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Frank Bonsal

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Managing Partner at Bonsal Capital · Board director at Calvert Education Services

Baltimore, Maryland

Writes $50K – $250K checks · typically $100K

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About

Frank Bonsal III is managing partner and member at Bonsal Capital, with over four decades of experience in education, workforce development, venture capital, and startup ecosystems. He has directly invested in more than 40 education companies and served on the boards of over ten edtech companies and nine education nonprofits. Bonsal began his career as a teacher and coach in U.S. middle and high schools and holds an M.Ed. and M.B.A. from Vanderbilt University and a B.A. from the University of New Hampshire.

Invests in

EdTechFuture of WorkHealthtechImpact & Social GoodSaaS

Board director at Calvert Education Services

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Calvert Education Services's investors · 2

Bonsal CapitalBaltimore · $50K – $250K checks · since 2018Camden PartnersOwings Mills · since 2018

Experience

  1. Bonsal CapitalManaging Partner & Membercurrent2019 — presentBaltimore, Maryland Area
  2. Bonsal CapitalPartner & Member2001 — 2019Baltimore, Maryland Area
  3. Towson UniversityDirector of Venture Creation2013 — 2019Baltimore, Maryland Area
  4. Towson UniversityInterim Director >> TowsonGlobal Business Incubator2013Baltimore, Maryland Area
  5. New Markets Venture PartnersGeneral Partner2010 — 2015Washington D.C. Metro Area
  6. New Markets Venture PartnersPartner2007 — 2010Washington D.C. Metro Area
  7. St. Paul's School (MD)Head Coach, MS Football & Lacrosse1998 — 2001Baltimore, Maryland Area
  8. St. Paul's School (MD)Teacher, 5th & 6th Grade English & History1998 — 2001Baltimore, Maryland Area
  9. St. Paul's School (MD)Grade Dean, 5th Grade2000 — 2001Baltimore, Maryland Area
  10. St. Anne's-Belfield SchoolAsst. Coach, Varsity Football & JV Boys’ Lacrosse1995 — 1998Charlottesville, Virginia Area
  11. St. Anne's-Belfield SchoolTeacher, 6th & 7th Grade English & History1995 — 1998Charlottesville, Virginia Area
  12. Wilmington Friends SchoolHead Coach, Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse1993 — 1995Wilmington, Delaware
  13. Wilmington Friends SchoolTeacher, 5th Grade1993 — 1995Wilmington, Delaware
  14. Wilmington Friends SchoolAsst. Coach, Varsity Football1993 — 1994Wilmington, Delaware
  15. BRENTWOOD LACROSSE CLUBFounder + Head Coach1991 — 1993Brentwood, Tennessee
  16. Phillips Exeter AcademyAsst. Coach, Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse1988 — 1991Greater Boston Area
  17. The Roxbury Latin SchoolAsst. Coach, Varsity Lacrosse1986 — 1988Greater Boston Area

Skills & more

Team LeadershipTeamworkStrategy99Leadership30Public Speaking6LiteracyEnglishBusiness Strategy1Executive Coaching1Nonprofit OrganizationsNonprofit LeadershipFunding1
+12 moreStart-up VenturesSocial EntrepreneurshipExecutive ManagementCollaboration SolutionsStart-upsEntrepreneurshipVenture CapitalEducationEducational TechnologyBusiness DevelopmentLeadership DevelopmentTeam Building
  • ASU+GSV Summit 2022 Virtual Attendee — ASU+GSV Summit
  • GSV Virtual Summit #COVID19 — ASU+GSV Summit
  • Time Management Fundamentals — Lynda.com
  • The 2019 ASU + GSV Summit — ASU+GSV Summit
  • Teaching Licensure, Grades 1-8 (Notation 5-8) — Tennessee Department of Education

From Frank's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Calvert Education ServicesBoard seat

via Bonsal Capital · filed Mar 2018 · $14.2M raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Investor

AllovueBetter LessonCalvert LearningCoursearcEveryday LabsInfercabularyKickboardLearnSproutMoodleroomsNeprisPrivacy Vaults Online, Inc., d/b/a PRIVOQuestar AssessmentStudent Opportunity CenterThink Through LearningThree RingTorchlightUpswing

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Network4

Deborah Quazzo
Managing Partner at GSV Ventures
Elizabeth Wills Chou
Partner at New Markets Venture Partners
Jennifer Carolan
Co-founder at Reach Capital
Tory Patterson
Co-founder and Managing Partner at Owl Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Frank Bonsal?
Frank Bonsal III is managing partner and member at Bonsal Capital, with over four decades of experience in education, workforce development, venture capital, and startup ecosystems. He has directly invested in more than 40 education companies and served on the boards of over ten edtech companies and nine education nonprofits. Bonsal began his career as a teacher and coach in U.S. middle and high schools and holds an M.Ed. and M.B.A. from Vanderbilt University and a B.A. from the University of New Hampshire.
Where does Frank Bonsal work?
Frank Bonsal is Managing Partner at Bonsal Capital and Board director at Calvert Education Services.
What does Frank Bonsal invest in?
Frank Bonsal invests in EdTech, Future of Work, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, SaaS.
What check size does Frank Bonsal write?
Frank Bonsal typically writes checks of $50K – $250K.
What boards does Frank Bonsal sit on?
Frank Bonsal holds tracked board seats at Calvert Education Services.
What companies has Frank Bonsal invested in?
Investments tracked here include Allovue, Better Lesson, Calvert Learning, Coursearc, Everyday Labs, Infercabulary, Kickboard, LearnSprout, Moodlerooms, Nepris, Privacy Vaults Online, Inc., d/b/a PRIVO, Questar Assessment, and 5 more.
Where did Frank Bonsal go to school?
Frank Bonsal studied at Vanderbilt University (M.B.A., General Management + Entrepreneurship); Vanderbilt University (M.Ed., Highest Honors); University of New Hampshire (B.A., Honors).

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