Where does Deborah Quazzo work?

Deborah Quazzo is Managing Partner at GSV Ventures and Board director at Intellispark.

What check size does Deborah Quazzo write?

Deborah Quazzo typically writes checks of $250K – $12M.

What boards does Deborah Quazzo sit on?

Deborah Quazzo holds tracked board seats at Degreed, Intellispark.

Where did Deborah Quazzo go to school?

Deborah Quazzo studied at Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History); Harvard Business School (MBA); Bolles.

Deborah Quazzo

Investor

Managing Partner at GSV Ventures · Managing Partner at GSV Acceleration · Board director at Intellispark

San Francisco, CA & Chicago, IL

Writes $250K – $12M checks

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241 people in our graph share verified history with Deborah — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Lawrence BettinounlockedDeborah: together at Harvard Business School (1987)

Deborah: together at Princeton University

×2Deborah: together at Degreed

×6Deborah: together at Harvard Business School

About

Deborah Quazzo, who identified human capital as an underserved growth opportunity over 25 years ago at Merrill Lynch, co-founded and scaled the ASU+GSV Summit into a 7,000-person cross-sector deal-making forum.

Contact· published on Deborah's own website

d•••@gsv.venturesreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS

Board director at Intellispark

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Intellispark's investors · 4

Capital Midwest FundMequon GSV VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks · since 2022 K Street CapitalWashington PHX VenturesTempe · $1M – $5M checks

Co-founders at Intellispark

Stephen SmithExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

GSV VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2015 — presentChicago, IL and San Francisco, CA
ASU+GSV SummitCo-Foundercurrent2009 — presentChicago, IL and San Francisco, CA
Toddle - Your Teaching PartnerBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
EllucianBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentReston, Virginia, United States
DiscoBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
BrightChampsBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
UplimitBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
Ascend LearningBoard Managercurrent2018 — present
TurnitinBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
DegreedBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Harvard Graduate School of EducationMember of the Board of Advisors Dean's Leadership Councilcurrent2025 — present
Global Silicon Valley AdvisorsFounder & Senior Advisor2009 — 2019New York, New York and Chicago
ThinkEquity PartnersCo-Founder and President2001 — 2008
Merrill LynchManaging Director, Global Growth Group1987 — 2001
J.P. MorganAssistant Treasurer1983 — 1985

Skills & more

Private Equity99Managerial Finance46Corporate Development99Venture Capital99Private Placements47Start-ups98Mergers35Acquisitions15Business Development22Business Strategy25Capital Markets16Competitive Analysis7

+3 more

Capital RaisingDue DiligenceWellSaid Studio

ASU+GSV Summit 2025 Speaker — ASU+GSV Summit
ASU+GSV Summit 2025 Attendee — ASU+GSV Summit

From Deborah's professional profile.

Deals · 2

DegreedBoard seat

via GSV Ventures · filed Feb 2023 · $50.9M raise

IntellisparkBoard seat

via GSV Ventures · filed Jul 2022

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

AbwaabAdmitKardAltro (fka Perch)AndelaAntWalkBEGiNBrewBikeBridgeUBrightchamps CampuslogicClasp.comClass Technologies ClassDojoClassplusCleverCoLearnCreativeLIVE Daybreak HealthDiscoDomestikaDreamBox LearningDreamscape LearnEdSightsEdSurgeEducents Fairygodboss Fiveable FlashnotesFlashNotes (formerly luvolearn)GojimoGopeerHandshakeHomeRoom HotChalkHustleInnovareiParadigmsIVYJuni LearningKickUpKyron LearningLEADLearneoLightneerMaker WineMasterClassMasteryconnectmmhmmMotimaticNearpodNoRedInk Parchment PeopleGrovePhysics WallahPluralsightRaisemeRobinRopesSimplilearnSkillistSmartererSpeakaboosThe New ClubThink Through LearningThinkCERCA Training All PeopleTutored By TeachersTynker Unmudl UplimitValenture InstituteVerto Education VisitDaysVoxy

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at GSV Ventures

Adam Freed

Managing Partner at GSV Ventures

Elijah Mayfield

Entrepreneur in Residence, Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science; previously CEO, LightSide Labs at GSV Ventures

Gordon Trujillo

Advisor at Reach Capital

Larry Aschebrook

General Partner at GSV Ventures

Larry Ashebrook

General Partner at GSV Ventures

Larry B. Raterman

General Partner at GSV Ventures

Luben Pampoulov

Partner at GSV Ventures

Michael Cohn

Co-Founder & Partner at GSV Ventures

Network10

Reid HoffmanScout

Co-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock

Sarah GuoScout

Founder & General Partner of Conviction

Mariam NaficyScout

Managing Partner at Heretic Ventures

Aileen Lee

Founder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures

Amanda Robson

Partner at Cowboy Ventures

Brigette Lau

Founding Partner at Firework Ventures

Charles Hudson

Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures

Chris Eyre

Investor at Next Legacy Partners

Frank Bonsal

Managing Partner at Bonsal Capital

Michael Cohn

Co-Founder & Partner at GSV Ventures

Investors connected to Deborah in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Deborah Quazzo?: Deborah Quazzo, who identified human capital as an underserved growth opportunity over 25 years ago at Merrill Lynch, co-founded and scaled the ASU+GSV Summit into a 7,000-person cross-sector deal-making forum.
Where does Deborah Quazzo work?: Deborah Quazzo is Managing Partner at GSV Ventures and Board director at Intellispark.
What does Deborah Quazzo invest in?: Deborah Quazzo invests in AI & Machine Learning, EdTech, Future of Work, HR Tech, SaaS.
What check size does Deborah Quazzo write?: Deborah Quazzo typically writes checks of $250K – $12M.
What boards does Deborah Quazzo sit on?: Deborah Quazzo holds tracked board seats at Degreed, Intellispark.
What companies has Deborah Quazzo invested in?: Investments tracked here include Abwaab, AdmitKard, Altro (fka Perch), Andela, AntWalk, BEGiN, BrewBike, BridgeU, Brightchamps, Campuslogic, Clasp.com, Class Technologies, and 64 more.
Where did Deborah Quazzo go to school?: Deborah Quazzo studied at Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History); Harvard Business School (MBA); Bolles.