Amit A. Patel
InvestorCo-founder and Managing Partner at Owl Ventures · Board director at Thunkable · Board director at swing education
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $5M – $50M checks · typically $25M
About
Amit Patel requires measurable, data- and research-backed educational efficacy, actively scaling portfolio EdTechs globally across early learning to workforce development, with exits including Codecademy, RaiseMe, Securly, Thinkful and WhiteHat Jr.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEdTechFintechFuture of WorkHealthtech
Board director at ThunkableYC W16
Intro paths
YC
Amit went through Y Combinator (Winter 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Thunkable's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Amit can intro founders to Thunkable's investors below.
Thunkable's investors · 9
James Beshara FundLos Angeles · since 2022LatitudeSan Francisco · since 2022Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2022National Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2018New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2022Owl VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2022PJCProvidence · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2022Sky9 CapitalSingapore · $1M – $10M checks · since 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016
Co-founders at Thunkable
Board director at swing education
Intro paths
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In turn, Amit can intro founders to swing education's investors below.
swing education's investors · 8
500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2016Edovate CapitalDenver · $100K checks · since 2023Imagine K12since 2023Moment Ventures, LlcPalo Alto · since 2023Owl VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2023Reach CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $12M checks · since 2023Runway Growth CapitalMenlo Park · $10M – $150M checks · since 2023Ulu VenturesPalo Alto · $2M checks · since 2023
Co-founders at swing education
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Michael TengExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Owl Ventures, LPCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- HonorlockBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Amira LearningBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- SV AcademyBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- Swing EducationBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- Panorama EducationBoard Membercurrent2015 — present
- uAspireBay Area Board Chair and National Board Membercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Kuali, Inc.Board Member2018 — 2025
- TinkergartenBoard Member2017 — 2023
- Lingo LiveBoard Member2016 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- SecurlyBoard Member2016 — 2021San Jose, CA
- WhiteHat JrBoard Member2019 — 2020
- ThinkfulBoard Member2017 — 2019
- Education PioneersGraduate Fellow2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Catamount VenturesAssociate2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Success Academy Charter SchoolsSpecial Projects and IT, Director2011 — 2012New York City Metropolitan Area
- MathnasiumBusiness Operations, Director of Quality Assurance2008 — 2010
- MathnasiumOwner2006 — 2008Houston, Texas Area
Skills & more
Non-profits39Public Speaking42Fundraising23Staff Development13Strategic Planning23Entrepreneurship39Community Outreach9Research9Social Media8Event Planning9Data Analysis13Teaching14
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Project ManagementProgram DevelopmentNonprofitsManagementCoachingTeam LeadershipLeadership DevelopmentTrainingStart-upsMarketingLeadershipLanguages Gujarati
- IllumenIQ: Introduction to Reducing Racial and Gender Bias — Illumen Capital
- 2017 ASU GSV Summit — ASU GSV Summit
- ASU GSV Summit 2016 — ASU+GSV Summit
- Speaker: 2016 LearnLaunch Conference — LearnLaunch
- Participant: 2015 LearnLaunch Conference — LearnLaunch
From Amit's professional profile.
Deals · 1
ThunkableQuoted
via Owl Ventures · filed Feb 2022
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Owl Ventures
Allison Orzell
Senior Executive Assistant at Owl Ventures
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Austin Yu
Investor at Playground Global
Brian Henspeter
Finance Manager at Owl Ventures
Chad Zimmerman
Investor at Owl Ventures
Christina Jordan
Head of People and Culture at Omidyar Network
Emily Luck
Senior Associate, Impact & Portfolio Services at Owl Ventures
Evgenia Macpherson
Chief of Staff at Owl Ventures
Hailey Carter
Vice President at Owl Ventures
Network7
Peter ThielScout
Co-founder & Partner at Founders Fund
Reid HoffmanScout
Co-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock
Ann Miura-KoScout
Co-founding Partner at Floodgate
Chris SchaepeScout
Angel
Ashley Bittner
Principal at Owl Ventures
Chad Zimmerman
Investor at Owl Ventures
Emily Bennett
Partner at Owl Ventures
Investors connected to Amit in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Amit A. Patel?
- Amit Patel requires measurable, data- and research-backed educational efficacy, actively scaling portfolio EdTechs globally across early learning to workforce development, with exits including Codecademy, RaiseMe, Securly, Thinkful and WhiteHat Jr.
- Where does Amit A. Patel work?
- Amit A. Patel is Co-founder and Managing Partner at Owl Ventures and Board director at Thunkable and Board director at swing education.
- What does Amit A. Patel invest in?
- Amit A. Patel invests in AI & Machine Learning, EdTech, Fintech, Future of Work, Healthtech.
- What check size does Amit A. Patel write?
- Amit A. Patel typically writes checks of $5M – $50M.
- Where did Amit A. Patel go to school?
- Amit A. Patel studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Stanford University Graduate School of Education (Master of Education (M.Ed.)); Rice University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Mathematical Economic Analysis).
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Education12
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