Union Square Ventures

Napster Founder's IoT Startup to Go Crypto With $15 Million Series C

Helium, an internet-of-things startup founded in 2013, is adding crypto tokens to its business model with the backing of two major funders.

By Brady DaleJun 12, 2019

VC firms Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures reportedly met with the SEC in March to request that tokens be exempted from SEC oversight.

CryptoKitties will break away from its developer, Axiom Zen, after raising $12 million of venture capital.

USV's Fred Wilson says investors should diversify ahead of any potential "big crash" in cryptocurrencies.

By Stan HigginsSep 26, 2017

Union Square Ventures partner Albert Wenger has said he will fund a prize aimed to incentivize the creation of blockchain-powered blogging platform.

San Francisco-based startup Protocol Labs has sold $52 million in a token pre-sale ahead of an initial coin offering launch next week.

By Stan HigginsAug 4, 2017

The developers behind OpenBazaar, the open-source marketplace protocol powered by bitcoin, have raised $3m in new funding.

By Stan HigginsDec 13, 2016

A hedge fund that specializes in the trading of blockchain-based assets has raised $10m from a notable cast of VCs.

By Pete RizzoDec 9, 2016

Mediachain has become the latest blockchain startup to join the portfolios of VC heavyweights Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures.

By Pete RizzoJun 1, 2016

With more than $800m so far invested in the bitcoin industry, CoinDesk highlights some of the leading firms driving these headline-grabbing rounds.

By Pete RizzoJul 19, 2015

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