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    Fred Wilson

    Fred Wilson is a renowned venture capitalist and Managing Partner at Union Square Ventures.

    #22 Venture capital investing#15 Early-Stage VC
    31CiteRank

    Last updated 11 Nov 2026 · Named in 37 answers across 5 engines
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    How AI engines see them

    Recognized by 5 of 5 measured engines. Updated 2026-10-26

    All five engines recognize Fred Wilson as co-founder of Union Square Ventures with Brad Burnham, a venture investor since 1987 who earlier founded Flatiron Partners. They agree on early investments in Twitter, Tumblr, Etsy and Kickstarter and a thesis-driven approach built around networks. ChatGPT and Gemini highlight his AVC blog, and Copilot adds the Coinbase Series A and recent climate and biotech investments. Perplexity adds Twilio and Stack Overflow and his link to New York as a tech center. The most cited pages are usv.com, Wikipedia and Forbes.

    • ChatGPTNamed in 10 answers

      ChatGPT describes a venture capitalist who co-founded Union Square Ventures, invested since 1987, co-founded Flatiron Partners and writes the AVC blog on startups and investing.

      Known for
      • early investments in Twitter and Etsy
      • AVC blog on venture investing
      • investing early and leading rounds
    • GeminiNamed in 7 answers

      Gemini describes a venture capitalist and blogger who started at Euclid Partners, co-founded Flatiron Partners and Union Square Ventures and uses a thesis-driven approach to early-stage investing.

      Known for
      • thesis-driven investing approach
      • early investments in Twitter and Tumblr
      • AVC blog
    • Google AI ModeNamed in 12 answers

      Google AI Mode describes a New York based early-stage investor since 1987, co-founder of Union Square Ventures and writer of the AVC blog, known for thesis-driven, network-focused investing.

      Known for
      • thesis-driven investing
      • early bets on Web 2.0 companies
      • transparent AVC blog
    • PerplexityNamed in 6 answers

      Perplexity describes a venture capitalist who co-founded Union Square Ventures in 2003, previously founded Flatiron Partners and invests in networks, marketplaces and open technology platforms.

      Known for
      • investing in networks
      • early investments in Twitter and Coinbase
      • building New York early-stage capital
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    • CopilotNamed in 2 answers

      Copilot says he co-founded Union Square Ventures and Flatiron Partners, co-led the Coinbase Series A and follows a thesis-driven early-stage approach centered on network effects.

      Known for
      • thesis-driven early-stage investing
      • backing Twitter, Etsy and Coinbase

    Top Segments

    • #22Venture capital investingof 115
      Named in 42 answers
    • #15Early-Stage VCof 66
      Named in 28 answers

    Top URLs

    1. 1
      The 15 VC Twitter Accounts Worth Following in 2026, Capitaly
      capitaly.vc11 citations
    2. 2
      Top 10 VC Thought Leaders: Andreessen, Wilson, Meeker, Naval
      easyvc.ai6 citations
    3. 3
      https://pilot.com/event/founders-and-funders-ai-oct-23
      pilot.com6 citations

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    • Who should I follow to learn about Angel investing?

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    • Who are the most influential voices on Startup Legal?

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    • Who are the most influential voices in Venture capital investing?

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