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Union Square Ventures (USV) — 2018 Investments

7 investments dated 2018 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Algorandalgorand.coin𝕏Feb 2018 · $4M

The Algorand Foundation supports and grows the Algorand blockchain ecosystem by improving the developer experience, contributing to core protocol infrastructure and standards, and enabling decentralized governance.

Crypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper ToolsFintechQuantum Computing

Silvio Micali(Founder)inSteven Kokinos(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndromeda CapitalArrington CapitalBasecamp FundBig Candle CapitalBixin Capital+27 more

Blueprint Powerblueprintpower.comSeries A · Jul 2018 · $4MAcquired

Turns buildings into power plants.

New York, US

Robyn Beavers(Founder)Jonathan Jaffe(Director)Claire Woo(Founder)Nicholas Squires(Founder)

Co-investorsCongruent VenturesFifth WallMetaProp VenturesMoxxie VenturesThird SphereBrad Burnham+3 more

LendingClubhappen.comin𝕏Aug 2018 · $62M

Happen Bank originates and sells unsecured personal loans to institutional investors including banks, credit unions, and asset managers seeking high-yield, short-duration credit assets.

ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechSector AgnosticLehi, US

Scott SanborninRenaud Laplanche(Founder)Soul Htite(Founder)

Co-investors3Spoke CapitalAlpaca VCCanaan PartnersCanvas VenturesCapitalGCoatue Management+16 more

OB1ob1.ioFeb 2018

OB1 develops OpenBazaar, an open-source protocol and software for decentralized, cryptocurrency-based peer-to-peer commerce.

Fairfax, US

Brian Hoffman(Executive Officer, Director)inWashington Sanchez(Executive Officer, Director)Samuel Patterson(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardWilliam Mougayar(Director)

Co-investorsOMERS VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBitmainBlueYard CapitalDigital Currency Group

REVEL TRANSITgorevel.cominDec 2018Acquired

Revel operates a fast electric vehicle charging network built for urban drivers, with charging stalls that can recharge vehicles in as little as 15 minutes.

CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationBrooklyn, US

Frank Reig(Executive Officer, Director)inPaul Suhey(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardMichael Granoff(Director)in

Co-investorsBlue CollectiveBroadscaleEvolution VC PartnersGoodyear VenturesIbex InvestorsManiv Mobility+1 more

Other

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

BP Products North America

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.