Investments
69Portfolio Exits
7Funds
3About GSV Ventures
GSV Ventures is a venture capital firm that partners with and invests in entrepreneurs whose technology companies are driving an outsized return on education and talent and transforming the learning and employment sector.
GSV Ventures Headquarter Location
171 2nd Street
San Francisco, California, 94105,
United States
415-757-5634
Latest GSV Ventures News
Jul 6, 2022
, Updated on:{{localeString}} {{timeZoneNameShort}} Founded in 2019, AntWalk is the brainchild of former McKinsey consultants, ex-bankers and former educators—Joybroto Ganguly, Basav Nagur, Sriramkumar Sundararaman, Sumit Gupta, and Sudhanshu Shekhar. 0 CLAPS 0 B2B edtech startup AntWalk has raised $7.5 million in a Series A round led by San Francisco-based venture firm GSV. The round also saw participation from Y Combinator and existing investor Matrix Partners India. The company plans to utilise this fresh capital infusion to strengthen its Learning Experience Platform (LXP) using gamification, build content pedagogy through R&D, and expand the sales and marketing team to widen the customer base. Founded in 2019, AntWalk is the brainchild of former McKinsey consultants, ex-bankers and former educators—Joybroto Ganguly, Basav Nagur, Sriramkumar Sundararaman, Sumit Gupta and Sudhanshu Shekhar. The founding team realised that there is a need for contextual knowledge transfer as employees join, grow, and shoulder larger responsibilities. “The name ‘AntWalk’ was inspired by the way ants communicate and share intelligence with each other when they walk, reflecting the act of ‘collaborative social learning.’ We are well on our way to building a robust edtech company focused on the global skilling opportunity by leveraging this power of collaborative learning and are excited to partner with GSV Ventures on this journey,” said Joybroto Ganguly, Co-founder and CEO of AntWalk. B2B edtech startup Antwalk raised $7.5 million in a Series A funding round. ALSO READ
GSV Ventures Investments
69 Investments
GSV Ventures has made 69 investments. Their latest investment was in Tango as part of their Series A on June 6, 2022.
GSV Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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6/15/2022 | Series A | Tango | $14M | Yes | 2 | |
6/7/2022 | Series A | PhysicsWallah | $100M | Yes | 8 | |
4/20/2022 | Series A | AntWalk | $7.5M | Yes | 9 | |
3/3/2022 | Series A | |||||
3/1/2022 | Series A |
Date | 6/15/2022 | 6/7/2022 | 4/20/2022 | 3/3/2022 | 3/1/2022 |
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Round | Series A | Series A | Series A | Series A | Series A |
Company | Tango | PhysicsWallah | AntWalk | ||
Amount | $14M | $100M | $7.5M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 8 | 9 |
GSV Ventures Portfolio Exits
7 Portfolio Exits
GSV Ventures has 7 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Learn In on June 23, 2022.
GSV Ventures Fund History
3 Fund Histories
GSV Ventures has 3 funds, including GSV Fund II.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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3/3/2021 | GSV Fund II | $180M | 1 | ||
7/8/2020 | GSV CH II | ||||
8/21/2017 | GSV Acceleration I |
Closing Date | 3/3/2021 | 7/8/2020 | 8/21/2017 |
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Fund | GSV Fund II | GSV CH II | GSV Acceleration I |
Fund Type | |||
Status | |||
Amount | $180M | ||
Sources | 1 |
GSV Ventures Team
1 Team Member
GSV Ventures has 1 team member, including current Managing Partner, Deborah Quazzo.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Deborah Quazzo | ThinkEquity, Merrill, and J.P. Morgan & Co. | Managing Partner | Current |
Name | Deborah Quazzo |
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Work History | ThinkEquity, Merrill, and J.P. Morgan & Co. |
Title | Managing Partner |
Status | Current |
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