Educated Guess Ventures is led by two partners, Dave Saben and Margy Saben. Instead of a biography dump, the Experience Map below shows exactly where the team has operated, invested, and advised — for the operators, institutions, and investors deciding whether to work with us.
Dave Saben
Dave is the builder: twenty years of SaaS platforms, the firm's frameworks, and three published books — Eyes on Data, Ears on People, CLOSER: The Professional Sales Doctrine, and White Collar Combat. He leads the AI & Software Development and Transactions practices.
"Strategy without execution is hallucination."
AI & Software Development · Transactions
Margy Saben
Margy is the operator: two decades leading admissions, enrollment, international recruitment, and campus operations — and the designer of the Enrollment Growth Operating System. She leads the Enrollment and Institutional Transformation practices.
"Transformation requires alignment before design."
Enrollment · Transformation
The Experience Map
| Dimension | Coverage |
|---|---|
| Markets | Higher education · K-12/independent schools · allied health & healthcare education · assessment & certification · workforce · international |
| Industries | EdTech · publishing · assessment · learning platforms · consumer advocacy · energy · manufacturing · real estate |
| Organization types | Institutions · associations · publishers · technology companies · investor groups · independent schools · international organizations |
| Transaction types | Buy-side acquisition · asset purchase · diligence · valuation · integration · strategic exit (4 verified exits) |
| Technology categories | AI/ML · LMS & platforms · assessment technology · simulation & adaptive learning · travel-risk & compliance systems |
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Dylan, Ana, and Nyla are growing up around this work — the same way we did. Family enterprises don't retire; they hand forward.
- Our story: five generations since 1905 — where the practice came from.
- The EGV Framework Library — the frameworks the partners designed and published.
- Portfolio and results — the companies and engagements behind the Experience Map.