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Union Square Ventures

Union Square Ventures
Company nameUnion Square Ventures
Company typePrivate
IndustryVenture capital
HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Employees6 (2010)

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Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City.

The firm was founded by Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham in 2004. Albert Wenger became a partner of the firm in 2008.

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"People are going to be more conservative," says venture capitalist Fred Wilson in a video interview with Tech Confidential about the impact of the crisis in the capital markets on the technology industry. "Everyone's going to think harder about writing a check for anything," says Wilson, whose Union Square Ventures backs microblogging firm Twitter Inc. and other Web 2.0 startups. "There are times when people want to take risks and times when people don't want to take risks. Clearly, no one's going to want to take risks right now." For entrepreneurs, that means it will be harder to raise money. But not impossible. "Good ideas are still going to get funded," says Wilson, who squeezed in a quick chat with us at Web 2.0 Expo between giving a presentation and watching one by Maria Thomas, new CEO of his portfolio company Etsy Inc. One major reason Internet companies are less vulnerable today than a decade ago: They cost less than one tenth to operate than they did then. "Most companies back then had million-dollar-a-month burn rates," Wilson says. "Today, Union Square's portfolio companies are spending $50000 to $70000 a month, or $600000 to $700000 for the whole year. In this environment, that's a much healthier place to be." Check back later for video interviews with conference organizer Tim O'Reilly, the creators of online video show Lonelygirl15 and others.
3.67 min. | 4.5 user rating		 Semantic Web startup AdaptiveBlue on Tuesday is launching a new service, called Glue, that connects people around everyday things, including books, movies and music through a wide range of Web sites, including Amazon, Last.fm, Netflix, Yahoo! Finance, Wine.com and Citysearch. "We forget that the Web has no concept of a book or a movie," says Brad Burnham, co-founder of Union Square Ventures, which led AdaptiveBlue's $1.5 million Series A in 2007. "When we get together with our friends, we don't talk about URLs, we talk about things--about books, movies, wine, etc.," adds Burnham. "With this release, AdaptiveBlue is making it possible for people to come together around the things that mean something to them, not just the pages they visit." Along with the new product, AdaptiveBlue is announcing details of its recent $4.5 million Series B, which closed at the end of August and had been reported by some blogs earlier this month. AdaptiveBlue founder and CEO Alex Iskold (pictured) tells Tech Confidential that the round was led by RRE Ventures, with participation from Union Square. "Our investment in AdaptiveBlue is a reflection of our confidence in Alex, his outstanding team and in their collective ability to deliver what we think will be one of the first truly useful semantic tools for the Web," says Jim Robinson, who co-founded RRE in 1994 with Stuart Ellman. Robinson has joined AdaptiveBlue's board of directors. AdaptiveBlue conforms with other investments RRE has made <b>...</b>
5.32 min. | 0 user rating		 Sitting down with Brian Lehrer to discuss New York's start-up future are "Silicon Alley Insider" senior-editor Nicholas Carlson, Albert Wenger from Union Square Ventures, and via Skype from San Francisco, Hunch co-founder Chris Dixon.
8.85 min. | 0 user rating		 Union Square Ventures' Wilson on "We live in Public".
1.85 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Digital Lab Creator Simon Bond interviews Albert Wenger, Managing Partner of superhot Internet-focused venture capital firm Union Square Ventures (USV). They discuss USV's approach to investing and early-stage Web innovation.
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Guy Kawasaki is our guest host, evaluating TechStar's Occipital, Union Square Venture's Zemanta Read more at: www.vator.tv
21.68 min. | 0 user rating		 This week we delve into the world of technology. As the internet matures it is more difficult for startup technology companies to get funded by venture capitalists. Brad Burnham, co-founder of the New York venture capital firm, Union Square Ventures speaks with The Deal's Mary Kathleen Flynn about investing in early-stage internet companies and M&A in the technology industry. There are also several dealmaking events the week of August 18-22, 2008. Here are some key dates: Aug. 18. - Electronic Arts offer for Take-Two expires Aug. 21 - Heinz announces earnings Want to offer us some suggestions? Leave a comment below or e-mail us at reporters@thedeal.com
