Union Square Ventures

Thesis-Driven Early Stage

A deliberately small, thesis-driven firm whose partners publish their thinking in public. Small funds and concentrated ownership keep the tooling lean: relationship CRM, market data and clean LP reporting.

$1B+ across funds AUM New York, NY Founded 2003

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The stack

6 tools

CRM & Pipeline

Affinity

Editor's pick

4.5

Relationship intelligence CRM for dealmakers

Enterprise / CustomView

Data & Market Intelligence

CB Insights

4.2

Tech market intelligence and company scoring

Enterprise / CustomView

Data Rooms & Deal Docs

DocSend

Editor's pick

4.7

The pitch-deck link that tells you who read slide 14

From $10/user/mo (annual)View

Cap Table & Equity

Carta

Editor's pick

4.5

The system of record for startup equity — and your fund

Custom / TieredView

Portfolio Monitoring & Metrics

Standard Metrics

Editor's pick

4.6

AI-powered portfolio monitoring and reporting built for venture funds

Enterprise / CustomView

Productivity & Collaboration

Notion

Editor's pick

4.7

The connected workspace VCs run their firms on — docs, wikis, and databases

Free; from $10/seat/moView

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