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VC10X - Biggest EdTech VC (Over $2 Billion AUM) in the world - Amit Patel, Managing Director, Owl Ventures
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Episode VC10X - Biggest EdTech VC (Over $2 Billion AUM) in the world - Amit Patel, Managing Director, Owl Ventures
Amit Patel is one of the Managing Director at Owl Ventures, one of the largest Edtech venture capital firm with over $2 billion in AUM. Amit has served on the board of directors and led investments in many of the world’s leading education technology companies.
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Owl Ventures website - https://www.owlvc.com/
Amit Patel on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amitashwinpatel/
In this episode, we talk about -
- How they look at the Edtech landscape at Owl Ventures?
- How do they identify promising Edtech startups?
- What does the future of education look like?
- Exciting trends they're closely tracking
- Role of AI in personalised learning
- How did they manage to scale Owl Ventures to over $2 billion in AUM in just over a decade of existence?
& lots more
Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(03:07) Amit Patel's personal story and career in education
(05:38) Discussion on the current state of education system
(08:31) Owl Ventures' journey and growth to $2 billion in assets
(11:42) Reasons behind Owl Ventures' success
(13:16) EdTech sector categorization and segments
(15:06) Global perspectives on education technology development
(18:40) Evolution of EdTech since Owl Ventures' inception
(23:08) How Owl Ventures selects and picks companies to invest in
(26:18) Advice for new EdTech founders
(32:06) Current state of EdTech and future outlook
(35:32) Most exciting opportunity areas in EdTech
(38:21) Portfolio construction and investment strategy
(41:04) Biggest learning from investing in EdTech companies
(42:28) Rapid fire round of questions about Owl Ventures
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