Union Square Ventures (USV) — 2026 Investments

Alqem uses AI combined with domain expertise in chemistry and physics to discover new crystalline materials, aiming to identify breakthrough materials validated in the real world.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew Materials

MAMilan Allan(LMU Professor)inHNHanh Nguyen(CEO)inTiago Cerqueira(CTO)

Co-investorsUVUVC Partners

Collectively is a consumer platform that helps people discover sustainable brands and plant-based food, offering rewards and benefits for making eco-friendly purchasing choices.

Circular EconomyConsumerFoodTech

Co-investorsNENew York Venture Partners

Consensus offers an AI-powered demo automation platform that enables self-serve, personalized product discovery sessions for sales teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech

GHGarin Hess(Founder)inChristian Salem(Founder)Eric Olson(Founder)Matt Behrend(Founder)Scott Rafferty(Founder)

Co-investorsALAlbum VCCACausalRIRiverside Acceleration CapitalSEService Provider CapitalDRDraper AssociatesGRGreatPoint Ventures+2 more

Efficient Computer develops a programmable processor architecture designed for energy efficiency in general-purpose computation, including AI applications.

AI & Machine LearningEnergyHardwareSemiconductorsPittsburgh, US

BLBrandon Lucia(Founder)inAlex Hawkinson(Founder)Graham Gobieski(Founder)Nathan Beckmann(Founder)

Co-investorsBEBeyond Earth VenturesBOBoxGroupCOCollaborative FundINIn-Q-TelMAMana VenturesMYMyelin VC+6 more

The company builds a software stack for energy logistics, including real-time monitoring, control, and SCADA systems with a data historian for pipeline and terminal operations in the oil and gas sector.

EnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsINInvernessABAbstract VenturesALAl Mada VenturesBRBritish International InvestmentBRBroadscaleEQEqual Ventures+3 more

Fomo is a social-first cryptocurrency trading application that enables users to trade various crypto tokens, including memecoins and viral tokens, seamlessly across web and mobile platforms with multichain and gasless transactions.

Crypto & Web3SocialNew York, US

Dax Hamman(Executive Officer, Director)inSYSe Yong Park(Co-Founder)inPEPaul Erlanger(Co-Founder & CEO)inPDPrashan Dharmasena(Co-Founder)in

BoardCPChetan Puttagunta(Director; Benchmark General Partner)inJAJulia Andre(Director; Index Ventures Partner)in

Co-investorsARArchetypeBABalaji SrinivasanBRBryan PellegrinoCOCoinbase VenturesICicebergyINIndex Ventures+20 more

Forerunner offers a software platform for local government floodplain management teams to map flood risk, centralize records like Elevation Certificates and permits, run AI-powered document validation, conduct mobile inspections, and track Substantial Improvement/Substantial Damage compliance.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechGovTechSaaSBrooklyn, US

JT White(Founder)inJames White(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAMAdam Michela(Director)in

Co-investorsBRBright VenturesEVEverywhere VenturesGUGutter CapitalSESE VenturesWEWellington Management8V8VC+10 more

Generalist develops embodied foundation models for robots, focusing on dexterity and enabling machines to intelligently interact with the physical world.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsBay Area, Boston, US

AZAndy Zeng(Founder)inPFPete Florence(Founder)inAndrew Barry(Founder)in

BoardFKFraser Kelton(Director)inRobert Toews(Director)ECEllen Chisa(Director)in

Co-investors8V8VCBOboldstart venturesINInspired CapitalINInterwoven VenturesLMLMNT VenturesNONorwest Venture Partners+11 more

Hume AI develops infrastructure for emotionally intelligent voice AI, providing datasets, speech models, evaluation frameworks, and human preference pipelines.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsNew York, US

ACAlan Cowen(Founder)in

BoardJBJohn Beadle(Director)JHJanet Ho(Executive Officer)AWAndrew Weissman(Director)inJeffrey Kraut(Director)Marc Rubinstein(Director)

