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Nick Grossman
InvestorGeneral Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV)
Splits time between Boston and NYC
Writes $1M – $6M checks · typically $4.3M
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About
Nick Grossman is a partner at Union Square Ventures (USV), where he has invested in and supported startups since 2012. He describes himself as a lifelong hacker and tinkerer interested in the connection between user experience, design, and infrastructure across both physical and digital worlds. His investing and writing focus on internet decentralization, interoperability, crypto, and AI, and he has been a vocal advocate for driving interoperability as a way to limit the power of big tech companies. He hosts The Slow Hunch, a podcast featuring conversations with founders and thinkers about how ideas evolve into big things. He grew up in Brooklyn and now lives in the Boston area with his wife and two teenage kids.
Contact· published on Nick's own website
Invests in
Climate TechCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEdTechFintechGovTechHealthtechPropTech
Beyond investing
- Boards
- Grossman is on the advisory board of the Data & Society Institute. Grossman is on the advisory board of the Data-Smart City Solutions initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Grossman is on the advisory board of the Tummi urban ventures accelerator. Grossman is on the advisory board of Living Cities. Grossman is on the advisory board of Code for America.
- Communities
- Is a Red Sox fan after moving to the Boston area. Grossman has present and past academic affiliations at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School and the MIT Media Lab. Grossman helped organize the January 2012 protests against the SOPA and PIPA legislation, working with USV and coalitions of companies, investors, and public interest groups.
- Hobbies
- Enjoys baseball, boats, old cars, and building things.
- Family
- Lives with his wife and two teenage kids.
- More
- Grew up in Brooklyn. Hosts The Slow Hunch podcast, featuring conversations with founders and thinkers.
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Investments
Investor
AnonBlixtCeramicCloudflareFloodMappForerunnerLeapLogseqOdysseyOstromParagraphPluralis ResearchPrestoPrimitivesReservoirTapestryXFuel
Sources: curated public sources · the investor's own website.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Nick GrossmanMatthew Prince (Co-founder & CEO of Cloudflare)
The Slow Hunch
Fred Wilson & Brad Burnham (Union Square Ventures)
The Slow Hunch
Writing
All posts ↗Nick Grossman recently published episodes of his podcast The Slow Hunch featuring Cloudflare's Matthew Prince (on internet business models and AI answer engines) and Bluesky's Jay Graber (on open protocols), along with a reflection on decision-making and the value of "sleeping on it."
The author reflects on the value of delaying decisions to let the brain process ideas subconsciously, drawing parallels between human dreaming and an AI memory-cleanup feature.ishop
A podcast episode with Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince discussing Cloudflare's origins and how the shift from search to AI answer engines threatens publisher business models and content creation.publish
A podcast episode with Bluesky CEO Jay Graber covering Bluesky's origins within Twitter, its open AT Protocol design, user-owned identity, and growth to around 30 million users.publish
Colleagues at Union Square Ventures (USV)
Network4
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nick Grossman?
- Nick Grossman is a partner at Union Square Ventures (USV), where he has invested in and supported startups since 2012. He describes himself as a lifelong hacker and tinkerer interested in the connection between user experience, design, and infrastructure across both physical and digital worlds. His investing and writing focus on internet decentralization, interoperability, crypto, and AI, and he has been a vocal advocate for driving interoperability as a way to limit the power of big tech companies. He hosts The Slow Hunch, a podcast featuring conversations with founders and thinkers about how ideas evolve into big things. He grew up in Brooklyn and now lives in the Boston area with his wife and two teenage kids.
- Where does Nick Grossman work?
- Nick Grossman is General Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV).
- What does Nick Grossman invest in?
- Nick Grossman invests in Climate Tech, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, EdTech, Fintech, GovTech, Healthtech, PropTech.
- What check size does Nick Grossman write?
- Nick Grossman typically writes checks of $1M – $6M.
- What companies has Nick Grossman invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Anon, Blixt, Ceramic, Cloudflare, FloodMapp, Forerunner, Leap, Logseq, Odyssey, Ostrom, Paragraph, Pluralis Research, and 5 more.
- What has Nick Grossman written?
- Nick Grossman has 3 tracked posts on nickgrossman.xyz, including "Sleeping on it", "The Internet's Next Business Model: A Conversation with Cloudflare's Matthew Prince", "The Slow Hunch Podcast: Episode 9 with Jay Graber (CEO of Bluesky)".
- What podcasts and interviews feature Nick Grossman?
- Tracked appearances include "Matthew Prince (Co-founder & CEO of Cloudflare)", "Fred Wilson & Brad Burnham (Union Square Ventures)".
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