# Union Square Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Union Square Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 406 investments on record, 50 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Union Square Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 406 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $151M, Jul 2022 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A AI & Machine Learning Advertising (AdTech) Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)

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**98%** of best year **50** **cheques in 12 months**, 406 on record

Since the last cheque **4** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$17M** Cheque size, as they say **$1.0M – $20M** Rounds led **17 of 406** Sole investor **23 rounds** Exits **19 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 72%**

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## Union Square Ventures highlights

- 01 50 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 51% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 23 rounds, median $6.6M
- 04 19 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $1.0M – $20M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** AI & Machine Learning Advertising (AdTech) Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **406 appearances**

- **2026** 43 rounds
- **Oct** **[Machenta](https://millionrounds.com/company/machenta)** Seed · GB · Google News search **$40M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Paradev](https://millionrounds.com/company/paradev)** Seed · US · Google News search **$12M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Tolan](https://millionrounds.com/company/tolan)** US · Google News search **$30M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Tasklet](https://millionrounds.com/company/tasklet)** US · Google News search **$13M** With 10 others
- **Oct** **[Nous Research](https://millionrounds.com/company/nous-research)** Series B · US · Firms' own news pages **$90M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[Rune Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/rune-energy)** Series A · US **$40M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Mombak](https://millionrounds.com/company/mombak)** Debt · BR **$39M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Efficient Computer](https://millionrounds.com/company/efficient-computer)** Series B · US **$97M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Teamshares](https://millionrounds.com/company/teamshares)** US **$225M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Zanskar](https://millionrounds.com/company/zanskar)** Grant · US **$40M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Odyssey](https://millionrounds.com/company/odyssey)** Debt · US **$47M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Gritt](https://millionrounds.com/company/gritt)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$26M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Pascal](https://millionrounds.com/company/pascal)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$9.0M** *Led*
- **Jul** **[Nous Research](https://millionrounds.com/company/nous-research)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$75M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Addi](https://millionrounds.com/company/addi)** Series D · CO · LatamList **$86M** With 8 others
- **Jul** **[Alqem](https://millionrounds.com/company/alqem)** Pre-seed · DE **$9.1M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[fomo](https://millionrounds.com/company/fomo)** Series B · US · AlleyWatch **$75M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Generalist AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/generalist-ai)** Series B · US · Ventureburn **$400M** With 13 others
- **Jun** **[Suno](https://millionrounds.com/company/suno)** Series D · US · TechCrunch **$400M** With 9 others
- **Jun** **[Board](https://millionrounds.com/company/board)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$20M** *Led*
- **Jun** **[Abridge](https://millionrounds.com/company/abridge)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **May** **[Status AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/status-ai)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$17M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Consensus](https://millionrounds.com/company/consensus)** Venture · US **$30M** With 3 others
- **May** **[XFuel](https://millionrounds.com/company/xfuel)** Grant · IE **$4.8M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Somos Internet](https://millionrounds.com/company/somos-internet)** Series B · CO · LatamList **$40M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[Tasklet](https://millionrounds.com/company/tasklet)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Anthro Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/anthro-energy)** Grant · US **$25M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Stedi](https://millionrounds.com/company/stedi)** Series C · US · Ventureburn **$50M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[Isembard](https://millionrounds.com/company/isembard)** Series A · GB · Ventureburn **$50M** *Led*
- **Mar** **[Doctronic](https://millionrounds.com/company/doctronic)** Series B · US **$40M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[fxhash](https://millionrounds.com/company/fxhash)** Venture · FR **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Addi](https://millionrounds.com/company/addi)** Debt · CO · LatamList **$89M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Efficient Computer](https://millionrounds.com/company/efficient-computer)** Series A · US · Union Square Ventures **$60M** *Led*
- **Feb** **[Relay](https://millionrounds.com/company/relay)** Series B · Ventureburn **$17M** *Led*
- **Feb** **[Forerunner](https://millionrounds.com/company/forerunner)** Series B · US **$26M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Upgrade](https://millionrounds.com/company/upgrade)** Debt · US **$250M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Somos Internet](https://millionrounds.com/company/somos-internet)** Venture · CO **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Uniswap Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/uniswap-labs)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Lydian](https://millionrounds.com/company/lydian)** Venture · US **$44M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Radiant](https://millionrounds.com/company/radiant)** Seed · FR **$2.4M** With 5 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **12 named**

