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Union Square Ventures

Venture Capital · Founded 2003 · New York City, United States

A venture capital firm based in New York City

246 portfolio companies Venture Capital · $11B invested · 506 investments · Investor rank #254 · Last investment 7/2026
Portfolio companies 246 ↑ 47% 5y
Decacorns 6
Thoroughbreds 25 ↑ 5% 5y
01 · Biggest holdings

Union Square Ventures’ biggest current holdings.

The most valuable companies Union Square Ventures still holds — unicorns and thoroughbreds it has backed, ordered by Dealroom’s latest valuation. Companies that have been acquired or gone public are in Exits instead. Where a cap table names Union Square Ventures directly, the stake and its estimated value are shown too.

#CompanyEst. stakeValuationEst. value
  1. 1 CartaUnicorn · Legal · USA 13.5% $7.4B $999M
  2. 2 UpgradeUnicorn · Fintech · USA 12% $7.3B $876M
  3. 3 SunoUnicorn · Music · USA $5.4B
  4. 4 OutschoolUnicorn · Education · USA 10% $3.0B $300M
  5. 5 Generalist AIUnicorn · Robotics · USA $2.0B
  6. 6 Radiant IndustriesUnicorn · Energy · USA $1.8B
  7. 7 Uniswap LabsUnicorn · Fintech · USA $1.7B
  8. 8 Nous ResearchUnicorn · Enterprise Software · USA $1.5B
  9. 9 HeliumUnicorn · Security · USA $1.2B
  10. 10 C2FOUnicorn · Fintech · USA 12% $1.0B $120M
  11. 11 OnefootballUnicorn · Sports · Germany $1.0B
  12. 12 SiftUnicorn · Security · USA $1.0B

Estimated value = Union Square Ventures’ disclosed ownership % × Dealroom’s latest company valuation; direct named stakes only, exited positions excluded. Figures are indicative, not reported marks. See the underlying cap tables on Dealroom →

02 · Exits

Union Square Ventures’ biggest exits.

Portfolio companies that IPO’d or were acquired at $1B+, with the valuation recorded at exit and — for those still public — their value today. Exit events come from each company’s funding-round history; entry stage from Union Square Ventures’ transaction record.

$4.4B IPO · 2019
Entered Series B+Now $106BSecurity
$86B IPO · 2021
Entered Series ANow $38BFintech
$2.0B IPO · 2016
Entered Series ANow $35BMarketing
$25B IPO · 2013
Entered Series ANow $33BMedia
$1.6B IPO · 2017
Entered Series ANow $30BEnterprise Software
$7.0B IPO · 2011
Entered Series ANow $13BGaming
$1.8B IPO · 2015
Entered Series ANow $9.8BTelecom
$6.5B IPO · 2021
Entered Series ANow $4.9BEducation
$5.4B IPO · 2014
Entered Series B+Now $1.3BFintech
$2.0B IPO · 2018
Entered Series B+Now $1.0BFintech
$1.8B acquisition · 2021
Entered Series AMedia
$1.4B acquisition · 2012
Entered Series AJobs Recruitment
03 · Portfolio analysis

Where Union Square Ventures’ portfolio is concentrated.

Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 246 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.

By countryCount
  1. USA210
  2. UK56
  3. Portugal27
  4. Germany14
  5. Canada11
  6. Brazil3
  7. China3
  8. France3
  9. Australia2
  10. Colombia2
  11. India2
  12. Jordan2
By sectorCount
  1. Fintech64
  2. Enterprise Software61
  3. Media37
  4. Energy30
  5. Event Tech28
  6. Health18
  7. Marketing18
  8. Education16
  9. Transportation14
  10. Food10
  11. Telecom9
  12. Gaming8
By stage enteredCount
  1. Series A135
  2. Seed67
  3. Series B+42
By growth stageCount
  1. Early Growth148
  2. Breakout Stage118
  3. Late Growth72
  4. Mature1
04 · Portfolio market map

Inside Union Square Ventures’ portfolio.

The 60 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 246 tracked.

X.
Media · Decacorn
$33B
Carta
Legal · Unicorn
$7.4B
Zynga
Gaming · Decacorn
$13B
Suno
Music · Unicorn
$5.4B
Abridge
Health
$10M
Upgrade
Fintech · Unicorn
$7.3B
Stash
Fintech
$425M
Radiant Industries
Energy · Unicorn
$1.8B
Dapper Labs
Gaming
$500M
C2FO
Fintech · Unicorn
$1.0B
Coinbase
Fintech · Decacorn
$38B
Generalist AI
Robotics · Unicorn
$2.0B
SoundCloud
Music
$500M
Formstack
Marketing
Foursquare
Marketing
$600M
Funding Circle
Fintech · Unicorn
$1.0B
Helium
Security · Unicorn
$1.2B
Cloudflare
Security · Centicorn
$106B
Teamshares
Real Estate
$746M
Addi
Fintech
$340M
LendingClub
Fintech · Unicorn
$1.3B
Onefootball
Sports · Unicorn
$1.0B
MongoDB
Enterprise Software · Decacorn
$30B
Matter Labs
Enterprise Software
$800M
Twilio
Marketing · Decacorn
$35B
Outschool
Education · Unicorn
$3.0B
Top Hat
Education
$370M
Auxmoney
Fintech
$825M
Stack Overflow
Media · Unicorn
$1.8B
Skillshare
Education
$264M
PayJoy
Fintech
$600M
Duolingo
Education · Unicorn
$4.9B
Farcaster
Media
$600M
Shapeways
Fashion
Uniswap Labs
Fintech · Unicorn
$1.7B
Zeitview
Robotics
$240M
Qingsong
Enterprise Software
$440M
Justworks
Fintech
$67M
Splice
Music
$500M
Zanskar
Energy
$460M
Sift
Security · Unicorn
$1.0B
Noah | Patch Homes
Fintech
$600M
Shippo
Transportation · Unicorn
$1.0B
Trust Machines
Fintech
$600M
Return Path
Marketing
$140M
Nous Research
Enterprise Software · Unicorn
$1.5B
Tumblr
Media
$3.0M
Dia&Co
Fashion
$280M
Stedi
Enterprise Software
$200M
Kik
Media · Unicorn
$1.0B
Kickstarter
Enterprise Software
$400M
Wattpad
Media
$600M
Viam
Robotics
$225M
SigFig
Fintech
$200M
Remora
Energy
$240M
Clarifai
Enterprise Software
$240M
Hailo
Transportation
$200M
MOMBAK
Energy
$120M
Free Now
Transportation
$197M
Brave Health
Health
$160M
05 · Portfolio founders

Where Union Square Ventures’ portfolio founders come from.

170 founders across the 100 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.

LocationCount
  1. United States114
  2. Germany13
  3. Argentina8
  4. Canada4
  5. Colombia4
  6. United Kingdom4
  7. Brazil2
  8. France2
  9. Norway2
  10. Australia1
UniversityCount
  1. Carnegie Mellon University9
  2. Harvard Business School9
  3. Harvard University8
  4. Stanford University7
  5. Technical University Munich5
  6. Yale University5
  7. Brown University4
  8. Columbia University4
  9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology4
  10. Princeton University4
Previous companyCount
  1. Alphabet | Google8
  2. Goldman Sachs4
  3. LendingClub4
  4. Harvard University3
  5. IBM3
  6. Kensho Technologies3
  7. McKinsey & Company3
  8. Microsoft3
  9. Perella Weinberg Partners3
  10. Stanford University3