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Deborah Quazzo

Managing Partner of GSV Ventures | Co-Founder of ASU+GSV Summit

Chicago, Illinois

Overview 

Deborah Quazzo is the Managing Partner of GSV Ventures and Co-Founder of the ASU+GSV Summit. She has successfully invested in various companies across different sectors like education, digital health, and enterprise applications, demonstrating her expertise in venture capital and business development. Her role as a Managing Partner at GSV Ventures and Co-Founder of the ASU+GSV Summit highlights her significant achievements in the fields of private equity, venture capital, and corporate development, where she has made impactful investments in companies like Simplilearn and Kyron Learning.

Work Experience 

  • Managing Partner

    2015 - Current

    Managing Partner of GSV Ventures, a venture fund investing in education and workforce skills technologies that are disrupting the $7 Trillion sector. GSV’s premier portfolio of Learning and Talent Technology companies include Physicswallah, Classplus, Quizizz, GUILD, Domestika, learneo, ClassDojo, Degreed and Coursera. Exited holdings include PhotoMath, QuillBot, nearpod and Clever.

GSV Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in the education technology sector.

  • Co-Founder

    2009

    Co-Founder of the annual ASU+GSV Summit. Now in its 16th year, the ASU+GSV Summit celebrates innovations and innovators across the global “preK to Gray” learning and workforce skills landscape, and attracts over 15,000 attendees to three premier events in San Diego and Gurgaon, India.

ASU+GSV Summit is a social media production based company.

  • Board Member

    2024

A non-profit in the Vail Valley with focus on athletics, education and culture.

  • Board Member

    2021

BrightChamps is a learning education service provider company.

Raised $102,000,000.00 from Elev8 Venture Partners, Climber Capital and 100Unicorns.

  • Board Member

    2020

  • Board Manager

    2018

    A portfolio company of Blackstone and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

  • Board Member

    2019

  • Board Member

    2015

Degreed is an upskilling platform where individuals and organizations can discover content, build skills, and certify expertise.

Raised $462,741,463.00 from Dragon Capital and Mighty Capital.

  • Board Member

    2021 - 2024

Simplilearn helps professionals around the world acquire the skills they need to succeed in today’s digital economy.

Raised $76,000,000.00 from Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings, DisruptAD and GSV Ventures.

  • Board Member

    2019 - 2024

Intellispark helps schools to maximize student achievement through a data-driven, community-centered approach to student advising.

Raised $4,522,999.00 from Difference Partners.

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