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Investor profile

Michael Cohn

Co-Founder and Partner, GSV Ventures

About

Michael Cohn co-founded GSV Ventures' edtech investing platform and plays an unusual dual role as both deal-maker and firm operator, having helped raise $97M and $180M institutional funds while leading investments. He has been a long-term architect of the ASU+GSV Summit, helping grow it from a smaller industry gathering to an event with over 15,000 participants, and serves on multiple edtech company boards including BEGIN, QuillBot, Lightneer, and Toucan. Michael Cohn co-founded GSV Ventures' edtech investing platform and plays an unusual dual role as both deal-maker and firm operator, having helped raise $97M and $180M institutional funds while leading investments. He has been a long-term architect of the ASU+GSV Summit, helping grow it from a smaller industry gathering to an event with over 15,000 participants, and serves on multiple edtech company boards including BEGIN, QuillBot, Lightneer, and Toucan.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Sectors
Education
Future Of Work
AI
HR Tech
SaaS

Investment details

Avg check size$250K - $12M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA
India
LatAm