GSV Ventures is a global venture capital fund focused on early-stage entrepreneurial partnerships within the digital learning technology sector.
Portfolio
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companies
Gizmo
An artificial intelligence learning platform that transforms study materials into gamified quizzes and flashcards.
Valenture Institute
Valenture Institute operates a global online high school offering a university-recognised curriculum.
Deborah Quazzo
General Partner
Deborah serves as general partner at GSV Ventures and co-founder of the ASU+GSV Summit. She holds multiple board positions across education and learning companies.
LinkedInThe Series A round was led by Shine Capital with backing from Ada Ventures, Seek Investments, GSV, and NFX.
"Our users started regularly describing Gizmo as a game and telling us they'd never been able to study so much before because they'd usually get distracted and go on TikTok instead, but that this wasn't happening when they used Gizmo."
GSV Ventures led the seed round to support international campus expansion and new educational offerings.
"The global demand for high quality online schooling is skyrocketing in the current climate. We are absolutely thrilled to be partnering with the GSV team, who have already added immense value to our business through their knowledge, connections and strategic guidance. We’re scaling up rapidly, and look forward to working with the GSV team to achieve our goal of becoming the largest and most impactful school on the planet"
