GSV Ventures — Seed & Series A VC Firm ($1.0M–$15.0M Checks)
GSV Ventures is a Seed, Series A, Growth venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois investing in EdTech, Other, Consumer. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$15.0M checks and has 20 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $1.0M–$15.0M
- Portfolio
- 20 companies on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Seed, Series A, Growth
- Sectors
- EdTech, Other, Consumer, SaaS
- HQ
- Chicago, Illinois
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-10-01
Seed, Series A, Growth
$1.0M – $15.0M
20+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
GSV Ventures invests across the learning economy, from pre-K through lifelong learning and workforce development. The firm is one of the most recognized specialists in education technology and can support seed rounds with meaningful follow-on capacity.
How GSV Ventures invests
GSV Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, Illinois. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages, with a focus on EdTech, Other, Consumer, SaaS.
GSV Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$15.0M per investment. Our records include 1 fund raised by the firm.
GSV Ventures has backed 20 companies in our records, including Coursera, ClassDojo, Degreed.
Partners & Team
Deborah Quazzo
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Industry Focus
Invests In
Funds
GSV Ventures Fund III
Portfolio Companies (20)
Other
Coursera
Online learning platform offering courses, certificates, and degrees.
ClassDojo
Communication and classroom engagement platform for teachers, students, and families.
Degreed
Skills and workforce learning platform.
Handshake
Career network and recruiting platform for students and employers.
Guild Education
Education and upskilling platform for employers and employees.
MasterClass
Subscription learning platform with online classes taught by experts.
Nearpod
Instructional platform for teachers and schools.
Outlier
Online college-level education platform.
Remind
School communication platform for educators, students, and families.
Photomath
Math learning app that scans and solves problems step by step.
- •Raising at Seed, Series A, Growth? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in EdTech, Other, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $15.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Deborah Quazzo, Co-Founder and Managing Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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