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Jul 9
The physical world is rapidly becoming the most valuable dataset, and there’s a whole stack being built around its capture. From energy and compute at the bottom to physical interfaces and applications at the top, here’s how we’re mapping companies creating Data At The Edge and
Rebecca Kaden
@rebeccakaden
Jul 8
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Data At The Edge
Many of the most critical data sets are the ones that we have long been unable to access or interpret. Value on the internet has largely compounded through data loops that continuously strengthen with...
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@usv
Aug 26
When @DougBernauer first pitched USV on building nuclear microreactors in 2021, the initial plan was to replace noisy, polluting diesel generators on military bases. Five years later, the team is delivering on that promise, securing $750M to provide 15 Kaleidos reactors to the
Radiant
@RadiantNuclear
Aug 26
The @USArmy has awarded Radiant $750 million to deliver 15 Kaleidos microreactors through the Janus program, one of the largest contracts @DIU_x has issued to date. The Army launched the Janus Program to strengthen the energy resilience of military installations and
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@usv
Aug 20
"It was really, really good for Brad and I to have to do that. We learned a lot in the process about pitching. We learned a lot about ourselves. And I think we developed a lot of empathy for founders who are doing it."
Matt Cynamon
@mattcynamon
Aug 20
I've always been a big fan of internet history and I'm lucky enough to sit next to a small part of it.
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“We’re Going to Do Your Fund”: An Oral History of the First Dollars Into Union Square Ventures
It’s hard to imagine today how out of favor venture capital was in 2003. Billions of dollars had just been vaporized in the dot-com crash. There was a mass extinction of first-time funds, and nobody -...
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@usv
Aug 5
For nearly a decade, @rebeccakaden's independent judgement has greatly expanded the range of companies we’ve had the privilege to work with. She’s drawn to ambitious founders who can bring an unexpected perspective to some of the world’s most critical industries. To get a sense
Erica Wenger
@Erica_Wenger
Aug 5
My conversation with @rebeccakaden Rebecca Kaden is a General Partner at Union Square Ventures, one of the world's leading venture capital firms and an early investor in companies like Twitter, Etsy, Coinbase, and Twilio. She focuses on identifying the next generation of
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@usv
Aug 4
Here's what Mombak's work actually looks like. 15 million trees, 21,000 tonnes of certified CO2 sequestered. 12 formerly deforested patches of the Amazon now dense and lush.
Reuters Energy and Commodities
@ReutersCommods
Nov 6, 2025
Exclusive: Google struck its biggest carbon removal deal, agreeing to finance restoration of the Amazon rainforest with Brazilian startup Mombak, as big tech hunts for high-quality credits to offset emissions tied to energy-hungry data centers reut.rs/4orp168
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