In transitA third path
Internet knowledge creators are at a crossroads. Independent writers, recipe bloggers, wellness podcasters, and parenting experts who’ve spent years building their own online knowledge bases face what appears as a binary choice: compete for attention against AI-generated content or sell their carefully crafted work as training data to large language models. On one side, creators watch generative models (often trained on scraped web data) produce endless streams of content at a fraction of the...
In transitToward a social theory of venture
To practice venture is to practice social theory. It's not novel to point out that to really understand what’s happening in today’s technology market, we must situate it within its broader societal context. Yet during periods of intense technological innovation and irrational exuberance, the social underpinnings that shape this market can often go under-appreciated. During times like these, there’s value to be had in leaning on disciplines like social theory to gain a more human, and therefor...
In transitDoes AI change how much my data is worth?
Placing financial value on an individual’s personal data, let alone selling it, has always felt like a futile exercise. While ‘big data’ is a hot com...
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In transitA third path
Internet knowledge creators are at a crossroads. Independent writers, recipe bloggers, wellness podcasters, and parenting experts who’ve spent years building their own online knowledge bases face what appears as a binary choice: compete for attention against AI-generated content or sell their carefully crafted work as training data to large language models. On one side, creators watch generative models (often trained on scraped web data) produce endless streams of content at a fraction of the...
In transitToward a social theory of venture
To practice venture is to practice social theory. It's not novel to point out that to really understand what’s happening in today’s technology market, we must situate it within its broader societal context. Yet during periods of intense technological innovation and irrational exuberance, the social underpinnings that shape this market can often go under-appreciated. During times like these, there’s value to be had in leaning on disciplines like social theory to gain a more human, and therefor...
In transitDoes AI change how much my data is worth?
Placing financial value on an individual’s personal data, let alone selling it, has always felt like a futile exercise. While ‘big data’ is a hot com...
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This post was originally published on the USV blog and can be found here.
I’m excited to be joining Union Square Ventures as an analyst. I started out my career at Bain, where I spent a significant amount of time running investment diligence on a range of growth-to-late stage technologies across consumer, enterprise, fintech, and healthtech. Interested in the intersection of private capital, technology, and societal returns, I completed a short-term externship at Silver Lake Partners working on their ESG strategy. This work reconfirmed the urgency of the climate crisis, and I am continually inspired by the scale at which climate tech and talent has mobilized to provide much needed solutions.
A liberal arts major and essay-enthusiast, I immediately identified with the thesis-driven generalist approach of USV. I studied a mix of politics, philosophy, and economics in college and sought to better understand modern challenges (like income inequality, housing reform, and healthcare access) through the models articulated by social theorists and historians. On reflection, I like to think this lends itself well to a career in VC, which in itself is an education in observing how our world works, theorizing what drives it, and backing entrepreneurs who make it work better. During college I was lucky to be able to complete coursework in England, India, Brazil, and South Africa, and I hope to continue USV’s history of supporting founders not just in the US but also abroad.
I’m looking forward to working with entrepreneurs pursuing all kinds of creative disruption while at USV. In addition to contributing to our Thesis 3.0 more broadly, I have already begun researching novel approaches to mental health, the financialization of climate tech, and the implications of AI on education and wellness.
Outside of work, you can catch me watching documentaries about musicians and music-making, learning how to surf, or reading the Sunday Times newspaper when feeling homesick for my hometown, London.
Please reach out to [grace at usv dot com] or (@gracekcarney) if you’re working on something that aligns with the USV theses and want to chat.
This post was originally published on the USV blog and can be found here.
I’m excited to be joining Union Square Ventures as an analyst. I started out my career at Bain, where I spent a significant amount of time running investment diligence on a range of growth-to-late stage technologies across consumer, enterprise, fintech, and healthtech. Interested in the intersection of private capital, technology, and societal returns, I completed a short-term externship at Silver Lake Partners working on their ESG strategy. This work reconfirmed the urgency of the climate crisis, and I am continually inspired by the scale at which climate tech and talent has mobilized to provide much needed solutions.
A liberal arts major and essay-enthusiast, I immediately identified with the thesis-driven generalist approach of USV. I studied a mix of politics, philosophy, and economics in college and sought to better understand modern challenges (like income inequality, housing reform, and healthcare access) through the models articulated by social theorists and historians. On reflection, I like to think this lends itself well to a career in VC, which in itself is an education in observing how our world works, theorizing what drives it, and backing entrepreneurs who make it work better. During college I was lucky to be able to complete coursework in England, India, Brazil, and South Africa, and I hope to continue USV’s history of supporting founders not just in the US but also abroad.
I’m looking forward to working with entrepreneurs pursuing all kinds of creative disruption while at USV. In addition to contributing to our Thesis 3.0 more broadly, I have already begun researching novel approaches to mental health, the financialization of climate tech, and the implications of AI on education and wellness.
Outside of work, you can catch me watching documentaries about musicians and music-making, learning how to surf, or reading the Sunday Times newspaper when feeling homesick for my hometown, London.
Please reach out to [grace at usv dot com] or (@gracekcarney) if you’re working on something that aligns with the USV theses and want to chat.
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