<p class="ql-long-11050670"><span class="ql-size-12 ql-author-11050670">纽约风险投资公司Union Square Ventures（USV）成立于2003年</span><span class="ql-author-11050670">，</span><span class="ql-size-12 ql-author-11050670">由Fred Wilson和Brad Burnham创立，是美国知名风险投资机构之一。</span><span class="ql-size-12 ql-font-microsoftyahei ql-author-11050670">USV</span><span class="ql-author-11050670">管理着逾10亿美元的资产，</span><span class="ql-size-12 ql-font-microsoftyahei ql-author-11050670">大胆投资互联网初创公司，投出并且成功退出的包括</span><span class="ql-size-12 ql-font-microsoftyahei ql-author-11050670">Twitter、</span><span class="ql-size-12 ql-font-microsoftyahei ql-author-11050670">&nbsp;Zynga、Indeed、Tumblr 、Lending Club、Etsy 在内的众多独角兽公司，一直被认为是载誉全球的风险投资机构之一。</span></p> <p class="ql-long-11050670"><span class="ql-author-11050670">随着数字货币与区块链技术的热潮到来，他们的投资聚焦也放到了区块链和加密货币领域，计划通过投资这两项新事物来为旗下的财富增值。</span><span class="ql-size-12 ql-author-11050670">自2003年以来，</span><span class="ql-size-12 ql-font-microsoftyahei ql-author-11050670">USV</span><span class="ql-size-12 ql-author-11050670">对专注于加密货币和区块链的初创企业共进行了17笔公开披露的投资，其中包括Coinbase、Blockstack等，意在利用区块链的力量重塑市场。</span></p> <p class="ql-long-11050670"><span class="ql-size-12 ql-author-11050670"><span class="ql-font-microsoftyahei ql-author-11050670">2021年1月27日</span><span class="ql-font-notosans ql-author-11050670">，</span><span class="ql-author-11050670 ql-size-12">USV&nbsp;</span><span class="ql-size-12 ql-font-microsoftyahei ql-author-11050670">已</span><span class="ql-author-11050670 ql-size-12">成立一支新基金&ldquo;2021CoreFund&rdquo;，承诺资金为2.5亿美元，</span><span class="ql-font-microsoftyahei ql-author-11050670">该基金将作为对</span><span class="ql-font-microsoftyahei ql-size-12 ql-author-11050670">USV</span><span class="ql-font-microsoftyahei ql-author-11050670">新成立的</span><span class="ql-font-microsoftyahei ql-size-14 ql-author-11050670">气候基金</span><span class="ql-font-microsoftyahei ql-author-11050670">和现有基金的补充，这也是USV的第七个早期风险基金。</span></span></p> <p class="ql-long-11050670"><span class="ql-size-12 ql-author-11050670"><span class="ql-font-microsoftyahei ql-author-11050670"><span class="ql-size-12 ql-font-microsoftyahei ql-author-11050670">USV管理合伙人AndyWeissman表示，&ldquo;</span><span class="ql-font-microsoftyahei ql-size-14 ql-author-11050670">加密网络既体现了对计算和金融系统获取信任的发展，又广泛地扩展了访问范围，因此我们认为加密网络与Thesis 3.0完全契合。&lsquo;</span><span class="ql-size-12 ql-font-microsoftyahei ql-author-11050670">2021CoreFund&rsquo;</span><span class="ql-author-11050670 ql-size-12">预计其中很大的一部分（约30％）将投资在加密货币相关领域，包括直接持有代币或者早期区块链相关项目的股权</span><span class="ql-author-11050670 ql-size-14 ql-font-microsoftyahei">。&rdquo;</span>&nbsp; &nbsp;</span></span></p>