GSV Capital

GSV is a US venture capital fund that invests heavily in education start-ups, among other things.

Core business

Launched in April 2011, GSV (which stands for 'Global Silicon Valley'), defines six themes that it feels have the greatest investment potential: Social Media, Mobile Computing and Apps, Cloud Computing, Software as a Service, Green Technology, and Education Technology.

Portfolio

As of August 2015:

• 2U, online education platform
• Avenues, private school chain
• Chegg, online textbook rentals, homework help, online tutoring etc
• Curious.com, online 'lifelong learning' firm
• Coursera, a for-profit edtech company offering online courses (MOOCs)
• Declara, a 'personalised learning' software company,

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