Brad Burnham

Co-Founder at Union Square Ventures · Joined 2003

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Biography

Brad Burnham is a partner at Union Square Ventures, which he created with Fred Wilson in 2003, according to his bio on the firm's site. He started working in information technology with AT&T in 1979, spun Echo Logic out of Bell Laboratories in 1989, joined AT&T Ventures in 1993 and co-founded TACODA in 2001. He has written the USV posts announcing the firm's investments in Duolingo, Tucows, Protocol Labs and Simulmedia. He majored in political science at Wesleyan University and lives in New York City.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

Duolingo DUOLTucows TCXProtocol LabsSimulmedia

Career Timeline

1979
Started working in information technology with AT&T.
1989
Spun Echo Logic out of Bell Laboratories.
1993
Joined AT&T Ventures.
2001
Co-founded TACODA.
2003
Joined Fred Wilson to create Union Square Ventures.
2017
Joined the board of directors of Tucows following USV's investment in the company.

Sources & References

Union Square Ventures - Brad Burnham ↗Union Square Ventures - People ↗Union Square Ventures - Companies ↗USV - Duolingo (post by Brad Burnham) ↗USV - Tucows (post by Brad Burnham) ↗USV - Protocol Labs (post by Brad Burnham) ↗USV - Simulmedia (post by Brad Burnham) ↗Tucows - Union Square Ventures Co-Founder Brad Burnham Joins Tucows Board of Directors ↗Tucows Announces Director Nominations and Honors Departing Board Members (2025) ↗