USV is a venture capital firm that invests in internet-enabled businesses, web3, decentralized systems, and crypto and token funds, co-founded by Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham. USV's Twitter Score is 254 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #1,484 (top 0.5%) among 493,607 tracked accounts.
USV has been active in the blockchain and crypto sector since 2011, with crypto making up roughly 15% of its active portfolio as of 2018. The firm announced Coinbase as its first Bitcoin-sector investment in May 2013, an early signal of its commitment to decentralized technologies. Among its subsequent investments, USV co-led a $15 million Series C financing in Helium alongside Multicoin Capital in 2019, and participated in Dune Analytics's Series A alongside Redpoint, Multicoin Capital, and Dragonfly in 2021.
USV was a major holder of STX tokens and held equity in Hiro as of 2020, and joined 1kx in backing WalletConnect in 2022. The firm's own backers include Multicoin Capital, Polychain Capital, Metastable Capital, BlockTower Capital, Autonomous Partners, and Placeholder. USV has published 2,227 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 866 accounts, with 2,435 total mentions.
USV's fund portfolio includes Polychain, Helium, Dapper, Arweave Ecosystem, Matter Labs, Axiom Zen, ZKsync and Coinbase.
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The accounts that follow USV include 1,269 founders, 362 angel investors, 201 influencers and 185 VCs. Among them are Marc Andreessen, Erik Voorhees, Matt Huang, Hayden Adams, Chris Burniske and Kyle Samani.