Investment and Announcements

Tucows Investment

Date: Feb 6, 2017
Union Square Ventures has made a substantial investment in Tucows, a 23-year-old company that has been publicly traded for over 15 years. Since we have never before invested in a public company, that requires a bit of an explanation. Read more

Shippo Announces USPS ePostage Access

Date: Jan 12, 2017
Our portfolio company Shippo today announced that it is now providing all customers with access to the United States Postal Service ePostage program. Shippo is the first company to have received such a license from the USPS since 1999. Read more

Metaverse and Digital Currency

Date: Jan 9, 2017
In Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel, Snow Crash, we were introduced to the concept of a Metaverse, the 3D mixed reality heir to the Internet marked by a convergence of the physical and virtual worlds. Technologists have been trying to bring Read more

Blockstack Follow-on Funding

Date: Jan 6, 2017
We are excited to announce follow-on funding in our portfolio company Blockstack. Read more

Numerai Series A Financing

Date: Dec 12, 2016
Today, we're excited to announce that USV is leading the Series A round of financing in Numerai’s management company. Read more

Holiday Offers from USV Network

Date: Dec 1, 2016
USV network companies: Let us know if you’d like us to include your holiday offer in this list! The potential of digital network effects has been crucial to our investment thesis from day one. Read more