Union Square Ventures (USV) — 2021 Investments

Fiveable provides AI-powered exam preparation for AP classes, offering practice questions with automated scoring and personalized study tools for high school students.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechMilwaukee, US

BoardADAmanda DoAmaral(Founder)inCraig Schedler(Director)

Board seatRKRebecca Kaden· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBBBBG VenturesGAGaingelsMAMatchstick VenturesOWOwl VenturesPRProgressionRERezon8 Capital+6 more

Soona provides on-demand custom content creation services for brands, using technology to connect creatives with clients seeking high-quality video and visual content at scale.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDirect to ConsumerE-commerceMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentRetail TechDenver, US

Elizabeth Giorgi(Founder)HAHayley Anderson(Founder)inLiz Giorgi(Founder)Thad Reeves(Director)

Board seatRKRebecca Kaden· per SEC Form D

Co-investors202048 VenturesBABain Capital VenturesBABarrel VenturesCOCommunity Access FundFOFOG VenturesGAGaingels+8 more

Accrue is a fintech company providing a branded stored-value wallet platform that lets brands manage payments and refunds, reward customer loyalty, and reduce reliance on traditional payment processors.

E-commerceFintechMarketing TechSaaS

MHMichael Hershfield(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsALAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)BOBoxGroupCECentre Street PartnersFOFour Acres CapitalGOGood FriendsHAHabitat Partners+10 more

Algofi develops financial infrastructure designed to lower entry barriers and increase accessibility in financial services.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Owen ColegroveJohn ClarkePaul Colella(Founding Engineer)

Co-investorsARArrington CapitalY Y CombinatorALAlgorand FoundationARArrington XRP CapitalBOBorderless VentureBRBrevan Howard Digital+10 more

Bolt.Earth operates India's largest peer-to-peer electric vehicle charging network, with over 100,000 chargers across 2,100+ cities serving 545,000+ active EV users.

CleantechEnergyIoTMobility & TransportationIndia, IN

Mohit Yadav(Co-founder & CTO)inJHJyotiranjan Harichandan(Founder)inRBRaghav Bharadwaj(CEO)in

Co-investorsVEVersion One VenturesPRPrime Venture PartnersHOHorizons VenturesHYHyderabad Angels

Dapper Labs is a venture studio building products and communities at the intersection of culture and emerging technology, focused on digital ownership, data control, and decentralized platforms for creators and collectors.

ConsumerCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3Sector AgnosticVancouver

RGRoham Gharegozlou(Founder)inDSDieter Shirley(Founder)inMikhael Naayem(Founder)inJRJody Rebak(Executive Officer)inMik Naayem(Founder)

BoardDPDavid Pakman(Director)in

Co-investorsA.A.Capital VenturesA1a16z cryptoANAndreessen HorowitzAPAppWorks VenturesBLBlockchain CoinvestorsBOBond Capital Management+46 more

Crypto data platform letting users query indexed blockchain data with SQL and publish shareable dashboards.

Oslo, NO

MOMats Olsen(Founder)in

Co-investorsCOCoatue ManagementDRDragonflyMEMetastableRERedpoint VenturesWOWonder VenturesFAFabric Ventures+2 more

Karat provides financial products and credit solutions for creators and entrepreneurs.

Creator EconomyFintechLos Angeles, US

WKWill Kim(Founder)inEWEric Wei(Founder)inCharlie Kaplan(Founder)Eric Wei Will Kim(Founder)Henrique Sa(Senior Software Engineer)Abhi Pandya(Chief of Staff)

Co-investorsCOCoatue ManagementCOCommerce VenturesHUHustle FundJUJustin “3LAU” BlauNONotable CapitalSISignalFire+12 more

Matter Labs builds Prividium, an Ethereum-secured blockchain platform designed for banks and financial institutions to issue, settle, and manage digital assets with privacy and compliance controls.

Crypto & Web3Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechGeorge Town, Grand Cayman

AGAlex Gluchowski(Founder)inAleksandr Vlasov(Director)Noah P.inAlexandr Vlasov(Founder)

BoardCBChristopher Burniske(Director)in

Co-investors1K1k(x)1K1kxA1a16z cryptoANAndreessen HorowitzBLBlockchain CapitalCOCoinFund+13 more

Outschool operates a marketplace for live online classes taught by independent instructors to children ages 3–18, covering both core subjects and interest-based topics.

EdTechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

NGNicholas Grandy(Founder)ANAmir Nathoo(Founder)inMikhail Seregine(Founder)inNick Grandy(Founder)BABrandon Arbini(Senior Software Engineer)inLeslie Wilson(Internal Operations)

Co-investorsBOBond Capital ManagementCOCoatue ManagementCOCollaborative FundDRDraft Ventures LlcFUFundersClubLILightspeed Venture Partners+9 more

ShopShops is a livestream shopping application for fashion, beauty, and lifestyle goods.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerE-commerceSocial

Liyia Wu(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsANAnsa CapitalFOFounder CollectiveLILightShed VenturesSOSozo VenturesTHThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)XRXRC+5 more

Sift, founded in 2015, collects smartphone app-installation data to build user profiles and uses AI and machine learning to process mobile ad requests for hypertargeted app install advertising.

AdTechAI & Machine Learning

JBJud Bowman(Founder & CEO)inSlawek Pruchnik(Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer)inJRJesper Rasmussen(Co-founder, Chief Software Architect)inAaron Schwager(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsALAlerion VenturesELElevate Innovation PartnersGVGV (Google Ventures)CICIVFIFika VenturesINInsight Partners+2 more

SimScale provides a cloud-based simulation platform that combines computational fluid dynamics, finite element analysis, thermal, and electromagnetics capabilities with AI-powered tools for engineers.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechSaaSMunich, DE

DHDavid Heiny(Founder)inVDVincenz Dölle(Founder)inJPJohannes Probst(Founder)inAFAlexander Fischer(Founder)inADAnatol Dammer(Founder)Alex Fischer(Founder)

Co-investorsBABayern KapitalEAEarlybird Venture CapitalHIHigh Tech GruenderfondsHTHTGFMOMolten VenturesVSVsquared Ventures+5 more

Sofar operates an ocean monitoring network and analytics platform serving maritime shipping companies and marine researchers.

CleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechHealthtechIoTSan Francisco, US

TJTim Janssen(Founder)inESEvan Shapiro(Founder)inDavid Lang(Founder)Eric Stackpole(Founder)

BoardJCJon Callaghan(Director)inRMRyan McIntyre(Director)in

Co-investorsCOCollaborative FundFOFoundryINIn-Q-TelJOJovonoOCOcean 14 CapitalTRTrousdale Ventures+2 more

Sofar Sounds organizes intimate live music concerts in unconventional venues such as lofts, cafes, and private spaces, connecting audiences with emerging and local artists.

ConsumerMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSomerville, US

Raphael Eleazar Offer(Director)James Lucchese(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSRScott Russell Tobin(Director)inMalcom Ferguson(Director)

Co-investorsBABattery VenturesLOLocalGlobeOCOctopus VenturesPIPillar VCRARaptor GroupTHThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)+1 more

Viam provides a software platform and programmable infrastructure for building and deploying robots and autonomous systems.

Developer ToolsHardwareRoboticsSaaSNew York, US

EHEliot Horowitz(Founder)in

BoardAWAlbert Wenger(Director)in

Co-investorsALAlleyCorpBABattery VenturesFOFormus CapitalALAlley Robotics VenturesTITiger Global Management