Union Square Ventures
Venture Capital Est. 2003
USD 1B
Estimated FUM
- Type
- Venture Capital
- HQ
- New York, NY, United States
- Founded
- 2003
- Focus
- Generalist Tech
About
Union Square Ventures is a small collegial partnership based in New York that manages over $1B across seven technology-focused venture funds. Union Square Ventures is one of the most successful venture funds in the world and has been an early-stage investor in some of America's most successful startups such as Zynga, Indeed, Tumblr, Twitter, Lending Club, Etsy, Twilio and MongoDB. USV was founded in 2003 by Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham.
Investment Focus
Focus Areas
Stages
Seed Series A Series B
Focus
Generalist Tech
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States
Coverage
Global Regions
North America
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Headquarters
New York, NY, United States
Office Presence
1 country
United States
1 known office
New York, NY, United States (HQ)
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