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Venture capitalChicago · 1 people tracked
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Fund manager profile
GSV Acceleration is a venture fund manager based in Chicago. SEC filings show 1 venture fund on record, most recently GSV Acceleration Fund I, L.P. ($150M offering) filed December 2017.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.
Team · 1 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 8 of 10 portfolio companiesEdTech ×5HR Tech ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Future of Work ×3SaaS ×2Construction Tech ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Enterprise Software ×1
HQs:United States×5India×2
Investments · 10 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 12023 · 32022 · 22018 · 12017 · 110 dated
AdmitKard is a study abroad consultancy providing end-to-end support to students, including university shortlisting, test prep (IELTS, TOEFL, GRE, GMAT, PTE), application assistance (SOPs, LORs, CVs), education loans, visa filing, remittance, and student housing.
EdTech
Piyush(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsGSV VenturesCallapina CapitalMiH VenturesSupermorpheus
Fairygodboss is an online career community for women, offering virtual career fairs, webinars, a podcast, and peer advice, and connecting members with employers looking to hire women.
Construction TechFemTechFuture of WorkHR TechNew York, US
Romy Newman(Executive Officer, Director)inGeorgene Huang(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJulia Stiglitz(Director)inBrandon Tidwell(Director)inWilliam Greenblatt(Director)
Co-investorsGSV VenturesSignal Peak Ventures
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsGSV VenturesInsight PartnersKrillion VenturesReach CapitalMiami AngelsRothenberg Ventures+1 more
Physics Wallah provides free NCERT textbook solutions for Indian students in classes 6–12, covering subjects like Mathematics, Science, English, Hindi, and Social Science to support school exams and competitive entrance tests.
EdTechIndia, IN
Alakh Pandey(Founder)inPrateek Maheshwari(Founder)in
Co-investorsGSV VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersTrifecta Capital Advisors
Ropes provides AI-generated, customized technical assessments for hiring that create unique coding problems from job descriptions and include fraud detection to verify candidate authenticity.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsBoxGroupGSV Ventures
The New Club is a members-only community for senior technical women+, offering peer mentorship, one-on-one coaching, and introductions to startups hiring for their teams.
Future of WorkSocial
Co-investorsAfore CapitalKhosla VenturesOperator Collective
Unmudl provides online skills training and career development programs for working professionals, career changers, and teens seeking to transition into technical roles and high-growth industries.
EdTechFuture of WorkHR TechMarketplaces
Co-investorsPotencia VenturesStand Together Ventures Lab
Uplimit is an AI-native corporate learning system that delivers personalized instruction, practice, and feedback to a company's workforce, with tools to measure training outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Francisco, US
Julia Stiglitz(Chief Executive Officer)inSourabh Bajaj(Co-Founder & CTO)inJacob Samuelson(Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer)in
BoardReid Hoffman(Greylock Partner (board/investor representative))inSarah Guo(Investor (Greylock, later Conviction))in
Co-investorsConvictionCowboy VenturesGreylock PartnersGSV VenturesTransLink CapitalSalesforce Ventures+1 more
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Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Kyron LearningTraining All People
Exits · 3
3 acquisitions · showing 1Nearpodacq. by Renaissance Learning
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesUplimit · Uplimit blog · Jun 30, 2026
Ropes · finsmes.com · Apr 2, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has GSV Acceleration made?
- GSV Acceleration has 10 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- Where is GSV Acceleration located?
- GSV Acceleration is headquartered in Chicago, US.
Co-investors · 109
GSV Ventures is an education- and workforce-focused venture firm investing in transformative learning companies across the 'Pre-K to Gray' spectrum. It also co-produces the ASU+GSV Summit, a major annual education innovation event.
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs bold, early-stage, technology-driven companies across deep tech and other sectors, providing hands-on 'venture assistance' to help founders build category-defining businesses.
Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.
Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.
BoxGroup is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups at their earliest stages.
Salesforce Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Salesforce, investing in enterprise technology startups from seed through growth stages since 2009.
Cowboy Ventures is an early-stage venture firm focused on partnering with startups at the pre-seed and seed stages, offering hands-on support to help build enduring companies.
Operator Collective is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage B2B software and enterprise founders, backed by a community of operators and executives who advise and support portfolio companies.
Reach Capital is an early-stage venture firm that partners with founders building companies in learning, health, and work.
Conviction Partners is a venture firm focused on AI-native, 'Software 3.0' companies, aiming to be an early and often first investor in startups translating AI models into transformative products.
Krillion Ventures is a Miami-based venture capital fund investing in early-stage technology companies in healthcare, financial services, and real estate.
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Signal Peak VenturesSequoia CapitalGeneral CatalystFounders FundIndex VenturesLong Journey VenturesFounder CollectiveUncork CapitalFelicis VenturesUnknown VenturesKleiner PerkinsMenlo VenturesFoundation CapitalCoatue ManagementSpark CapitalB Capital GroupSound VenturesTrue VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)DST GlobalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalStreamlined VenturesQuiet CapitalSusa VenturesSlow VenturesNextView VenturesForerunner VenturesPrecursor VenturesSignalFireEmergence Capital PartnersKapor CapitalCanvas VenturesFlybridge Capital PartnersFloodgateUlu VenturesRevolutionVillage GlobalTribe Capital FirstlookGeneral PartnershipNext Play VenturesWorklife VenturesTeamworthy VenturesVine VenturesHyde Park Venture PartnersSerena VenturesJavelin Venture PartnersLead Edge CapitalPeakGotham Gal VenturesFf Venture CapitalNewView CapitalOwl Ventures9Yards CapitalFuture Perfect VenturesZeev VenturesZoom VenturesMarcy Venture PartnersGolden VenturesGraph VenturesAmasiaPhoenix CourtSmash CapitalSpero VenturesMantis CapitalRTP GlobalVisionaire VenturesThe Alchemy FundGE VenturesBBG VenturesSoftBank CapitalHuman CapitalJump CapitalMaven VenturesBEENEXTSUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALFuture AfricaWellington ManagementVamosVenturesWollef VenturesLooking Glass CapitalRethink Capital PartnersTheory Forge VenturesPlum Alley InvestmentsAdvancit CapitalFirework VenturesNorthside VenturesGeneration Investment ManagementArgonautic VenturesS2G InvestmentsNew Markets Venture PartnersTwenty Seven VenturesRock Ventures1/1 CapitalAcadian Ventures Management, LlcBonsal CapitalNew North VenturesLaunchpad Venture Group
Firms observed investing alongside GSV Acceleration, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with GSV Acceleration's recorded portfolio.