GSV Ventures

GSV Ventures investment thesis

Kaya Henderson Kaya Henderson CEO of Reconstruction New York, NY Kaya Henderson is the CEO of Reconstruction, a technology company delivering a K-12 supplemental curriculum that situates Black people, culture, and contributions in an authentic, identity-affirming way, so that students of all backgrounds benefit from a more complete understanding of our shared history and society. She is also the co-host of Pod Save the People, and leads Kaya Henderson Consulting. She is perhaps best known for serving as Chancellor of DC Public Schools from 2010-2016. Her tenure was marked by consecutive years of enrollment growth, an increase in graduation rates, improvements in student satisfaction and teacher retention, increases in AP participation and pass rates, and the greatest growth of any urban dist

GSV Ventures team (10)

Partners and principals at GSV Ventures:

• Andrés Benavides — sweet spot $50K
• Michael Cohn — sweet spot $50K
• Jason Horne — sweet spot $50K
• Rachael Lee — sweet spot $50K
• Jack Lothrop — sweet spot $50K
• Michael Moe — sweet spot $50K
• Julia Stiglitz — sweet spot $50K
• Mujtaba Wani — sweet spot $50K
• Claire Zau — sweet spot $50K
• Kevin Zhang — sweet spot $50K

GSV Ventures portfolio companies

Companies listed on GSV Ventures's public materials include: Insights, BrightChamps: The Window to Nextgen Skills, Read on Medium, View More, Programming, ASU+GSV Summit 2022, @gsvventures, Portfolio, ASU+GSV, Investment Seed, 2020, Year Founded 2019, Segment Pre-K-12, Year Founded 2017, The First AI-Powered Reading Assistant, Founders/Leadership Mark Angel, CEO, Investment Series A, 2019, Segment K-12, Global Talent Accelerator, Investment Seed, 2014, Year Founded 2014, Segment Future of Talent@Work, Founders/Leadership Nirmit Parikh, Founder & CEO, Investment Series C, Learn faster than ever., Founders/Leadership Quddus Pativada, Founder, Year Founded 2021, Investment Series B, 2014, Year Founded 2009, Segment Future of Talent in PreK-12, Book clubs, reimagined, Founders/Leadership David Blake & Eric Sharp, Year Founded 2020, Segment Adult Consumer Learning, Next-generation skills academy for your child, Founders/Leadership Ravi Bhushan, Founder & CEO, Investment Seed, Powering technology in the classroom., Founders/Leadership Gregg Scoresby, Investment Seed, 2015, Year Founded 2011, Segment Future of Talent in Post-Secondary, The missing link to lasting talent, School Deserts Index, Founders/Leadership Tess Michaels, CEO, Investment Seed, 2019, Year Founded 2018, Building Amazing Classroom Communities, Investment Investment Series B, 2015, India’s Shopify for Education, Founders/Leadership Mukul Rustagi & Bhaswat Agarwal, Investment Series C, 2021, Segment K12, Higher Ed, Redefining the virtual classroom, Founders/Leadership Michael Chasen, Segment PK-12, Powering Technology in the Classroom, Investment Seed, 2012, Year Founded 2012, Improving education standards in Indonesia, Investment Series A.

Is GSV Ventures a fit for your round?

Upload your pitch deck and see whether anyone at GSV Ventures appears in your top matches.