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Michael Cohn
Partner at GSV Ventures
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Michael Cohn
Partner at GSV Ventures
Greater Chicago Area
Overview
Michael Cohn is a Partner at GSV Ventures, specializing in rethinking the future of learning and work in a "PreK to Gray" world. With a background in mergers & acquisitions and private equity, he has led investments in impactful companies like Uplimit and QuillBot, focusing on sectors such as education and consumer internet.
Work Experience
Partner
2011 - Current
We back exceptional entrepreneurs leveraging technology to fundamentally improve learning and talent development from K-12 through higher education and lifelong career advancement. Globalization, automation, networks and artificial intelligence render much of the $7T spent worldwide on education and training ripe for disruption. While learning has never been more essential, technology is making learning more accessible, affordable and effective. We roll up sleeves to support entrepreneurs in supercharging growth and outcomes.
GSV Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in the education technology sector.
Investor
2020
About Class Technologies Inc. is a technology company co-founded by education software pioneer and Blackboard co-founder and CEO, Michael Chasen. Due to COVID, millions of students are struggling online and education is changed forever. We founded Class for Zoom to help. Class for Zoom feels like a real classroom built on Zoom. By making the virtual classroom feel like a real classroom, we bring happiness to teachers and students. Founded in 2020, Class is headquartered in Washington, D.C. with staff around the world. Schedule a demo or join the beta waitlist at class.com
Investor
2020
Photomath is the world’s most used math education app with over 180-million learners globally. Powered by advanced AI technology, the app uses the camera on your mobile device to instantly scan, accurately solve, and intuitively explain math problems using step-by-step explanations that promote comprehension of fundamental concepts
Solution Oliver provides solutions for graphic design, web design, and web development.
Investor
2017
Coursera is an online education company that partners with universities and organizations to offer classes on their platform.
Raised $458,900,000.00 from Second Alpha Partners, The Garage Syndicate and Scale-Up.
Investor
2016
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.
Investor
2016
Course Hero is a digital learning platform helping students and educators master their classes.
Investor
2019
CLI Studios is an internet company that specializes in the fields of eCommerce and arts education.
Raised $8,470,444.00 from GSV Ventures.
Investor
2019
Toucan is a browser extension that allows users to translate words and phrases into various languages while browsing the web.
Raised $7,500,000.00 from Human Ventures.
Investor
2018
GoodTime enables companies to schedule candidate interviews up to 10x faster by fully automating the scheduling process. With GoodTime, recruiting teams spend time recruiting rather than scheduling.
The Meeting Optimization Engine that makes business meetings smarter
Raised $16,700,000.00 from SuRo Capital, Array Ventures and Bullpen Capital.
Investor
2018
airygodboss is the largest career community for women. Our mission is to improve the workplace through greater transparency. We connect millions of women each month with great companies, jobs, advice, discussions, and one another. Fairygodboss also partners with 100+ major companies from across the U.S. to help them attract qualified female talent and enhance their employer brand.
Fairygodboss is the largest career community for women. Free for women, we help employers recruit and hire women.
Raised $14,000,000.00 from Signal Peak Ventures and GSV Ventures.
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