Union Square Ventures
Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City.
In the firm's own words, from its website.
17 additional team members, 37 additional co-investors and affiliates, 235 additional investments, funds and LPs, 37 events, 12 verified contacts (10 professional url, 1 general firm email, 1 firm phone)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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What matters now
- 2 vehicleson Form D, 18 months
2 vehicles filed a Form D in the last 18 months, the latest USV Investors 2026 on 31 Aug 2026. $7.38M reported sold so far.
A Form D is filed when a vehicle takes its first money, so these are open to LPs now.
- 6 companiesnew in 12 months
6 new companies in the last 12 months.
A firm writing cheques this quarter is one a founder can pitch now.
- 2 companiesportfolio raising
2 portfolio companies have new financing on record in 6 months without this firm named on the round; the latest on 7 Aug 2026 ($198M sold on Form D).
A portfolio company raising again is a follow-on decision for the firm and a co-investment opening for others.
- 8 dealswith Y Combinator
Invests most often alongside Y Combinator (8 shared deals) and Spark Capital (7 shared deals).
pair last observed on record 1 Oct 2026, not a deal date · The firms it syndicates with are the likeliest to see the same deals and to fill out its rounds.
Measuredshared rounds and portfolio companies on recordFor Founders building a round, co-investorsCo-investors →
People to know
View all people- MemberWhy: Named with investment responsibilityProfile
- MemberWhy: Named with investment responsibilityNo route on file yet
- MemberWhy: Named with investment responsibilityNo route on file yet
Relationship network
298 connected entities22 observed rounds7 repeat counterparties
From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.
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›How strength and recency are read
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Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.
How am I connected?
Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to Union Square Ventures: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.
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Investing
187 companies on record, 6 new in 12 months
Investments on record
What these amounts mean“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.Acquired, Public, Exited and Active are what the firm’s own portfolio card says, read on the date shown when you hover the chip; they are not deal dates. A company with no chip is one whose card states no outcome: DFX does not assume it is active.| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Moments DAO | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| Common | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| Growth | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- Sectors
- ai, biotech, consumer, energy, hardware, robotics
- Stages
- seed, series a
- Geography
- new york
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
- Self-described
- venture capital
Team
21 current, 0 departed
Decision makers
- John Buttrick · MemberWhy this person: Named with investment responsibilityLinkedIn or profile link on file (firm website), confirmed 2026-10-01, confidence 90%
Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. 1 with a route on file. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.
Investment team
How the team is orderedPartners who lead rounds first (rounds led, then deals attributed, then seniority), then the rest of the investment team, then investor relations, finance and operations. A person named by two sources under two spellings is shown once.- Member · 3 deals attributed
- Member · 3 deals attributed
- Member · 3 deals attributed
Contacts
1 general firm email, 1 firm phone, 10 professional url on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
30 vehicles, 2 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
What these amounts meanGAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USV Opportunity Investors 2026, LP | Opportunity fund | 2026 form d first sale | Newly closed | unknown | unknown | $3.3M of $3.3M | Aug 31, 2026 |
| USV Investors 2026, LP | Fund | 2026 form d first sale | Newly closed | unknown | unknown | $4.1M of $4.1M | Aug 31, 2026 |
| USV Opportunity 2022, LP | Opportunity fund | 2022 name year | Active deployment | $388M Mar 27, 2026 | 157 | $0 of $350M | Mar 31, 2022 |
Limited partners
- 3 commitments to 3 funds · $46.3M disclosed
Known LPs and allocators
What these amounts and dates areEach commitment is counted once across the pension tape and the allocator graph. A commitment date prints only when the source printed one; otherwise the row carries the report date. A foundation’s 990-PF line is a holding at fair value, never a commitment. Rows without a fund on the venture graph are commitments to this manager.| Allocator | Type | Fund | Amount | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund | PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL POOL | Union Square Ventures 2004, LP | $25.0M committed | reported as of Mar 31, 2026 | Fact Pension disclosure |
| Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund | PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL POOL | Union Square Ventures 2008, LP | $25.0M committed | reported as of Mar 31, 2026 | Fact Pension disclosure |
| Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund | PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL POOL | Union Square Ventures 2012 at Union Square Ventures | $23.4M committed | reported as of Mar 31, 2026 | Fact Pension disclosure |
Relationships across DFX
200 co-investors · on 1 other DFX graph
Co-investors
- 2026-10-018 shared deals · very strong
- 2026-10-017 shared deals · strong
- 2026-09-307 shared deals · strong
Across DFX and the capital chainon 1 other DFX graph · 105 capital paths ShowHide
- The same institution is held on Allocators, matched by identifier. See which records
Union Square Ventures is the same institution as 1 record in Allocators.
