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Visualizing our Investments
Fred Wilson – Nov 30, 2012
Union Square Ventures is a thesis driven firm. We don't really invest in the consumer web, networks, mobile, the cloud, or any specific technology. We invest in the disruption of the global economy caused by the increasing liquidity of information [...] Read more
Looking for Design Talent
Albert Wenger – Oct 10, 2012
We are excited to announce a Behance talent audition to identify five designers that will be commissioned to update the look and feel of USV's identity. You can find a detailed design brief at Behance. We have decided on a [...] Read more
Researching Online Education
Christina Cacioppo – Oct 2, 2012
We've blogged about many aspects of USV, including our investment thesis and our preferences on deal terms, but we've rarely shared our internal research on new markets and industries. On reflection, we've decided it would be better to make that [...] Read more
Pollenware (C2FO)
John Buttrick – Sep 5, 2012
If you follow our investment strategy, you know we love internet-based marketplaces that enable direct transactions between interested parties. What is less well known is that our focus extends beyond consumer-facing marketplaces such as Etsy and Lending Club. Last week [...] Read more
Networks And The Enterprise
Fred Wilson – Aug 30, 2012
Many think that USV is a consumer web investor. We don't think of ourselves that way. We invest in networks and for most of our short history, that has meant investing in networks of individuals connecting with each other. Thus [...] Read more
Brewster
Fred Wilson – Jul 12, 2012
Twenty years into the personal technology revolution and we are still using address books that work pretty much like physical address books. It makes no sense. The mobile address book should be hyperconnected to our digital life, informed by it, [...] Read more