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Ian Chiu

Investor

Managing Partner at Owl Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $5M – $50M checks · typically $25M

FoundedDeepHowSkilltrade

About

Ian Chiu focuses on edtech, using digitized learning's exhaust data to boost completion and outcomes, promoting simulation/virtual labs to expand access and cut costs, and championing AI in education.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEdTechFintechFuture of WorkHealthtech

Experience

  1. Owl VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. DeepHowBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  3. Thrive GlobalBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  4. LingoAceBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  5. ClassBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  6. Interplay LearningBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  7. WorkeraBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  8. DegreedBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  9. Woebot HealthBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  10. UBITSBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  11. BenchPrepBoard Observercurrent2019 — present
  12. Greenlight Financial TechnologyInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  13. StashInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  14. MasterClassInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  15. SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity)Advisory Board Membercurrent2020 — present
  16. LeLe Ketang (乐乐课堂)Board Member2018 — 2025
  17. 三节课信息咨询(北京)有限公司Board Observer2019 — 2024
  18. GladeoAdvisory Council Member2019 — 2023
  19. Civitas LearningBoard Member2015 — 2018
  20. Dude SolutionsBoard Member2014 — 2018

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
  2. Stanford UniversityMS, Industrial Engineering
  3. Stanford UniversityBS, Industrial Engineering

Same school

Shared employers

Deals · 3

DeepHowBoard seat

via Owl Ventures · filed May 2025 · $5M raise

SkilltradeBoard seat

via Owl Ventures · filed Dec 2024 · $5M raise

DegreedBoard seat

via Owl Ventures · filed Feb 2023 · $50.9M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Owl Ventures