Rebecca Kaden

New York, New York, United States

Bio

Professional summary

Rebecca Kaden is a Managing Partner at Union Square Ventures. Based on her official USV profile, she combines venture investing experience with a background in journalism and consumer-oriented early-stage investing from her time as a General Partner at Maveron. Her academic background includes English and American Literature at Harvard and an MBA from Stanford. USV's firm thesis suggests a fit with companies at the edge of large markets, network-driven businesses, and early-stage internet-enabled opportunities; any outreach angle based on those themes is an inference rather than a directly stated personal mandate.

Investment focus

Stage, sector, and overall fit

Stage

SeedSeries A

Sector

ConsumerInternet-enabled businessesNetworks and marketplaces

Thesis

Consumer-focused early-stage investingInternet-enabled businesses at the edge of large marketsNetwork-effect businesses

How to approach

Framing and angles for outreach

Pitch framing

Lead with a concise early-stage company narrative tied to a large market being reshaped by technology or societal pressure, especially if there is a consumer, network, or new-behavior angle.

Partneralization hooks

1Reference her journalism background if the company has a strong narrative, media, community, or user-behavior story.
2Connect the pitch to USV's thesis around large markets transformed by technological and societal pressures.

Recent signals

What the partner has said or done recently

Authored or was listed on recent USV posts about Efficient Computer's Series A and Cofounder by The General Intelligence Company of New York.
USV profile shows recent writing activity in 2025 and 2026.

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

Union Square VenturesManaging Partner~2018 - Present
MaveronGeneral PartnerPrior to USV
JournalismJournalistEarly career

Education

HarvardB.A., English and American Literature
StanfordMBA

Skills

Consumer investingPlatform investingMarketplacesAI thesisUSV Thesis 3.0

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