---
title: "Union Square Ventures"
description: "Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City, United States, and operates as a small, collegial partnership focused on backing internet and technology-enabled businesses. The firm invests globally and maintains a concentrated portfolio approach, emphasizing long term partnerships with founders. In Africa, Union Square Ventures has been active in energy and utilities, particularly through its investments in Odyssey Energy Solutions, a platform that helps finance, procure, and manage distributed renewable energy projects. Between May 2023 and December 2024, the firm participated in three funding rounds for Odyssey Energy Solutions, all in Nigeria, with a total of 41.3 million dollars invested. These rounds included two Series A financings and one venture round where the stage was not specified, showing Union Square Ventures’ appetite for early growth stage companies in the region’s clean energy sector. Across these transactions, Union Square Ventures has co invested alongside firms such as Equal Ventures, Founder Collective, Twelve Below, Abstract Ventures, Climate Venture Capital, Transition VC, Equator VC, MCJ, Climate Capital, Equator, Transition, and MCJ Collective. This pattern highlights Union Square Ventures’ collaborative approach and its role in broader investment syndicates that support the expansion of distributed renewable energy infrastructure in Nigeria."
canonical_url: "https://liners.com/investors/union-square-ventures"
markdown_url: "https://liners.com/investors/union-square-ventures.md"
type: "investor"
language: "en"
image: "https://assets.liners.com/storage/v1/object/public/media/investors/union-square-ventures/favicon.png?v=1785330287373"
updated_at: "2026-09-04T03:05:36.609Z"
---

# Union Square Ventures

Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City, United States, and operates as a small, collegial partnership focused on backing internet and technology-enabled businesses. The firm invests globally and maintains a concentrated portfolio approach, emphasizing long term partnerships with founders. In Africa, Union Square Ventures has been active in energy and utilities, particularly through its investments in Odyssey Energy Solutions, a platform that helps finance, procure, and manage distributed renewable energy projects. Between May 2023 and December 2024, the firm participated in three funding rounds for Odyssey Energy Solutions, all in Nigeria, with a total of 41.3 million dollars invested. These rounds included two Series A financings and one venture round where the stage was not specified, showing Union Square Ventures’ appetite for early growth stage companies in the region’s clean energy sector. Across these transactions, Union Square Ventures has co invested alongside firms such as Equal Ventures, Founder Collective, Twelve Below, Abstract Ventures, Climate Venture Capital, Transition VC, Equator VC, MCJ, Climate Capital, Equator, Transition, and MCJ Collective. This pattern highlights Union Square Ventures’ collaborative approach and its role in broader investment syndicates that support the expansion of distributed renewable energy infrastructure in Nigeria.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Investors](/investors)
- [Union Square Ventures](/investors/union-square-ventures)

## Summary

Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City, United States, and operates as a small, collegial partnership focused on backing internet and technology-enabled businesses. The firm invests globally and maintains a concentrated portfolio approach, emphasizing long term partnerships with founders. In Africa, Union Square Ventures has been active in energy and utilities, particularly through its investments in Odyssey Energy Solutions, a platform that helps finance, procure, and manage distributed renewable energy projects. Between May 2023 and December 2024, the firm participated in three funding rounds for Odyssey Energy Solutions, all in Nigeria, with a total of 41.3 million dollars invested. These rounds included two Series A financings and one venture round where the stage was not specified, showing Union Square Ventures’ appetite for early growth stage companies in the region’s clean energy sector. Across these transactions, Union Square Ventures has co invested alongside firms such as Equal Ventures, Founder Collective, Twelve Below, Abstract Ventures, Climate Venture Capital, Transition VC, Equator VC, MCJ, Climate Capital, Equator, Transition, and MCJ Collective. This pattern highlights Union Square Ventures’ collaborative approach and its role in broader investment syndicates that support the expansion of distributed renewable energy infrastructure in Nigeria.

## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Odyssey Energy Solutions | /odyssey-energy-solutions | Venture (Round not Specified) | 11300000 | 2024-12-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Odyssey Energy Solutions | /odyssey-energy-solutions | Series A | 15000000 | 2023-05-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Odyssey Energy Solutions | /odyssey-energy-solutions | Series A | 15000000 | 2023-05-01T00:00:00.000Z |

## Related pages

- [All investors](/investors)
- [Funding rounds](/funding)

## Access and citation

- [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/investors/union-square-ventures)
- [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md)
- [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)