Claire Zau

Partner (AI Lead) at GSV Ventures

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Biography

Claire Zau is listed by GSV Ventures as a Partner and AI Lead, heading the firm's AI investment coverage and research. She writes a widely followed newsletter on AI and education and has spoken on AI and learning at the World Economic Forum, the ASU+GSV Summit, EdTech Week, and ISTE, and advises Arizona State University's external AI thought leadership group. She previously served as a Venture Fellow at Red & Blue Ventures and worked with the education accelerator Catalyst. She holds a BA from Stanford University and a master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. In August 2026 TechCrunch reported that she had joined Lightspeed Venture Partners as a Partner.

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2026
Joined Lightspeed Venture Partners as a Partner, as reported by TechCrunch in August 2026.

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GSV Ventures - Team ↗ASU+GSV Summit - Claire Zau ↗TechCrunch - Lightspeed hire (Aug 2026) ↗