AB **Albert Bradford Wenger** Managing Member of General Partner i Filing they signed

AB **Andrew Bradford Weissman** Managing Member of General Partner i Filing they signed

FB **Frederick Bradford Wilson** Managing Member of General Partner i Filing they signed

JW **John W. Buttrick** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

KR **Kerri Rachlin** Managing Member i Filing they signed

KR **Kerriann Rachlin** Member i Form ADV

NG **Nicholas Grossman** Member i Form ADV

NG **Nick Grossman** Managing Member i Filing they signed

RB **R. Bradford Burnham** Managing Member of General Partner i Filing they signed

RA **Rebecca Anne Kaden** Managing Member i Filing they signed

RB **Rufus Bradford Burnham** Member i Form ADV

SM **Samson Mesele** Managing Member i Filing they signed

We also hold **31** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$3.2B** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Union Square Ventures, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 162375

Who backs their funds

## 1 LP on record in Union Square Ventures's funds

- **Committed:** $235M
- **Funds:** 13
- **Vintages:** 2004 to 2024

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies. Source: the pension's own report, latest Sept 2025.

- [**Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund** 13 funds *$235M*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oregon-public-employees) Fund Vintage Committed USV 2024 2024 $13M USV Opportunity 2022 2022 $19M USV Climate 2022 2022 $15M USV 2022 2022 $15M USV 2021 2021 $15M USV Climate 2021 2020 $15M USV Opportunity 2019 2019 $19M USV 2019 2019 $15M and 5 more

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **19 in all**

**[AMEE](https://millionrounds.com/company/amee)** Bought by Pi Ltd **Undisclosed** Nov 2015

**[Covestor](https://millionrounds.com/company/covestor)** Bought by [Interactive Brokers Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interactive-brokers-group) **Undisclosed** Apr 2015

**[Firebase](https://millionrounds.com/company/firebase)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Oct 2014

**[Flurry](https://millionrounds.com/company/flurry)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **$200M** Jul 2014

**[delicious](https://millionrounds.com/company/delicious)** Bought by [Science](https://millionrounds.com/fund/science) **Undisclosed** May 2014

**[Twitter](https://millionrounds.com/company/twitter)** Listed **$1.8B** Nov 2013

**[GetGlue](https://millionrounds.com/company/getglue)** Bought by [i.TV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itv) **Undisclosed** Nov 2013

**[AdaptiveBlue](https://millionrounds.com/company/adaptiveblue)** Bought by [i.TV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itv) **Undisclosed** Nov 2013

**[Tumblr](https://millionrounds.com/company/tumblr)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **$1.1B** May 2013

**[Tasty Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/tasty-labs)** Bought by WalmartLabs **Undisclosed** May 2013

**[Behance](https://millionrounds.com/company/behance)** Bought by [Adobe Systems](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adobe-systems) **$150M** Dec 2012

**[Indeed](https://millionrounds.com/company/indeed)** Bought by [Recruit Co., Ltd](https://millionrounds.com/fund/recruit-co-ltd) **Undisclosed** Oct 2012

**[Clickable](https://millionrounds.com/company/clickable)** Bought by Syncapse **Undisclosed** Jun 2012

**[Zynga](https://millionrounds.com/company/zynga)** Listed **Undisclosed** Dec 2011

**[delicious](https://millionrounds.com/company/delicious)** Bought by AVOS Systems **Undisclosed** Apr 2011

**[Outside.in](https://millionrounds.com/company/outside-in)** Bought by [AOL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aol) **Undisclosed** Mar 2011

**[Pinch Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/pinch-media)** Bought by Flurry **Undisclosed** Dec 2009

**[Tacoda](https://millionrounds.com/company/tacoda)** Bought by [AOL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aol) **$275M** Jul 2007

**[delicious](https://millionrounds.com/company/delicious)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **Undisclosed** Dec 2005

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$151M**

raised in Jul 2022

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$17M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$6.6M**

Led 17 of 406 rounds **4%**

- **Said size:** $1.0M – $20M
- **Sole investor:** 23 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 19 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *105*
- Series B said *74*
- Venture *54*
- Series C *46*
- Seed said *44*
- Series D *26*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 36
- [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) 35
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 33
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 33
- [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 24
- [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) 21

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Union Square Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **36** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Spark Capital** VC firm **35** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital)[**SV Angel** VC firm **33** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **33** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **24** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **21** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **19** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **18** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Coinbase Ventures** Corporate VC **15** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase)[**Founder Collective** VC firm **15** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[**Ribbit Capital** VC firm **15** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ribbit-capital)[**Avalon Ventures** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avalon-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Union Square Ventures put money into.

