Owl Ventures
Overview
Owl Ventures is the largest venture capital firm in the world focused on the education technology market. The Silicon Valley-based firm invests in the world's leading education technology companies across the education spectrum encompassing PreK-12, higher education, future of work (career mobility/professional learning), and “EdTech+” (intersection of EdTech and other major industries such as FinTech and healthcare).
Investments
| Company | Date | Stage | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preply | Jan 2026 | Series D | Co-investor |
| AnswersNow | Jan 2026 | Series B | Co-investor |
| Cloudforce | Jan 2026 | Series A | Lead |
| The Looma Project | Dec 2025 | Series B | Co-investor |
| Starbridge.ai | Oct 2025 | Series A | Co-investor |
Key People
Amit Patel
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Jed Smith
Co-Founder, Retired Managing Director
Tory Patterson
Co-Founder, Managing Director
Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen
General Partner
Ian Chiu
Managing Director
Tom Costin
Managing Director
Malvika Bhagwat
Partner and Head of Outcomes
Kate Chhabra
Partner And CFO
Kriti Bansal
Principal
Sector & Stage Mix
Industry, funding stage, and valuation band breakdowns.
