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  "markdown": "Venture firm.\n\nWebsite: https://www.usv.com\n\n## Companies on Anchor Terminal\n\n- **Hume AI**, Series B, March 2024\n  - [Hume EVI (Empathic Voice Interface)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hume-evi.md), graded C, 56.7/100\n  - [Hume Octave Voice Design and Cloning + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hume-voice-cloning.md), graded C, 54.6/100\n  - Source: https://siliconangle.com/2024/03/27/hume-ai-raises-50m-building-realistic-generative-ai-chat-experience-yet/\n- **Shippo**, Series A, September 2016, led a round\n  - [Shippo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shippo.md), graded C, 61.9/100\n  - Source: https://goshippo.com/blog/announcing-our-series-funding\n\n## Where they invest\n\n- Conversational voice agents, 1\n- Voice cloning \u0026 custom voices, 1\n- Shipping \u0026 fulfilment, 1\n\n## Founders they backed\n\n- [Laura Behrens Wu](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/laura-behrens-wu/), Shippo\n- [Simon Kreuz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/simon-kreuz/), Shippo\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which AI tools has Union Square Ventures invested in?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Hume AI and Shippo backed by Union Square Ventures.\n\n### How are Union Square Ventures's companies graded?\n\nOn Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Hume EVI (Empathic Voice Interface) (C, 56.7), Hume Octave Voice Design and Cloning + MCP (C, 54.6) and Shippo (C, 61.9).\n\nInvestors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source. An investor isn't a sign of quality, and nobody can pay to be listed or to change a grade. To correct something or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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