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Owl Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $3.0M

AUM

$2.2B

Portfolio

14+ companies

Team

11 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2023Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Largest education-focused venture firm; invests in education and workforce learning platforms, including enterprise upskilling.

Meet the Team

LM

Lyman Missimer

Vice President

KC

Kate Chhabra

Chief Financial Officer

MB

Malvika Bhagwat

Chief Outcomes Officer

AS

Andrew Solomon

Vice President

TC

Tom Costin

Managing Director

JV

Joseph Vukel

Vice President

TL

Teresa Lew

Director of Finance

HS

Hailey Seder

Vice President

AP

Amit Patel

Managing Director

RL

Rosa Lee

Executive Assistant

AM

Aman Mahajan

Partner

Workforce
EdTech

Industry Focus

Invests In

EdTech
Other

Portfolio Companies (14)

2023

BR

Brisk Teaching

Pre K-12 North America·N/A

Brisk Teaching is an AI-powered Chrome extension that helps teachers automate their workload.

2021

PR

Preply

Future of Work Europe·Series A

Preply is an online educational platform that pairs students with private tutors remotely via online chat.

UL

uLesson

Pre K-12 Post-Secondary Africa·Series A

uLesson is the first of its kind in Africa, focused on making curriculum relevant.

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LeapFinance

Post-Secondary Asia·Series B

Leap is on a mission to democratize access to a quality global education.

2020

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Workera

Future of Work Post-Secondary North America·Seed Round

Workera is focused on personalized data-AI skills transformation.

2019

AM

Amira Learning

Pre K-12 North America·Series A

Amira listens to young students read aloud, assesses reading mastery, and provides real-time, personalized tutoring for every child.

HA

Hazel Health

Pre K-12 North America·Series B

Hazel’s mission is to transform lives by providing all children access to high quality healthcare.

2017

KI

Kiddom

Pre K-12 North America·Series B

Connecting curriculum, learning, and data in one place to help educators and learners unlock their full potential.

2014

NE

Newsela

Pre K-12 North America·Series A

Great instruction starts with great content.

Other

DE

Degreed

L&D platform
How to pitch Owl Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in EdTech, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $3.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Lyman Missimer, Vice President.
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