Jared Hecht is a Venture Partner at Union Square Ventures, a VC firm that manages over $1Bn across seven funds. Jared previously founded GroupMe, a social media messaging platform that 100M+ people have used, including 25M MAU and virtually every college student in the country. Skype/MSFT acquired GroupMe in 2011. Jared's investments include Wise, Sweetgreen, Truebill, Chess.com, Roam, and Flatiron Health.