Owl Ventures

Owl Ventures, founded in 2014 and based in California, is a venture capital firm specializing in investments within the education technology sector. The firm has invested in 24 companies across various educational levels, including early childhood, K-12, higher education, and career mobility. Owl Ventures focuses on seed-stage, early-growth, and later-stage companies, leveraging its deep domain expertise to take a hands-on approach in helping entrepreneurs scale their businesses into leading category players. With over $600 million in assets under management, Owl Ventures aims to support the new wave of innovation in education through strategic investments and partnerships.

Kriti Bansal

Principal

Emily Bennett

Principal

Malvika Bhagwat

Partner and Head of Outcomes

Hailey Carter

Vice President

Kate Chhabra

CFO and Partner

Ian Chiu

Managing Director

Tom Costin

Managing Director

Judy Park

Principal

Victor Patterson

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Gloria Samen

Associate

Jed Smith

Co-Founder

Andrew Solomon

Vice President

Joseph Vukel

Senior Associate

Jenny Wang

Principal

Wendy Whitsell

Partner

Chad Zimmerman

Investor

Past deals in Language Processing

LingoAce

Series C in 2021
LingoAce is an online education platform that specializes in K-12 Chinese language instruction for children aged 6 to 18. The platform utilizes video communication technology, allowing students to engage in live, interactive classes with professionally certified teachers. LingoAce offers a comprehensive curriculum that is based on globally accredited syllabi, incorporating gamification, role-playing, and animated storytelling to enhance the learning experience. By connecting students from various countries and regions, LingoAce aims to make language learning more effective and accessible, enabling children to learn Mandarin Chinese or English in an engaging and supportive environment.

LingoAce

Series B in 2021
LingoAce is an online education platform that specializes in K-12 Chinese language instruction for children aged 6 to 18. The platform utilizes video communication technology, allowing students to engage in live, interactive classes with professionally certified teachers. LingoAce offers a comprehensive curriculum that is based on globally accredited syllabi, incorporating gamification, role-playing, and animated storytelling to enhance the learning experience. By connecting students from various countries and regions, LingoAce aims to make language learning more effective and accessible, enabling children to learn Mandarin Chinese or English in an engaging and supportive environment.

Amira Learning

Series B in 2021
Amira Learning offers an intelligent reading assistant that listens, assesses, and tutors. Amira recommends appropriately challenging stories, listens as a student reads aloud, and intervenes when helpful. The company assesses oral reading fluency and analyzes errors to pinpoint strengths and weaknesses. Every time a student and Amira read together, Amira generates diagnostic reports that empower teachers and parents. It gives teachers more time to teach and gives students a more effective way to practice.

Amira Learning

Series A in 2019
Amira Learning offers an intelligent reading assistant that listens, assesses, and tutors. Amira recommends appropriately challenging stories, listens as a student reads aloud, and intervenes when helpful. The company assesses oral reading fluency and analyzes errors to pinpoint strengths and weaknesses. Every time a student and Amira read together, Amira generates diagnostic reports that empower teachers and parents. It gives teachers more time to teach and gives students a more effective way to practice.

Lingo Live

Series A in 2017
Lingo Live owns and operates an online platform for learning English and other languages. It offers live one-on-one personalized language coaching through videoconference by pairing learners with professional teachers and accredited tutors, followed by an online assessment tool that enables teachers to evaluate the leaner’s progress with the language and the areas that they need to develop. The company caters to employees of technology companies. Lingo Live is headquartered in the New York, New York.
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