Amit Patel

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Owl Ventures, LP

📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 11 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2021𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United States
11
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Portfolio

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Board Member
2021
Honorlock provides simple, secure, and human-centered online proctoring for higher education institutions, certification providers, and workforce training programs. Our on-demand proctoring solution monitors exams and alerts a live human proctor when irregularities are detected, creating a noninvasive, less stressful experience that supports both test-takers and instructors. With 24/7/365 live support and seamless LMS integration, Honorlock helps institutions scale secure assessments with features like cell phone detection, browser lockdown, ID verification, voice detection, and test content protection. Whether you’re delivering academic exams, professional certifications, or career-readiness assessments, Honorlock ensures integrity without sacrificing the learner experience.
Board Member
2019
We prepare tomorrow's tech leaders for today's jobs. The SV Academy Tech Sales Fellowship takes students from an internship to a great job in tech in as little as 4 weeks. Kick-off your career without worrying about financial limitations. Our mission is to democratize access to the tech industry for young professionals from different backgrounds - 60% of our graduates are women, 40% are African American/Latinx, and 70% are first-generation college students. We welcome all backgrounds and experience levels - invest in your future today. Apply today: https://sv.academy/apply
Board Member
2019
Live online classes for joyful learning.
Board Member
2019
The first intelligent reading assistant that listens, assesses & coaches, Amira accelerates reading mastery. Proven to DOUBLE the pace of reading mastery, Amira helps K-6 students become motivated, masterful readers. The company recently debuted a new reading game app called Amira and the StoryCraft for kids ages 5 to 10, which uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to deliver personalized reading tutoring from the comfort of home. Visit www.amiralearning.com/reading-game/ to learn more.
early stageE-learning
Board Member
2018
Swing Education connects high-quality substitute teachers with schools in need. We recruit, screen, and support a large group of substitute teachers, and we make it easy for schools to find the right sub at the right time. We believe substitute teachers play an integral role in education; after all, the average student spends six months of their K-12 career with a sub. By supporting substitute teachers and developing technology that enables schools to get coverage quickly, were improving the substitute teaching experience for schools, subs, and students.
Board Member
2018
Kuali is a leading developer of administrative SaaS solutions for higher education. The company’s thoughtfully designed software, created in partnership with their community of college and university customers and partners, has proven to help institutions manage their business more efficiently. Kuali products are in use by more than 230 colleges and universities across the US and Canada. The company’s solutions include Kuali Build, a no-code forms and workflow automation tool, Kuali Curriculum, Catalog, and Syllabus Management, Kuali Ready, a business continuity planning tool, Kuali Research, a suite of products designed to support the research administration and compliance lifecycle, and Kuali Financials, an enterprise financial management product. Kuali: Software for the Future of Higher Education.
Board Member
2017
Tinkergarten helps families get outside to make the most of their kids’ early learning years. Designed by education experts and loved by busy families throughout the United States, our play-based outdoor curriculum guides parents in raising healthy, confident, and capable kids. Through instructor-led and do-it-yourself programming that spans all four seasons, Tinkergarten makes purposeful outdoor play doable for every family—rain or shine.
Board Member
2016
Securlys mission is to foster safe and focused learning environments through technology while keeping students healthy and engaged. We are a team of parents, educators, and technologists. We recognize the challenges IT administrators and educators face each day. By empowering those who serve students, we can foster safe and focused learning environments while keeping students healthy and engaged. Always connected, always protected.
Board Member
2016
With Lingo Lives customized Skills-Based Coaching program, you can empower your leaders to contribute their unique potential and drive performance through the power of one-on-one coaching. Our expert coaches place learning in a real-world context, empowering emerging leaders at multinational companies such as NBC Universal and Slack to achieve career milestones – from running an agile stand-up meeting to nailing a performance review. We partner with L&D leaders to define program goals and easily deploy at scale, and then work closely with managers and learners to provide ongoing guidance and support. It’s true personalization at scale, and it delivers incredible results, but you don’t have to take our word for it. “Communication skills affect our confidence and credibility. Language can be a barrier for many employees who want to grow into executive roles which require interaction with internal and external stakeholders. Lingo Live removes this block and helps people get to the next step in their careers.” – Heather Ramirez, Director of HR, Roku “We have incredibly talented engineers who work together to build innovative, superior products. Lingo Live is a key partner in unlocking the full potential of our technical talent by helping us remove our only significant barrier to success: communication and leadership gaps.” – Pat Poels, CTO, Eventbrite
Board Member
2015
Panorama Education is the leading platform for student insight and action in K-12 education. Panorama partners with districts and states to serve more than 15 million students across 25,000 schools and 2,000 districts nationwide. By connecting academics, attendance, behavior, and engagement in a unified solution, Panorama gives educators the full picture of every student. With AI grounded in district context, educators can quickly understand what’s happening, why it matters, and what to do next—so they can take faster, more effective action across learning and instruction, MTSS and student support, surveys, special education, and graduation pathways. This leads to higher student achievement and better preparation for life beyond the classroom. Backed by secure, research-based technology and hands-on professional development, Panorama is how the modern school system drives student success.
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2021
Board Member
2021
Honorlock provides simple, secure, and human-centered online proctoring for higher education institutions, certification providers, and workforce training programs. Our on-demand proctoring solution monitors exams and alerts a live human proctor when irregularities are detected, creating a noninvasive, less stressful experience that supports both test-takers and instructors. With 24/7/365 live support and seamless LMS integration, Honorlock helps institutions scale secure assessments with features like cell phone detection, browser lockdown, ID verification, voice detection, and test content protection. Whether you’re delivering academic exams, professional certifications, or career-readiness assessments, Honorlock ensures integrity without sacrificing the learner experience.
2019
Board Member
2019
We prepare tomorrow's tech leaders for today's jobs. The SV Academy Tech Sales Fellowship takes students from an internship to a great job in tech in as little as 4 weeks. Kick-off your career without worrying about financial limitations. Our mission is to democratize access to the tech industry for young professionals from different backgrounds - 60% of our graduates are women, 40% are African American/Latinx, and 70% are first-generation college students. We welcome all backgrounds and experience levels - invest in your future today. Apply today: https://sv.academy/apply
Board Member
2019
Live online classes for joyful learning.
Board Member
2019
The first intelligent reading assistant that listens, assesses & coaches, Amira accelerates reading mastery. Proven to DOUBLE the pace of reading mastery, Amira helps K-6 students become motivated, masterful readers. The company recently debuted a new reading game app called Amira and the StoryCraft for kids ages 5 to 10, which uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to deliver personalized reading tutoring from the comfort of home. Visit www.amiralearning.com/reading-game/ to learn more.
early stageE-learning
2018
Board Member
2018
Swing Education connects high-quality substitute teachers with schools in need. We recruit, screen, and support a large group of substitute teachers, and we make it easy for schools to find the right sub at the right time. We believe substitute teachers play an integral role in education; after all, the average student spends six months of their K-12 career with a sub. By supporting substitute teachers and developing technology that enables schools to get coverage quickly, were improving the substitute teaching experience for schools, subs, and students.
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