Brad Burnham is a founding partner at Union Square Ventures (USV). See sector focus and contact routes.
Brad Burnham is a founding partner at Union Square Ventures (USV), where he co-founded the firm in 2003 with Fred Wilson after a career beginning at AT&T in 1979 and leading investments at AT&T Ventures. His investment thesis targets highly networked user communities at the applications layer of the web, focusing on sectors that enable new forms of value creation through open access to networks, capital, and knowledge. USV typically invests in early-stage companies, though specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not explicitly detailed in available sources. Notable portfolio companies include Twitter, Etsy, Cloudflare, and Coinbase, which USV backed since its founding. Burnham has publicly discussed “momentum investing” and the importance of rolling with the punches in venture strategy, reflecting a pragmatic point of view on market dynamics. He currently serves on the boards of Indeed, Tumblr, Meetup, and several other companies, demonstrating active engagement with his portfolio.
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