Union Square Ventures

Venture Capital Est. 2003
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USD 1B
Estimated FUM
Type
Venture Capital
HQ
New York, NY, United States
Founded
2003
Focus
Marketplaces & Platforms · Technology

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.

Strategies

Venture Capital
Sources

Profile sources

  1. privateequitylist.com — Marketplaces & Platforms, Technology

Locations & investment markets

Capital and location details checked 2026-10-12.

Investment Criteria

Investment size
USD 200K - USD 15M

Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.

Investment Stages
Stages
Seed Series A Series B
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States
Coverage
Global
Regions
North America

Coverage is a guide only.

Location

Headquarters
New York, NY, United States
More investors with offices in New York
Office Presence
1 country
United States
1 known office
New York, NY, United States (HQ)

Deals & Activity

Tracked Deals
1
Most common deal types
Unknown (1)
Recent tracked deals
Forerunner
2026
$39M

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