Ian Chiu

Managing Partner at Owl Ventures

📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 24 investments📅 22 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2023
VC🌍 United States20+ investments
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Board Member
Apr 2023
DeepHow is an award-winning AI-powered, video-centric platform for skilled workforce training. AI underpins the entire DeepHow platform to successfully digitize and transfer know-how 10x faster and 40% more effectively. DeepHow bridges the gap between process documentation and skills management and up-skilling, helping enterprise organizations meet future workforce readiness goals.
Board Member
Jul 2021
Thrive's mission is to unlock human potential by ending the stress and burnout epidemic. We offer companies and individuals sustainable, science-based solutions to enhance both mental and physical well-being and performance, purpose and relationship with technology. We are committed to accelerating this culture shift around the world. This page is meant to be a safe place for honest, respectful conversation, and Thrive will delete comments that attack others because of their race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, political or religious affiliations, or medical or physical condition. For more information, please see LinkedIn's Professional Community Policies. https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/89880?lang=en
Board Observer
Jul 2021
An evidence-based, AI-powered mental health support tool that helps your patients and members live well with symptoms of anxiety and depression. Interested in learning more about Woebot, the behavioral health copilot? Connect with us here: https://woebothealth.com/partner-with-us/ #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthadvocate #mentalhealth #woebothealth #behavioralhealth #digitaltransformation
Investor
Apr 2021
Greenlight is a debit card and money app for families. Our mission is to shine a light on the world of money for families and empower parents to raise financially-smart kids. Millions of parents and kids use Greenlight to earn, save, spend wisely, give, and invest. Parents can set flexible spend controls, manage chores, automate allowances, and invest for their kids’ futures. The Greenlight team calls Atlanta home, but we have team members across the country. We’re pet enthusiasts, PTA presidents, fantasy football champs, kickball-mates, and volunteer dance teachers. We’re backed by Drive Capital, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, TTV Capital, Relay Ventures, NEA, Amazon, Ally Financial, SunTrust Bank, and Synchrony Financial. We were picked for CB Insights’ Fintech 250. Inspired? Apply to join our team: https://greenlight.com/careers/
Board Member
Feb 2021
Headquartered in Singapore with a global footprint, LingoAce is a growing and leading education technology company for language learning. With a growing team of 1,700 LingoAcers, 4,500 certified teachers, and offices in the U.S., Southeast Asia, and China, we serve learners across 100 countries and regions. Hugh Yao, LingoAce’s founder and CEO, wished for his children to learn Mandarin Chinese effectively when living in Singapore. As a parent, Hugh realized that traditional learning methods do not engage modern young learners. In 2017, he decided to bring Chinese learning to life through an online proprietary curriculum and started the LingoAce journey. This year, we are honored to be named in the GSV EdTech 150, a list of the world’s most transformative growth companies in digital learning. We have also closed our Series B and C funding rounds in 2021, with a total of $180 million raised to date. Some of our great partners and backers include Sequoia Capital India, Owl Ventures, Tiger Global, Shunwei Capital, SWC Global & Decent Capital.
Investor
Feb 2021
Stash is a personal finance app that makes investing easy and affordable for millions of Americans. From budgeting paychecks to stock rewards and saving for now or retirement, we help Stashers create more financial freedom. Stash’s Smart Portfolio was named the top-performing robo-advisor for 2023 by Condor Capital. Stash also partners with employers to offer “StashWorks,” a workplace benefit to improve financial wellness for employees. With StashWorks, employees can learn about money, contribute to their savings, and earn rewards for achieving their financial goals. See our disclosures: https://bit.ly/3Tff1jI
Board Member
Feb 2021
Class is software developed by Class Technologies Inc., a company founded by education software pioneer Michael Chasen. Class adds teaching and learning tools to Zoom and Microsoft Teams and makes the virtual classroom feel like a real classroom. It helps instructors take attendance, hand out assignments, give a quiz or test, grade work, proctor exams, talk one-on-one with a learner, and more. Class is headquartered in Washington, DC with staff around the world. Schedule a demo at class.com and follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @WeAreClassTech.
