Lauren Young | Union Square Ventures

Lauren Young

Apr 12, 2022

Diverse teams build better businesses. To further support this statement, we have found that aggregating data from 100+ scaling tech companies helps many of them level up their internal processes and support levers. For example, in 2020 we saw that Read more

Jul 28, 2021

Co-authored by Alex Gachanja. As captured in USV Thesis 3.0, the potential to leverage networks is a core component of our investment criteria. Over the years, it has become clear that diversity within networks builds better businesses. Organizations with diverse Read more

Jul 9, 2020

A company’s demographic makeup has never been more relevant. Employees want to know things: how leadership plans to measure and prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion, how they compare to other companies in their sector or industry, and what tools they Read more

Nov 1, 2019

Activity led by a Network Leader: Write 3 areas of interest around your face and draw lines to those who share a common interest. At USV we believe in the power of network effects. This belief weaves heavily into our Read more

May 16, 2018

The terms “diversity” and “inclusion” have become increasingly paramount to CEOs, executives, managers and employees when focusing on the direction of their company. Included in the wave of frontrunners, a team at Yieldmo has founded “The Mosaic Series.” Read more

May 2, 2018

My name is Lauren and I oversee Network Engagement and Partnerships at Union Square Ventures. Read more

Feb 8, 2018

As our portfolio grows, we can help make more of an impact if we leverage the power of our vast network. One part of that effort in scaling impact is to create an “ambassador-like” program. Our intention is to help Read more

Mar 6, 2017

The USV portfolio network consists of 67 active companies with over 7,000 employees across the US, Canada and Europe. We believe in using the power of networks to help our portfolio companies build better businesses through peer to peer learning, external network relationships, and shared resources. On average we host 60 portfolio events each year and, in 2017 we are on track to host nearly 80 in total. Read more