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Union Square Ventures (USV) — 2015 Investments

6 investments dated 2015 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Crowdrisecrowdrise.com𝕏Dec 2015acquired by GoFundMe

CrowdRise is an online fundraising platform that enables individuals and organizations to raise money for charitable causes and personal needs.

FintechMarketplacesLos Angeles, US

Edward Norton(Co-founder)Shauna Robertson(Co-founder)Robert Wolfe(CEO)Jeffrey Wolfe(Co-founder)inRobert W.(Founder)in

BoardFred Wilson(Director)in

Co-investorsLightbankBezos ExpeditionsIndex VenturesSpark CapitalUTA Ventures

Quizletquizlet.comOct 2015 · $20M

San Francisco, US

Andrew Sutherland(Founder)inJon Foster(Executive Officer)

BoardFred Wilson(Director)inDavid L. Margulius(Director, Promoter)Greg Sands(Director)inMark Selcow(Executive Officer, Director)in

PartnerFred Wilson· led

Co-investorsArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalGeneral AtlanticIcon VenturesMedici Capital PartnersOwl Ventures+3 more

Stack Exchangestackexchange.com𝕏Jan 2015Acquired

Stack Exchange operates a network of question-and-answer communities where users ask and answer questions across topics such as board games, mathematics, and other subject areas.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocialNew York, US

Avram Joel Spolsky(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Howard Pryor(Executive Officer, Director)Jack Sinclair(Executive Officer)inJeff Szczepanski(Executive Officer)in

BoardBrad Burnham(Director)inNeil Rimer(Director)in

Co-investorsFounder CollectiveOnStartupsAndreessen HorowitzBezos ExpeditionsIndex VenturesSpark Capital

Work Marketworkmarket.com𝕏Jan 2015

WorkMarket is a platform for onboarding, verifying, and paying independent contractors (1099 workers and freelancers) with features for compliance, work management, and payment processing.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSHuntington, US

Jeffrey Leventhal(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inJeff Wald(CEO)inStephen DeWitt(Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardMoshe Koyfman(Investor Board Director)Jordan Levy(Investor Board Director)Fred Wilson(Investor Board Director (Union Square Ventures))in

Co-investors137 VenturesFoundrySoftBank Group

Zeitviewzeitview.comin𝕏Seed · Apr 2015

Zeitview provides advanced inspection software for high-value infrastructure assets including solar, wind, properties, telecom, and utility infrastructure.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechConstruction TechDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSaaSLos Angeles, US

Dan Burton(Founder)inEli Tamanaha(CTO)Tomas BecklinSuman Nichani(Vice President Product)Jason Rae(Engineering Lead)Philip Chapman(Senior Architect)

Co-investorsClimate InvestmentEnergy Transition VenturesUpfront VenturesValor Equity PartnersY CombinatorHearst Ventures+4 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

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Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.