The joined record opens with the product, beside every other relationship on this page.
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Union Square Ventures sits on 105 traced paths of capital across the graphs.
DFX traced 105 paths of capital through this record
Every record on each path, what it committed or lent, and as of when.
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Evidence and history
42 dated events, 74 observations from 4 sources
Timeline
- seen on or beforeOct 1, 2026Seed: acquired by Yahoo on or before 2026-10-01 (no date published), per Union Square Ventures's portfolio page
- seen on or beforeOct 1, 2026Series E: acquired by Validity on or before 2026-10-01 (no date published), per Union Square Ventures's portfolio page
- seen on or beforeOct 1, 2026Series B: acquired by AOL on or before 2026-10-01 (no date published), per Union Square Ventures's portfolio page
- Mar 31, 2026OPERF reports Union Square Ventures Opportunity 2014: $13,700,000 committed, vintage 2014, net IRR 39.1%, 6.07x
- Mar 31, 2026OPERF reports Union Square Ventures 2014: $17,400,000 committed, vintage 2014, net IRR 21.7%, 3.91x
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 27, 2026 · 26 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- New York, NYadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- UNIONSQUAREVENTURES.COM
- SEC adviser type
- Exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- Venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Mar 27, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 26 (26 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets, adviser total
- $3.2Badviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
Classification history
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried3 on recordShowHide
- Sep 23, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $3.2B
- Sep 15, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $3.7B
- Sep 12, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $2.9B
Evidence
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why admitted | VC exemption, VC funds reported | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2012-03-28 | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2012-03-28 | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29 | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25 | Sep 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23 | Sep 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-27 | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-27 | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-03-29 | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status | ERA - Active | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status effective | 2012-03-28 | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Business phone | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Contact page url | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | Firm website | |
| Description | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Headquarters | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Headquarters | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Office address | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Office address | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Self-described type | Venture capital | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | |
| Self-described type | Venture capital “venture capital firm based” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Portfolio page | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Private funds reported | 26 | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 26 | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 24 | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $3.2B | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $3.2B | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $3.7B | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Schedule a diff | sadiff-1 | Sep 14, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Stated geography | new york “geography words on the home page” | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated geography | new york “geography words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | AI, biotech, consumer, energy, hardware, robotics “sector words on the home page” | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | Seed, series a “stage words on the home page” | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | |
| Team page | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Venture funds reported | 26 | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 26 | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 24 | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Website | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Website | Mar 29, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Website resolved domain | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Website resolved domain | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Website resolved domain | Sep 14, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersMulti-stage venture firm, confirmedShowHide
Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $3.2B
- importance
- gav: 0.76 · funds: 1 · people: 1 · investments: 0.87 · co investors: 0.93
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 0.5 · fund raising 18m: 1 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 1 · latest investment at: 2026-09-29
- emerging manager
- fund count: 32 · reported gav: $3.2B · first adv filing: 2012-03-28 · years since first filing: 14.5
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Fits
- score 64.6confidence 100%Why: sector fit; stage fit; activity; analogousWatch: adjacent portfolio
- score 59.7confidence 100%Why: sector fit; stage fit; activity; analogousWatch: adjacent portfolio
- score 51.2confidence 90%Why: stage fit; activity; cap table
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Record history
- LP commitment disclosed2026-03-31source on record
- LP commitment disclosed2026-03-31source on record
- LP commitment disclosed2026-03-31source on record
+2 more changes on this record's ledger
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