[**Tolan** $30M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tolan)[**Tasklet** $13M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tasklet)[**Nous Research** $90M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nous-research)[**Mombak** $39M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mombak)[**Efficient Computer** $97M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/efficient-computer)[**Teamshares** $225M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/teamshares)

## Books by the people here

One book written by people at Union Square Ventures: [Albert Wenger](https://millionrounds.com/person/albert-wenger-2).

- The World After Capital [Albert Wenger](https://millionrounds.com/person/albert-wenger-2) 3.96 from 287 ratings on Goodreads About the book Technological progress has shifted scarcity for humanity. When we were foragers, food was scarce. During the agrarian age, it was land. Following the industrial revolution, capital became scarce. With digital technologies scarcity is shifting once more. We need to figure out how… On AmazonListen on Audible
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## On podcasts

6 episodes naming Union Square Ventures in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 19 Sept 2022 · 36 min 351. Founding Union Square Ventures, Driving Persistent, Top Decile Returns, How Top Founders Have Changed, and the Outlook for Web 3.0 and Data Control (Brad Burnham) With [Brad Burnham](https://millionrounds.com/person/brad-burnham) Mentions [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) 9 Feb 2022 · 46 min Union Square Ventures' Rebecca Kaden on their theme based investing approach, fund sizing for USV, and navigating hot markets With [Rebecca Kaden](https://millionrounds.com/person/rebecca-kaden-2) Mentions [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures)[Fred Wilson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fred-wilson)[Maveron](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maveron) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Inevitable](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/inevitable) 28 Oct 2019 · 1h 1m Ep 49: Albert Wenger, Managing Partner at Union Square Ventures Mentions [Albert Wenger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/albert-wenger)[Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) 30 Jan 2018 · 27 min Episode #15: Rebecca Kaden of Union Square Ventures on Healthcare, Fintech and Venture Firms With [Rebecca Kaden](https://millionrounds.com/person/rebecca-kaden-2) Mentions [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Origins: Inside Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/origins-openlp) 31 Oct 2017 · 52 min Andy Weissman, Union Square Ventures With [Andy Weissman](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-weissman) Mentions [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 13 Jul 2015 · 29 min 20 VC 053: Inside Union Square Ventures with Jonathan Libov @ Union Square Ventures Mentions [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures)[Fred Wilson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fred-wilson) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 6 Jul 2026 · 1h 9m 20VC: Why Now is the Time for the Application Layer | Why OpenAI & Anthropic Won't Win the App Layer | Why Startups Should be TokenMaxxing | Why VCs Should Reduce Weighting on Price & Ownership in an Age of AI with Mike Mignano, USV Apple PodcastsShow page
- [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 15 Apr 2026 · 10 min The Hidden Strategies of Venture Capital - E687 Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Uncapped](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/uncapped) 16 Jul 2025 · 43 min Uncapped #17 | Christina Cacioppo from Vanta Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 19 May 2025 · 1h 32m 20VC: Duolingo Co-Founder on Why $3M is Harder than $100M to Raise | Why You Should Always Take Tier 1 VCs Even at Worse Terms | Why Europe Can't Win Unless the US Screws Up | How AI Impacts the Future of Work and Education with Severin Hacker Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Union Square Ventures

### What does Union Square Ventures invest in?

Union Square Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (51% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, Advertising (AdTech) and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML).

### How active is Union Square Ventures?

406 investments on record, 50 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 17. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Union Square Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Machenta (Seed, Oct 2026), Paradev (Seed, Oct 2026) and Tolan (Oct 2026).

### How big are Union Square Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $17M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $20M.

### Does Union Square Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 17 of its 406 investments on record (4%).

### Where does Union Square Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (72%), Colombia (10%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

### Is Union Square Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 50 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Union Square Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Andreessen Horowitz (36 rounds together), Spark Capital (35 rounds together) and SV Angel (33 rounds together).

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