GSV Ventures, a venture capital firm, led a $45m funding round in Blackstone-backed Simplilearn, a provider of online training and professional certification courses, with participation from Clal Insurance and DisruptAD. “Simplilearn is a unique player in the digital skilling space with premium content and partnerships with various marquee universities and enterprises. Given the company’s promising growth trajectory over the past years, we are excited to partner with Blackstone and Krishna to accelerate growth,” Deborah H. Quazzo, GSV Ventures Managing Partner.