Where does Rebecca Kaden work?

Rebecca Kaden is General Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV) and Board director at GIC Technologies and Board director at Sora Schools and Board director at Thirty Madison.

What check size does Rebecca Kaden write?

Rebecca Kaden typically writes checks of $1M – $6M.

What boards does Rebecca Kaden sit on?

Rebecca Kaden holds tracked board seats at Fiveable, GIC Technologies, iShopShops, Inc., soona, Sora Schools, Stash, Thirty Madison.

Where did Rebecca Kaden go to school?

Rebecca Kaden studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Harvard University (BA, English and American Literature and Language).

Rebecca Kaden

InvestorFounder

General Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV) · Board director at GIC Technologies · Board director at Sora Schools · Board director at Thirty Madison

New York, New York

Writes $1M – $6M checks · typically $3M

About

Rebecca Kaden, a former journalist, applies storytelling to multi-year theses, focuses on consumer companies where technology amplifies brand and distribution, and mentors founders to tie personal stories to market opportunity.

Invests in

Climate TechConsumerCrypto & Web3EdTechFintechHealthtech

Board director at GIC Technologies

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GIC Technologies's investors · 1

Union Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checks · since 2025

Board director at Sora Schools

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Sora Schools's investors · 3

CRV (Charles River Ventures)San Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2025 Union Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checks · since 2024 USV Investors 2024New York · since 2025

Co-founders at Sora Schools

Garrett W. SmileyExecutive Officer, Director

Indra SofianDirector

Wesley SamplesExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Thirty Madison

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Thirty Madison's investors · 18

Bracket CapitalLos Angeles Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks Connetic VenturesCovington · $250K – $500K checks CVS Health VenturesWoonsocket Evolution VC PartnersNew York Foreground CapitalBoston GreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M checks HealthQuest CapitalRedwood City Imaginary Venture CapitalNew York · $1M – $10M checks Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDCNew Brunswick MaveronSeattle · $100K – $8M checks · since 2022 NordstarLondon NorthzoneLondon · $1M – $50M checks Remarkable VenturesNew York RH Capital Rosecliff VenturesNew York City · $500K checks Union Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checks · since 2017 Wittington VenturesToronto

Co-founders at Thirty Madison

Demetrius Michael KaragasExecutive Officer, Director

Steven Craig GutentagExecutive Officer, Director

Steven GutentagFounder

Experience

Union Square VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2017 — present
Maveron LLCGeneral Partner2012 — 2017San Francisco
Narrative MagazineSpecial Projects Editor2008 — 2010

Education

Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA2010 — 2012
Harvard UniversityBA, English and American Literature and Language2004 — 2008

Skills & more

Private Equity16Entrepreneurship36Venture Capital43Corporate Development16Financial Modeling12Angel Investing12

From Rebecca's professional profile.

Deals · 5

GIC TechnologiesBoard seat

via Union Square Ventures (USV) · filed Nov 2025 · $11M raise

StashBoard seat

via Union Square Ventures (USV) · filed May 2025 · $187.3M raise

Sora SchoolsBoard seat

via Union Square Ventures (USV) · filed Mar 2024 · $8M raise

iShopShops, Inc.Board seat

via Union Square Ventures (USV) · filed Jul 2019 · $14M raise

Thirty MadisonBoard seat

via Union Square Ventures (USV) · filed May 2017 · $2.8M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Fiveable soona

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Union Square Ventures (USV)

Akhil Ramgopal

AI Lead at Union Square Ventures (USV)

Albert Wenger

Heading towards the knowledge age

Andy Weissman

Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV)

Brad Burnham

Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV)

Fred Wilson

Co-founder & Partner at Union Square Ventures

Grace Carney

Analyst at Union Square Ventures (USV)

Hanel Baveja

Partner at Creandum

Hannah Murdoch

Analyst at Union Square Ventures (USV)

Network1

Ela Madej

Founding Partner at Fifty Years

Investors connected to Rebecca in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Rebecca Kaden?: Rebecca Kaden, a former journalist, applies storytelling to multi-year theses, focuses on consumer companies where technology amplifies brand and distribution, and mentors founders to tie personal stories to market opportunity.
Where does Rebecca Kaden work?: Rebecca Kaden is General Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV) and Board director at GIC Technologies and Board director at Sora Schools and Board director at Thirty Madison.
What does Rebecca Kaden invest in?: Rebecca Kaden invests in Climate Tech, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, EdTech, Fintech, Healthtech.
What check size does Rebecca Kaden write?: Rebecca Kaden typically writes checks of $1M – $6M.
What boards does Rebecca Kaden sit on?: Rebecca Kaden holds tracked board seats at Fiveable, GIC Technologies, iShopShops, Inc., soona, Sora Schools, Stash, Thirty Madison.
Where did Rebecca Kaden go to school?: Rebecca Kaden studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Harvard University (BA, English and American Literature and Language).