Fundraising Fox
Brad Burnham
InvestorPartner at Union Square Ventures (USV)
New York, New York
Writes $1M – $6M checks · typically $4.3M
Find your path to Brad
Sign up to see every warm intro you have to Brad
- Paths you didn't know you had: your email and LinkedIn already hold routes to Brad. We find them for you
- 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: the friend-of-a-friend routes that take hours to manually find through your inbox or LinkedIn
- Answers now, not in days: momentum is everything in a raise. Skip asking around whether someone knows someone
Days of research, done the moment you sign in, with every route ranked by how warm it is.
About
Brad Burnham combines telecom and entrepreneurial operating experience, advocates skinny platforms—lean infrastructure enabling many independent providers—and champions individual control of data and identity via open, permissionless networks.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Climate TechCrypto & Web3EdTechFintechHealthtech
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Burnham co-founded Union Square Ventures with Fred Wilson in the summer of 2003.
- More
- Burnham spun two companies out of Bell Labs during his earlier career.
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Deals · 2
ZerionBoard seat
via Union Square Ventures (USV) · filed Aug 2022 · $15M raise
DuolingoBoard seat
via Union Square Ventures (USV) · filed Nov 2020 · $35M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Investor
3BoxBlueprint PowerBP Products North AmericaCactosCloudflareDuckDuckGoEtsyIndeedlockrMeetupOB1OnefootballPath 101PrivyStack OverflowTracked.comTucowsTumblr, Inc.TwitterUpCompanyWesabeYieldmoZynga
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources · the firm's website.
Colleagues at Union Square Ventures (USV)
Network10
Investors connected to Brad in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brad Burnham?
- Brad Burnham combines telecom and entrepreneurial operating experience, advocates skinny platforms—lean infrastructure enabling many independent providers—and champions individual control of data and identity via open, permissionless networks.
- Where does Brad Burnham work?
- Brad Burnham is Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV).
- What does Brad Burnham invest in?
- Brad Burnham invests in Climate Tech, Crypto & Web3, EdTech, Fintech, Healthtech.
- What check size does Brad Burnham write?
- Brad Burnham typically writes checks of $1M – $6M.
- What boards does Brad Burnham sit on?
- Brad Burnham holds tracked board seats at Duolingo, Zerion.
- What companies has Brad Burnham invested in?
- Investments tracked here include 3Box, Blueprint Power, BP Products North America, Cactos, Cloudflare, DuckDuckGo, Etsy, Indeed, lockr, Meetup, OB1, Onefootball, and 12 more.
About this profile. Compiled from public sources — Union Square Ventures (USV)'s own website, regulatory filings and public professional profiles — and summarised by Fundraising Fox; every fact is kept with where it came from. Spotted an error, or would rather not be listed? Email privacy@fundraisingfox.com · How we build profiles · Your rights