Fred Wilson

  • Pollenware raises $9.1 million round led by Union Square Ventures

    Pollenware (C2FO), a Mission Woods, Kan. company that calls itself the “global market for working capital,” on Wednesday announced it has raised a $9.1 …

  • Dwolla’s Series B: Three things it means for Dwolla (Part 1)

    As you may be aware, the anticipated and recently rumored Series B funding news broke this week for the good folks at Dwolla in Des Moines. This round totalled $5 million and was not only raised out-of-Iowa but out-of-Silicon Prairie, with money coming in from both coasts. As rumored, the round was led by New…

  • Sunday Video: Steven Johnson on where good ideas come from

    For today’s video, I wanted to share with you the work of Steven Johnson. I became aware of Johnson on Fred Wilson’s blog as well as through Dusty and Danny over the last few weeks. Johnson is the author of the recently released book “Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation,” which…

  • Sunday Video: Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures on TechCrunch TV

    This week’s video features Fred Wilson, a venture capitalist and principal of New York-based Union Square Ventures, answering questions during the “Ask a VC” series moderated by Sarah Lacy of TechCrunch. Enjoy this brief clip and be sure to follow Wilson on Twitter, @fredwilson, and his blog, avc.com, for his outstanding take on the venture…

  • Sunday Video: The 10 Golden Principles of Successful Web Apps

    Keeping in line with weekly links to startup-related posts that we find interesting, each Sunday we’ll be sharing a video with solid content that we found while scouring the web for entrepreneurial and innovative inspiration. This week’s video features Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures and the talk which he shared a month ago at…

  • Sunday Video Series: Fred Wilson talks trends, advice for startups

    Keeping in line with weekly links to startup-related posts that we find interesting, each Sunday we’ll be sharing a video with solid content that we found while scouring the web for entrepreneurial and innovative inspiration. This week Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures talks about some of the trends he sees in the startup space.…