Owl Ventures

Owl Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2014 and based in California, specializing in investments in education technology companies. The firm focuses on a broad range of educational sectors, including early childhood, K-12, higher education, and career mobility. With over $600 million in assets under management, Owl Ventures has invested in 24 companies, leveraging its extensive domain expertise to support entrepreneurs in scaling their businesses into industry leaders. The firm takes an active, hands-on approach to help drive innovation and entrepreneurship within the education technology landscape.

John Azubuike

vice_president

Kriti Bansal

Principal

Emily Bennett

Principal

Kate Chhabra

CFO and Partner

Ian Chiu

Managing Director

Tom Costin

Managing Director

Ross Darwin

Principal

Judy Park

Principal

Amit Patel

Managing Director

Tory Patterson

Managing Director

Jenny Wang

Principal

Past deals in Education

Galena

Series A in 2022
Galena is an impact-focused education start-up, whose mission is to generate concrete opportunities of development and employment for underprivileged groups.

Subject

Series A in 2022
Building the MasterClass for high school education. Members can access on-demand premium courses across multiple subjects for actual high school and college credits, and join a global community.

GrowthSchool

Seed Round in 2022
GrowthSchool will teach you the science of growth with easy-to-follow videos you can watch from home.

Sanjieke

Series C in 2021
Sanjieke Information Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd., founded in 2015 and based in Beijing, China, operates as an online education platform focused on providing services to IT professionals. The company specializes in delivering educational resources and training designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of individuals in the technology sector.

Noodle

Series C in 2021
Noodle is a U.S.-based organization that helps students make decisions about education. Through unbiased data and real-world advice, Noodle connects students with schools, programs, resources, experts, and more. Noodle Education was founded in 2010 by John Katzman, the founder of The Princeton Review and 2U.

Panorama Education

Series C in 2021
Panorama Education, based in Boston, Massachusetts, is a data analytics company focused on K-12 education. Founded in 2012, it offers a software-as-a-service platform that enables school districts, charter networks, and state governments to conduct comprehensive surveys of students, parents, teachers, and staff. The platform provides research-based surveys and delivers feedback data, allowing educators and administrators to analyze results across various demographics and school environments. By collecting feedback on individual teachers and overall school conditions, Panorama Education aims to enhance professional development and improve educator evaluation systems. The company also offers implementation consultation, technical assistance, and training to support its clients in effectively utilizing their data.

Subject

Seed Round in 2021
Building the MasterClass for high school education. Members can access on-demand premium courses across multiple subjects for actual high school and college credits, and join a global community.

Galena

Seed Round in 2021
Galena is an impact-focused education start-up, whose mission is to generate concrete opportunities of development and employment for underprivileged groups.

Degreed

Series D in 2021
Degreed, Inc. offers a lifelong learning platform designed to help individuals track, discover, and recognize their learning experiences. The platform enables organizations to enhance team skills and supports career mobility by matching employees with in-demand skills to relevant projects, assignments, and roles. Degreed integrates and curates various learning resources, including courses, videos, articles, books, and podcasts, as well as connects with learning management systems. Founded in 2012, Degreed is headquartered in Pleasanton, California, with additional offices in Salt Lake City, New York, and Leiden, the Netherlands.

Lele Ketang

Series C in 2020
LeLe Ketang offers online K-12 education services. The company focuses on primary school math and language. LeLe Ketang was founded in 2014 and is based in Beijing, China.

Degreed

Series C in 2020
Degreed, Inc. offers a lifelong learning platform designed to help individuals track, discover, and recognize their learning experiences. The platform enables organizations to enhance team skills and supports career mobility by matching employees with in-demand skills to relevant projects, assignments, and roles. Degreed integrates and curates various learning resources, including courses, videos, articles, books, and podcasts, as well as connects with learning management systems. Founded in 2012, Degreed is headquartered in Pleasanton, California, with additional offices in Salt Lake City, New York, and Leiden, the Netherlands.

