New York City, US · Partner
Brad Burnham
The firm
Union Square VenturesVC firm · US48cheques in 12 months404all time15ledRounds they were named in
- Rounds
- 1
- Led
- 0
- Disclosed
- $350k
- Active
- 2008
- Path101Seed$350kUSJoined · +20 investors · historical
Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.
Companies they are listed as backing
Portfolio
3Box
Codecademy
DuckDuckGo
Duolingo
Meetup
OB1
OneFootball
Simulmedia
Stack Overflow- Tacoda
- UpCompany
Yieldmo- Blueprint Power
- Flurry
- Indeed
- Neoteny 3
- New Story YC S15
- Path 101
- Tucows
- Tumblr Inc.
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Company raisingZerion IncDirectorsince 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raisingAssembly Made, Inc.Directorsince 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raisingYieldMo, Inc.Directoron 3 filings · since 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raisingDuolingo, Inc.Directoron 5 filings · since 2012
- SEC Form D · Company raisingSimulmedia, Inc.Directorsince 2012
- SEC Form D · Company raisingADAPTIVEBLUE, INCDirectoron 3 filings · since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raisingBug Labs, Inc.Directoron 2 filings · since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raisingTumblr IncDirectoron 3 filings · since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raisingPINCH MEDIA INCDirectorsince 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raisingUPCOMPANY INCDirectorsince 2009
Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.
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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)
WithBrad Burnham
MentionsUnion Square Ventures
About this episode
Brad Burnham of Union Square Ventures joins Nick to discuss Founding Union Square Ventures, Driving Persistent, Top Decile Returns, How Top Founders Have Changed, and the Outlook for Web 3.0 and Data Control. In this episode we cover: Founder Focus Shifting from Management to Leadership How… More on the show's page
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20VC: Investing Lessons From Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham @ USV, How CEO's Can Operationally Utilise Their Board & The Single Most Important Quality of A CEO with Andrew Parker, General Partner @ Spark Capital
MentionsFred WilsonUnion Square VenturesHenry Ward
About this episode
Andrew Parker is a General Partner @ Spark Capital , one of the best performing funds of the last decade with a portfolio including the likes of Twitter, Slack, Oculus, Medium, PostMates, Cruise (acq $1Bn) the list goes on. As for Andrew, he has led Spark's investments in Carta , Kik ,… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's page20VC: USV's Brad Burnham on Co-Founding USV with Fred Wilson, What They Look For In Potential Partners & Whether We Are Entering a Period of Consolidation or Expansion
WithBrad Burnham
MentionsFred WilsonUnion Square Ventures
About this episode
Brad Burnham is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ Union Square Ventures. I feel Brad is far better described by his partner Fred Wilson , than I ever could so this is Fred's words on Brad. "Brad and I founded USV together in 2003. We had both been in the venture business for more than a decade,… More on the show's page
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USV’s New $900M Fund: Fred Wilson, Rebecca Kaden & Mike Mignano
WithRebecca Kaden
MentionsFred WilsonBrad BurnhamMichael MignanoNick Grossman
About this episode
USV spent 20 years keeping its funds small on purpose. Its new $900M raise is the largest fund cycle in the firm’s history. I sat down with USV General Partners Fred Wilson, Rebecca Kaden and Michael Mignano at the firm’s New York office to unpack why one of venture capital’s most disciplined… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 283: Why I Passed (Mejia Hernandez, Wroblewski, Burnham)
MentionsBrad BurnhamJulie WroblewskiSamara Mejia Hernandez
About this episode
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Samara Mejia Hernandez Julie Wroblewski Brad Burnham Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran ,… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 281: Lessons Learned (Kadavy, Burnham, Hamed)
MentionsAli HamedAnnie KadavyBrad Burnham
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Annie Kadavy Brad Burnham Ali Hamed Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran , General Partner of… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 273: Post Mortems (O'Malley, Burnham, Holiday)
MentionsAaron HolidayBrad Burnham
About this episode
this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Brian O'Malley Brad Burnham Aaron Holiday Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran , General Partner of New… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 270: What's Next (Foxe Blader, Zhuo, Burnham)
MentionsBrad Burnham
About this episode
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ruth Foxe Blader TX Zhuo Brad Burnham Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. The host of The… More on the show's page
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