Fred Wilson

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Managing Partner at Union Square VenturesNew York, United States

SeedSeries AWeb3 / CryptoMarketplaceSaaS

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Check Size

$1.0M — $10.0M

Activity Score

55/ 100

Reliability Score

🎯43% of deals in HR Tech

💰Avg check: $22.2M

🏗️Primarily invests at Series A stage

Investment Thesis

Pioneer web3 investor. Thesis-driven approach to market networks.

Investment Timeline

Mercury

$51.0M

Sep 2021

Deel

$24.5M

Apr 2021

Mistral AI

$11.0M

Sep 2020

Gusto

$50.6M

Jan 2020

ZenefitsDead 2022

$3.0M

Jun 2014

ShypDead 2018

$420K

Apr 2014

Powa TechnologiesDead 2016

$15.2M

Nov 2013

Portfolio Breakdown

By Sector

HR Tech3 deals · 43%

Fintech2 deals · 29%

AI / ML1 deal · 14%

Marketplace1 deal · 14%

By Stage

Series A5 deals · 71%

Seed2 deals · 29%

7 tracked deals4 sectors · 2 stages

Deal Velocity

Avg Deals / Year

0.8

Avg Deal Size

$22.2M

Largest Deal

Mercury

$51.0M

YoY Trend

Steady

Deals Per Year

7 total deals tracked2013–2021

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Current Fund Status

Fund Name

Union Square Ventures Fund 1

Reported Size

$4.2M

Deploy Progress (Est.)

22% Deployed

Co-Investors

No co-investment data available yet.