Degreed

Series C in 2019
Degreed, Inc. offers a lifelong learning platform designed to help individuals track, discover, and recognize their learning experiences. The platform enables organizations to enhance team skills and supports career mobility by matching employees with in-demand skills to relevant projects, assignments, and roles. Degreed integrates and curates various learning resources, including courses, videos, articles, books, and podcasts, as well as connects with learning management systems. Founded in 2012, Degreed is headquartered in Pleasanton, California, with additional offices in Salt Lake City, New York, and Leiden, the Netherlands.

Sanjieke

Series B in 2019
Sanjieke Information Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd., founded in 2015 and based in Beijing, China, operates as an online education platform focused on providing services to IT professionals. The company specializes in delivering educational resources and training designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of individuals in the technology sector.

Degreed

Series C in 2018
Degreed, Inc. offers a lifelong learning platform designed to help individuals track, discover, and recognize their learning experiences. The platform enables organizations to enhance team skills and supports career mobility by matching employees with in-demand skills to relevant projects, assignments, and roles. Degreed integrates and curates various learning resources, including courses, videos, articles, books, and podcasts, as well as connects with learning management systems. Founded in 2012, Degreed is headquartered in Pleasanton, California, with additional offices in Salt Lake City, New York, and Leiden, the Netherlands.

BetterLesson

Series B in 2017
BetterLesson, Inc. develops and offers a professional development platform for teachers. Its platform connects teachers to their personal coaches for setting professional development challenges and objectives, creating individualized learning plans, and making teaching strategies. It provides a searchable database to users to find lesson plans, classroom materials, and instructional resources from teachers; browse various documents, presentations, lessons, units, and courses; and share curriculum and connect with fellow educators. BetterLesson, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Panorama Education

Series B in 2017
Panorama Education, based in Boston, Massachusetts, is a data analytics company focused on K-12 education. Founded in 2012, it offers a software-as-a-service platform that enables school districts, charter networks, and state governments to conduct comprehensive surveys of students, parents, teachers, and staff. The platform provides research-based surveys and delivers feedback data, allowing educators and administrators to analyze results across various demographics and school environments. By collecting feedback on individual teachers and overall school conditions, Panorama Education aims to enhance professional development and improve educator evaluation systems. The company also offers implementation consultation, technical assistance, and training to support its clients in effectively utilizing their data.

RaiseMe

Series A in 2017
RaiseMe is a financial aid information and networking platform aimed at improving access to higher education by providing scholarship opportunities. The platform allows students to earn "micro-Scholarships" throughout their high school years, based on individual achievements both in and outside the classroom. This approach addresses the limitations of traditional financial aid systems, which typically award assistance at the end of high school, often too late to influence students' college decisions. By enabling students to accumulate financial aid early, RaiseMe has facilitated the earning of over $2 billion in micro-scholarships from its university partners. This innovative model seeks to enhance educational pathways and support students in their academic pursuits.

Panorama Education

Series A in 2015
Panorama Education, based in Boston, Massachusetts, is a data analytics company focused on K-12 education. Founded in 2012, it offers a software-as-a-service platform that enables school districts, charter networks, and state governments to conduct comprehensive surveys of students, parents, teachers, and staff. The platform provides research-based surveys and delivers feedback data, allowing educators and administrators to analyze results across various demographics and school environments. By collecting feedback on individual teachers and overall school conditions, Panorama Education aims to enhance professional development and improve educator evaluation systems. The company also offers implementation consultation, technical assistance, and training to support its clients in effectively utilizing their data.

RaiseMe

Seed Round in 2015
RaiseMe is a financial aid information and networking platform aimed at improving access to higher education by providing scholarship opportunities. The platform allows students to earn "micro-Scholarships" throughout their high school years, based on individual achievements both in and outside the classroom. This approach addresses the limitations of traditional financial aid systems, which typically award assistance at the end of high school, often too late to influence students' college decisions. By enabling students to accumulate financial aid early, RaiseMe has facilitated the earning of over $2 billion in micro-scholarships from its university partners. This innovative model seeks to enhance educational pathways and support students in their academic pursuits.