Board Member
Feb 2021
Our mission is to build better training, careers and lives for our customers and their employees in the HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Solar & Facilities Maintenance industries by delivering scalable and highly effective digital learning simulations. Our platform recreates life-like VR scenarios for skilled trades workers, allowing them to learn in a more engaging environment. The result is a workforce that is confident, highly skilled and ready in just a few weeks, not years. Our scalable, Comersive Learning solution compresses time from beginner to mastery – and can efficiently train hundreds of workers to be job-ready at the same time – quickly. Our revolutionary technology speaks for itself. Interplay Learning was named to the 2020 Inc. Best in Business list, won the AI Breakthrough Award for Best Use of Virtual Reality for Enterprise Applications and is an AHR Expo – Innovations Awards 2020 Winner. Welcome to the next generation of the skilled labor workforce.
Board Observer
Jan 2021
El software todo en uno para Recursos Humanos Más de 1,000 equipos de Recursos Humanos en LATAM confían en UBITS para acceder a 14,000 contenidos de aprendizaje, realizar diagnósticos, gestionar objetivos y evaluaciones 360.
Board Member
Dec 2020
Workera is the skills intelligence platform redefining how enterprises understand, develop, and mobilize talent. We empower organizations to stay ahead by unlocking the skills data needed to drive innovation and data-driven talent strategies across precision upskilling, talent acquisition, talent mobility, and coaching & mentoring. Enterprises get an objective pulse of their innovation skills through our configurable skills ontology and AI-powered measurement of skills at an atomic-level. We focus on innovation skills for all levels across data, AI, software, cloud, and cyber.
Board Member
Jun 2020
Degreed is a technology suite that combines lifelong learning and data-driven development so organizations can accelerate workforce capabilities for greater impact and make skills the heart of all work. Degreed is the only learning platform that makes it easy for companies to deliver daily learning, deep skill-building, education benefits, real-time insights and expert services, while connecting to a robust network of partners and integrations. More than 9 million learners from hundreds of global companies use Degreed to gain the skills to grow in their careers. Degreed, founded in 2012, launched with the mission of “jailbreaking the degree” where all skills are recognized, irrespective of how they are acquired. Degreed is headquartered in Pleasanton, California, with offices in Salt Lake City, New York, London, Amsterdam, and Brisbane. To learn more, head over to degreed.com.
Investor
May 2020
Launched in 2015, MasterClass is the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the worlds best. With an annual membership, subscribers get unlimited access to instructors and classes across a wide range of subjects including Arts & Entertainment, Business, Design & Style, Sports & Gaming, Writing and more. Step into Anna Wintour’s office, and Ron Finley’s garden. Get inspired by RuPaul, perfect your pitch with Shonda Rhimes, and discover your inner negotiator with Chris Voss. Each class features about 20 video lessons, at an average of 10 minutes per lesson. You can learn on your own terms — in bite-sized pieces or binge it all at once. Cinematic visuals and close-up, hands-on demonstrations make you feel one-on-one with the instructors, while the downloadable workbooks help reinforce your learning. With MasterClass, you can stream thousands of lessons anywhere, anytime, on mobile, desktop and TV.
Board Member
Feb 2020
We’re on a mission to make the most of every minute, with scheduling that’s built to help reshape what’s possible for our schools, and each student within them.