5.58 min. | 0 user rating		 From the Ford Foundation's Wired for Change conference on February 16, 2011. Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal leads a discussion with Susan Crawford, professor at Cardozo Law School; Fred Wilson, managing partner at Union Square Ventures; Elana Berkowitz, consultant at McKinsey and Yochai Benkler co-director of the Berkman Center.
47.97 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Sitting down with Brian Lehrer to discuss New York's start-up future are "Silicon Alley Insider" senior-editor Nicholas Carlson, Albert Wenger from Union Square Ventures, and via Skype from San Francisco, Hunch co-founder Chris Dixon.
3.58 min. | 0 user rating		 Brad talks about why the open Internet is critical to tech investment and innovation.
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Adweek Takes a Look at Fred Wilson - NY Convergence Tweet this news
NY Convergence--Dylan Byers of Adweek recently profiled Fred Wilson, the unofficial VC spokesman for the NY tech scene and one of the founding members of -Union Square Ventures-. While the article gives Wilson credit for his investments in Twitter and Zyn - Date : Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:06:47 GMT+00:00
IT'S OFFICIAL: Union Square Ventures Is The Top VC In The World - The Business Insider Tweet this news
The Business Insider---Union Square Ventures- is the best performing VC firm in the country by IRR and multiple of capital returned, according to VC Mark Suster, citing data by Preqin, a private equity data company. It's no surprise. A big tech compa - Date : Sat, 09 Apr 2011 10:24:22 GMT+00:00
Some Thoughts On The Music Business - The Business Insider Tweet this news
The Business Insider--Fred Wilson is a VC and principal of -Union Square Ventures-. He also writes the influential A VC Over the past week, I've had several conversations with friends in various parts of the music business and there are a number of r - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:19:06 GMT+00:00
Successful VC Fred Wilson: Spend Up to $50k on a Domain Name - Elliot's Blog (blog) Tweet this news
Elliot's Blog (blog)--Fred Wilson is one of the most well known and successful venture capitalists, and he is currently a partner at -Union Square Ventures- in New York City. Some of the best known investments his company has made include Foursquare, - Date : Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:11:38 GMT+00:00
Office Hours - The Business Insider Tweet this news
The Business Insider--Fred Wilson is a VC and principal of -Union Square Ventures-. He also writes the influential A VC Yesterday I did office hours for the second time. We started doing office hours in the fall of last year and try to do them once a quar - Date : Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:06:46 GMT+00:00
Margins (Continued) - The Business Insider Tweet this news
The Business Insider--Fred Wilson is a VC and principal of -Union Square Ventures-. He also writes the influential A VC Margin is the amount of money you make on each incremental sale or unit of revenue before factoring in the "fixed costs&qu - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:45:23 GMT+00:00
Union Square Ventures is Top VC, Based on Data - NY Convergence Tweet this news
NY Convergence--According to a recent article in Business Insider, private equity data company Preqin has the data to prove the anecdotal evidence that NY-based -Union Square Ventures- is the top VC in the world. The statement is based on the company&apos - Date : Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:24:12 GMT+00:00
The SEC And Private Markets - The Business Insider Tweet this news
The Business Insider--Fred Wilson is a VC and principal of -Union Square Ventures-. He also writes the influential A VC Who knows what, if anything, will come out of this review, but I am all for taking a look at rules which were written when I was three - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:33:56 GMT+00:00
Internet School - The Business Insider Tweet this news
The Business Insider--Fred Wilson is a VC and principal of -Union Square Ventures-. He also writes the influential A VC Let's say you are my age, about to turn 50, and you want to make a career change. You want to get into the Internet business. But - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:45:53 GMT+00:00
Editor's Eye on New York: Was Midas a Woman? Deborah Farrington of StarVest ... - Citybizlist (press release) Tweet this news
Citybizlist (press release)--Yesterday, Forbes released its Midas List of the 100 top venture capitalists, and we were pleased to see the usual suspects from the New York venture community (Fred Wilson of -Union Square Ventures-, Jeremy Levine of Bessemer - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:49:43 GMT+00:00

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