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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AnswersNow | Jan 2026 | Series B | Co-investor |
| Preply | Jan 2026 | Series D | Co-investor |
| Cloudforce | Jan 2026 | Series A | Lead |
| Starbridge.ai | Oct 2025 | Series A | Co-investor |
| Schemata | May 2025 | Seed | Lead |
Key People
Jed Smith
Co-Founder, Retired Managing Director
Tory Patterson
Co-Founder, Managing Director
Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen
General Partner
Amit Patel
Managing Director
Ian Chiu
Managing Director
Tom Costin
Managing Director
Malvika Bhagwat
Partner and Head of Outcomes
Kate Chhabra
Partner And CFO
Emily Bennett
Principal
Kriti Bansal
Principal
Sector & Stage Mix
Industry, funding stage, and valuation band breakdowns.
