Tory Patterson
Investor at Owl Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder, Managing Director
2014 - Current
Owl Ventures is a Silicon Valley based venture capital fund that invests in the world’s leading education technology companies. We back entrepreneurs with solutions that seek to meaningfully drive improvement in student achievement. The firm serves entrepreneurs globally via our offices in San Francisco, Truckee, Boston and London. www.owlvc.com
Pahara Aspen Education Fellow
2017
Board Member
2019
Hazel Health is a healthcare company that improves the health and well-being of students by increasing access to healthcare.
Raised $85,000,000.00 from Memorial Hermann Hospital, HLM Venture Partners, Firework Ventures, Hopelab, UCSF Foundation Investment Company, California HealthCare Foundation, Owl Ventures, Uprising Ventures, Carrie Penner and Tao Capital Partners.
Board Member
2014
Newsela is an Ed-tech startup that takes content from trusted providers and turns it into learning materials.
Raised $172,156,174.00 from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Owl Ventures, Franklin Templeton, Kleiner Perkins, Waycross Ventures, Tao Capital Partners, Reach Capital and TCV.
Board Observer
2015
Quizlet is a learning platform that uses activities and games to help students practice and master what they’re learning.
Raised $62,000,000.00 from General Atlantic.
Board Member
2021
Preply is an online tutoring platform, aiming to help students achieve their learning goals and prepare them to speak confidently.
Raised $170,087,289.00 from Hoxton Ventures, Owl Ventures, Horizon Capital, Reach Capital, Swisscom Ventures, Owl Ventures, Diligent Capital Partners, ORBIT Capital, Hoxton Ventures and Evli Growth Partners.
Board Member
2018
Board Observer
2023
ParentSquare is a startup that develops a school-home communication platform.
Raised $57,829,423.00 from Serent Capital.
Board Observor
2024
Ignite! Reading is a literacy tutoring organization that helps in accelerating the reading progress of students.
Raised $9,999,999.00 from Accelerate.
Board Member
2024