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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