Jared Hecht
Venture Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV)
New York
Writes $100K – $2M checks · typically $1M
About
Venture Partner at Union Square Ventures who previously founded Fundera (acquired by NerdWallet) and GroupMe (acquired by Skype/Microsoft), and was an angel investor. He studied political science at Columbia University.
Jared Hecht @jaredhecht
One of the early ideas we had with Biographer is that everyone's life is made up of stories and experiences that are interconnected to the broader world. Over time, we want to create an interactive tapestry that reflects this. The Biographer Wiki is the first step. https://t.co/DZWt5F5lMq
Jul 30, 2026 · ♥ 9
Jared Hecht @jaredhecht
weekly update: 568 stories told so far new photos feature launched last week where you can voiceover photographs so we can create living photo albums two books sent off to the printer, one of which was completed within 72 hours of a user signing up https://t.co/5G94m1T77b
Jul 29, 2026 · ♥ 6 · ⇄ 1
Jared Hecht @jaredhecht
it’s time to build https://t.co/Yd0cgXmeuR https://t.co/BWe0zTk4M7
Jul 25, 2026 · ♥ 4
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