# Blackboard

> Blackboard is a VC fund in Washington backing EdTech and Education. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/blackboard
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/Blackboard
- Website: http://www.blackboard.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/blackboard

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.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Blackboard. Shizune tracks 6 team members at Blackboard. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/blackboard?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 100% |
| Education | 1 | 100% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 100% |
| Knowledge Management | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ashley Hunsberger | Director of DevOps Engineering - Developer and Agile Advocacy | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashley-hunsberger |
| Chris Burton | Senior Enterprise Account Executive | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-burton-3 |
| Michael Zastudil | Solutions Engineering Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-zastudil |
| Piotr Kapiszewski | VP, Global Strategic Sourcing & Procurement | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/piotr-kapiszewski |
| Richa Batra | VP, General Manager, Blackboard | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richa-batra |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Volley | 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 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Apple](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apple) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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- [Reach Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reach-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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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.

### How do I contact Blackboard?

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### Who are the partners at Blackboard?

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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