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Union Square Ventures

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Union Square Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in US-NYC investing in Other, Marketplace, Climate / Energy. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$25.0M checks and has 30 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$25.0M
Portfolio
30 companies on record
Partners
7 listed
AUM
$1.1B
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Other, Marketplace, Climate / Energy, AI / ML, Developer Tools, Healthcare
HQ
US-NYC

Last verified: 2026-05-28

Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.0M – $25.0M

AUM

$1.1B

Portfolio

30+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2025Investments in last 12 months: 6

Investment Thesis

Thesis-driven venture capital. Investing at the intersection of emerging networks and public benefit.

How Union Square Ventures invests

Union Square Ventures is a vc firm based in US-NYC. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other, Marketplace, Climate / Energy, AI / ML, Developer Tools.

Union Square Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$25.0M per investment, backed by approximately $1.1B in assets under management.

Investing since at least 2022, Union Square Ventures has backed 30 companies in our records, including Electroflow, Miren, Volteras. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2025, with 6 investments logged over the last 12 months.

Partners & Team

FW

Fred Wilson

Partner

Crypto
Marketplace
RK

Rebecca Kaden

Managing Partner

JO

Jess Oynick

Director of Talent Acquisition

JH

Jared Hecht

Venture Partner

AM

Anne Mui

Executive Assistant

MA

Mona Alsubaei

Partner

NG

Nick Grossman

General Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Marketplace
Climate / Energy
AI / ML
Developer Tools
Healthcare

Portfolio Companies (30)

2025

EL

Electroflow

Energy·Seed
MI

Miren

Software·Seed
VO

Volteras

Electric Vehicles/Automotive·Series A
CA

Cactos

Energy Storage·Series A
HU

Humane Genomics

Biotechnology·Seed
PL

Pluralis

AI/Research·Seed

2024

PR

Presto

Electric Vehicles/Charging·Seed
GL

Glow

Crypto/Solar Energy·Token
CO

Consensus

AI/Research·Series A
DA

Daylight

Blockchain/Finance·Seed
How to pitch Union Square Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Marketplace, Climate / Energy — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $25.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Fred Wilson, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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