Co-investorsAEAegis VenturesBRBright Pixel CapitalCOComcast VenturesLGLG Technology VenturesMEMetaplanetEQEQT Ventures+3 more

Isembard builds software and operates a network of distributed precision factories to accelerate manufacturing from prototype to factory-scale production.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareLondon, GB

AFAlexander Fitzgerald(Founder)in

Co-investorsIQIQ CapitalNONotion CapitalTATamarack GlobalCICIVNPNP-Hard Ventures

Paragraph is a publishing platform with an integrated AI agent that automates content creation, editing, and distribution across multiple channels including blogs, newsletters, social media, and landing pages.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomySaaS

DNDenis Nazarov(Founder)

Co-investors202050A.A.Capital VenturesCACatcherVCFOFourth Revolution Capital (4RC)IDIDEO CoLab VenturesIOIOSG Ventures+12 more

Nous Research develops and trains open source language models and builds infrastructure for distributed AI training.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

JQJeffrey Quesnelle(Founder)inJeffrey Quesnelle Karan Malhotra(Founder)Karan Malhotra(Founder)Ryan Teknium(Founder)Shivani Mitra(Founder)

Co-investorsBRBreedCOCollab+CurrencyFAFactionFOForerunner VenturesFUFuture Back VenturesMOMozilla Ventures+14 more

Helium operates a decentralized wireless network where individuals and businesses host small devices called Hotspots to provide cellular connectivity and earn HNT cryptocurrency.

Crypto & Web3

Amir Haleem(Founder)Sean Carey(Founder)Shawn Fanning(Founder)SJShishir Jakati(Founder)inZWZach Witzel(Founder)in

Co-investors1010T FundA1a16z cryptoALAlpha Square GroupALAlumni VenturesANAndreessen HorowitzBLBlueYard Capital+29 more

Pascal operates prediction markets aimed at traders, offering OTC trading.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsWIWintermute

Status is a social platform that lets users inhabit and interact within fantasy worlds, with over 3 million active users globally.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerGamingSocialNew York City, US

FNFai Nur(Founder)inGreat OkonkwoBlossom Okonkwo(CMO)

Co-investorsABAbstract VenturesALAlly VenturesBLBlockchain CoinvestorsCRCreator VenturesNINight CapitalPEPeterson Ventures+8 more

Status is a crypto super app combining a self-custody wallet, decentralised messaging, and a Web3 browser, letting users transact, chat pseudonymously with end-to-end encryption, and manage crypto.

ConsumerCrypto & Web3Social

Co-investorsFAFabric VenturesABAbstract VenturesGEGeneral CatalystY Y Combinator

Suno is a music creation platform that uses AI to enable users of any skill level to generate songs.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US

MCMartin Camacho(Founder)inOKOmar Kiyani(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inKrishna Mohan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Georg Kucsko(Founder)Keenan Freyberg(Founder)Michael Shulman(Founder)

Co-investors35359 CapitalALAlkeon InnovationBOBond Capital ManagementFOForerunner VenturesFOFounder CollectiveHAHaystack+12 more

Tasklet is an AI command center that enables teams to build, share, and run AI agents without coding.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US

JDJonny Dimond(Founder)inALAndrew Lee(CEO)in

Co-investors35359 CapitalMAMaxitechOLOleka CapitalPIPioneerY Y CombinatorLILightspeed Venture Partners

X Fuel develops alternative transport fuels using patented technologies that compete with fossil fuels on environmental and economic metrics.

Circular EconomyCleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation

NBNicholas Ball, Ph.D.(Founder)in

Co-investorsAEAENUFUFuture Planet CapitalLILight RayOVOverlap HoldingsSOSOSVYEYes VC+1 more

Zanskar develops geothermal energy projects using AI and advanced geoscience to map subsurface resources and deliver utility-scale, carbon-free power.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechEnergy

CHCarl Hoiland(Founder)inJEJoel Edwards(Founder)in

Co-investorsALAll AboardAZAzolla VenturesCLClearvision VenturesFIFirst Star VenturesGVGVP ClimateLOLowercarbon Capital+9 more