Board Member
Oct 2019
三节课是一所培养互联网核心人才的在线大学,与大多数知识付费产品和在线教育机构不同,三节课不仅提供“知识”,更关注和强调从“知识获得”到“能力提升”的转化过程,为此三节课在业内独创了体系化课程+高强度实战练习+专家助教1对1点评+班主任深度服务的教学模式,加速更多互联网人的职场成长和能力进阶,为梦想赋能。 创始团队介绍: 1、三节课创始人兼CEO-后显慧(Luke) • 中国传媒大学客座教授 •《产品的视角:从热闹到门道》作者 • 前百度、阿里巴巴、世纪佳缘产品负责人,主导负责包括阿里云、百度首页、世纪佳缘、智联招聘等网站,产品累计用户过1亿,收入规模几十亿。 前百度技术学院金牌讲师、方正商学院讲师,内训课程服务超过100家企业。 2、三节课联合创始人-徐财星(布棉) 15年互联网从业经验,10年产品设计、产品运营经验。历任百度高级产品经理,赶集网产品总监,学而思培优产品总监。 对于产品设计、产品创新、产品开发、产品规划等方面有丰富经验。 3、三节课联合创始人-黄有璨 黄有璨,三节课(sanjieke.cn)联合创始人,《运营之光》作者 互联网从业10年,曾任美国About.com运营经理,第九课堂COO,新浪微米COO助理,周伯通招聘运营合伙人。豆瓣评分最高的运营类书籍、2016豆瓣年度十大商业经管类好书《运营之光》作者。 同时担任创业黑马高管营、小饭桌创业课堂、36氪氪空间创业导师,36氪、虎嗅、百度百家等专栏作者,多篇文章被业内疯转。
Board Observer
Jan 2019
BenchPrep is an award-winning learning platform purpose-built to help candidates feel more confident and prepared for their credentialing and certification tests by delivering an intuitive, efficient, and engaging study experience. BenchPrep helps organizations drive revenue by making it easy for learners to search, discover, purchase, and enroll in online study courses rich with interactive learning experiences. BenchPrep’s data capabilities also unlock valuable insights so organizations can make better, more data-driven decisions on factors that affect course content, candidate sentiment, and learner behavior. Many of the world’s leading associations, credentialing bodies, and training companies trust BenchPrep to power their online study programs, including ACT, AAMC, ASCM, CFA Institute, CompTIA, GMAC, ISACA, Richardson, McGraw-Hill Education, and many others. More than 8 million learners have used BenchPrep to attain academic and professional success. Learn more at benchprep.com.
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2023
Board Member
Apr 2023
DeepHow is an award-winning AI-powered, video-centric platform for skilled workforce training. AI underpins the entire DeepHow platform to successfully digitize and transfer know-how 10x faster and 40% more effectively. DeepHow bridges the gap between process documentation and skills management and up-skilling, helping enterprise organizations meet future workforce readiness goals.
2021
Board Member
Jul 2021
Thrive's mission is to unlock human potential by ending the stress and burnout epidemic. We offer companies and individuals sustainable, science-based solutions to enhance both mental and physical well-being and performance, purpose and relationship with technology. We are committed to accelerating this culture shift around the world. This page is meant to be a safe place for honest, respectful conversation, and Thrive will delete comments that attack others because of their race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, political or religious affiliations, or medical or physical condition. For more information, please see LinkedIn's Professional Community Policies. https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/89880?lang=en
Board Observer
Jul 2021
An evidence-based, AI-powered mental health support tool that helps your patients and members live well with symptoms of anxiety and depression. Interested in learning more about Woebot, the behavioral health copilot? Connect with us here: https://woebothealth.com/partner-with-us/ #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthadvocate #mentalhealth #woebothealth #behavioralhealth #digitaltransformation
Investor
Apr 2021
Greenlight is a debit card and money app for families. Our mission is to shine a light on the world of money for families and empower parents to raise financially-smart kids. Millions of parents and kids use Greenlight to earn, save, spend wisely, give, and invest. Parents can set flexible spend controls, manage chores, automate allowances, and invest for their kids’ futures. The Greenlight team calls Atlanta home, but we have team members across the country. We’re pet enthusiasts, PTA presidents, fantasy football champs, kickball-mates, and volunteer dance teachers. We’re backed by Drive Capital, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, TTV Capital, Relay Ventures, NEA, Amazon, Ally Financial, SunTrust Bank, and Synchrony Financial. We were picked for CB Insights’ Fintech 250. Inspired? Apply to join our team: https://greenlight.com/careers/
Board Member
Feb 2021
Headquartered in Singapore with a global footprint, LingoAce is a growing and leading education technology company for language learning. With a growing team of 1,700 LingoAcers, 4,500 certified teachers, and offices in the U.S., Southeast Asia, and China, we serve learners across 100 countries and regions. Hugh Yao, LingoAce’s founder and CEO, wished for his children to learn Mandarin Chinese effectively when living in Singapore. As a parent, Hugh realized that traditional learning methods do not engage modern young learners. In 2017, he decided to bring Chinese learning to life through an online proprietary curriculum and started the LingoAce journey. This year, we are honored to be named in the GSV EdTech 150, a list of the world’s most transformative growth companies in digital learning. We have also closed our Series B and C funding rounds in 2021, with a total of $180 million raised to date. Some of our great partners and backers include Sequoia Capital India, Owl Ventures, Tiger Global, Shunwei Capital, SWC Global & Decent Capital.
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