting with their launch today of at-home testing for women. In the comfort of their own homes, and for a fraction of what it would cost at a clinic, women can have their key fertility hormones tested through a few drops of blood. Read more
The Mosaic Series at Yieldmo
Lauren Young – May 16, 2018
The terms “diversity” and “inclusion” have become increasingly paramount to CEOs, executives, managers and employees when focusing on the direction of their company. Included in the wave of frontrunners, a team at Yieldmo has founded “The Mosaic Series.” Read more