Blackboard
VC Fund
Washington, United States
Blackboard is a VC fund in Washington focused on EdTech and Education. Blackboard designs learning and education software for enterprise/ school groups. Blackboard is a global leader in enterprise technology and innovative solutions that improve the experience of millions of students and learners around the world every day. Blackboard's solutions allow higher education, K-12, professional, corporate, andgovernment organizations to extend teaching and learning online, facilitate campus commerce and security, and communicate more effectively with their communities. Founded in 1997, Blackboard is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Blackboard invests in
Stages Blackboard invests in
Countries Blackboard invests in
Contacts
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Ashley Hunsberger
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Chris Burton
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Michael Zastudil
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Piotr Kapiszewski
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Richa Batra
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Investment Focus
Industry
- EdTech 1 (100%)
- Education 1 (100%)
- Machine Learning 1 (100%)
- Knowledge Management 1 (100%)
- Artificial Intelligence 1 (100%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Ashley Hunsberger
Director of DevOps Engineering - Developer and Agile Advocacy
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Director of DevOps Engineering - Developer and Agile Advocacy | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Chris Burton
Senior Enterprise Account Executive
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Senior Enterprise Account Executive | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Michael Zastudil
Solutions Engineering Director
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Solutions Engineering Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Piotr Kapiszewski
VP, Global Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
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VP, Global Strategic Sourcing & Procurement | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Richa Batra
VP, General Manager, Blackboard
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VP, General Manager, Blackboard | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Volley
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In residence at JPMorgan Chase with >$10 million in backing from Zuckerberg Ventures, Fathom Capital, and Silicon Valley Bank (SVB); senior execs from Apple, Facebook, and Goldman Sachs; and a Silicon Valley team of machine learning and enterprise EdTech innovators from Google, the NSA and CIA, Carnegie Mellon, and Goldman, Volley (volley.com)is on mission to synthesize the world’s enterprise knowledge. The platform offers autonomous knowledge management and learning technologies for the enterprise, used in the Fortune 100 for training in cybersecurity, operational risk management, BPM, anti-fraud, corporate knowledge, sales enablement, and more. With Volley, firms accelerate time-to-expertise by automatically generating intelligent “microlearning” or "microbriefing" experiences personalized to employees or customers while pinpointing hidden knowledge gaps. Volley is the first such member of the UC Santa Cruz Center for Excellence in Data Science Research and a private sector advisor to the U.S. Advisory Committee on Artificial Intelligence. | $2.3M / Seed / Mar 10, 2016 |
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FAQ
What does Blackboard invest in?
Blackboard invests primarily in EdTech, Education and Machine Learning startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The team at Blackboard includes Ashley Hunsberger (Director of DevOps Engineering - Developer and Agile Advocacy), Chris Burton (Senior Enterprise Account Executive) and Michael Zastudil (Solutions Engineering Director), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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