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On-demand birth control delivery startup Nurx raises $5.3 million from Union...
Out of the pill? Nurx is a web platform delivering birth control in under a couple hours and it just raised $3.5 million in Series A financing from Union Square Ventures. The startup launched in 2014...
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DroneBase raises from Union Square to pay any pilot for aerial footage
That drone in your closet could earn you some money thanks to DroneBase, a startup that delivers aerial data and footage to business clients. DroneBase’s new Pilot Program lets drone owners find gigs...
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Numerai is a crowdsourced hedge fund for machine learning experts
Richard Craib believes that some of the best stock pickers aren’t on Wall Street. The former hedge funder came to the realization that tech’s machine learning experts may be able to build better...
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A year after its launch, Tech:NYC has become a force in New York politics
It’s been a little over a year since Fred Wilson and Tim Armstrong appeared onstage at Disrupt in New York to launch Tech:NYC. The two titans of New York City’s tech scene were angling to create a new...
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Chat app Kik takes on Facebook with developer ecosystem built on the blockchain
There’s been much talk of ICOs — initial coin offerings — amid the rising value of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies like Ethereum. Now the industry is about to see its first ‘big name’ move into the...
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The “Instagram for doctors” just raised a fresh $10 million
Figure 1 isn’t for the squeamish, but investors apparently love it. The company, a kind of social network where more than a million healthcare professionals can view rare conditions, learn about novel...
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Some VCs want to jump into ICOs, but a host of challenges remain
Venture capitalists are in a pickle. Companies have raised more than $1.7 billion through initial coin offerings, or ICOs, this year by selling their own customized virtual currencies. For the...
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Rebecca Kaden joins Union Square Ventures as general partner
Rebecca Kaden has announced that she’s leaving Maveron to join Union Square Ventures as a general partner on the investment team. She’ll be the first female partner at USV. She said that her faith in...
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Simplified investing app Stash raises $37.5 million Series D as it heads into...
Stash, the micro-investing app that’s been a hit with first-time investors, announced today it has raised an additional $37.5 million in Series D funding in a round led by Union Square Ventures....
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RealtyShares Raises $20 Million For Its Real Estate Investment Marketplace
Less than a year after it closed a $10 million round of financing, the real estate investment marketplace RealtyShares has managed to rake in another $20 million for its funding platform. The San...
View ArticleJobbatical, the marketplace for tech gigs abroad, scores $2M led by USV and...
Jobbatical, the Estonia-headquartered job matching site for tech gigs abroad, has raised a $2 million funding round led by Union Square Ventures, and Saul Klein and Robin Klein’s LocalGlobe. Previous...
View ArticleUSV sticks to basics with a $166.8 million early-stage fund
Even in an uncertain market, top venture firms seem to have no trouble locking down huge capital commitments from their investors. This week, Accel announced $2 billion in funding. Last week,...
View ArticleLPs are feeling the pressure of startups not finding exits
All the energy for venture funds flows from LPs — the money goes from LPs to partners at funds, which in turn invest in startups. But since the number of IPOs and exits has started to dry up, the...
View ArticleFred Wilson and Tim Armstrong say policy matters for New York’s tech growth
Against a backdrop of a New York investment scene that’s been long on promise and press and somewhat lacking in terms of exits, tech icons Fred Wilson, co-founder of Union Square Ventures, and Tim...
View ArticleINNOVATE2016: Why the internet has failed and how to fix it
There are few more politically impassioned venture capitalists than Albert Wenger, a partner at Union Square Ventures. Wenger’s vision of a better tech future is laid out in the rough draft of a book...
View ArticleMediachain enivisions a blockchain-based tool for identifying artists’ work...
On the internet, where “aggregation” is often the highest form of flattery, not everyone appreciates the compliment. Content (in all its forms) is increasingly both the commodity and currency of the...
View ArticleUSV’s Albert Wenger on converting our attitude on automation from foe to friend
The zero marginal cost of information is turning everything upside down. Albert Wenger, Partner at Union Square Ventures asserts in our latest interview, “We are just at the beginning of this...
View ArticleUnderrepresented founders: apply now for Include Office Hours with USV
TechCrunch Include Office Hours are happening in NYC on September 27! Albert Wenger and Andy Weissman of Union Square Ventures will join TechCrunch to provide valuable advice and feedback to startups....
View ArticleUnion Square Ventures endorses Hillary Clinton
In a blog post this morning, Union Square Ventures formally endorsed Hillary Clinton for President of the United States. This marks the first time that the 13-year-old fund has endorsed a candidate in...
View ArticleOn-demand birth control delivery startup Nurx raises $5.3 million from Union...
Out of the pill? Nurx is a web platform delivering birth control in less than a couple of hours, and it just raised $5.3 million in Series A financing from Union Square Ventures. The startup launched...
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