# Jared Hecht

[@jaredhecht](http://twitter.com/jaredhecht)

[jaredhecht.com](http://jaredhecht.com/)

Jared Hecht is a Venture Partner at Union Square Ventures. Prior to joining USV, he was the founder of Fundera (acquired by Nerdwallet) and GroupMe (acquired by Skype/MSFT) and an angel investor. Jared majored in political science at Columbia University. He is married with two children and lives in Brooklyn.