Where does Tory Patterson work?

Tory Patterson is Co-founder and Managing Partner at Owl Ventures and Board director at Newsela and Board director at Learnzillion and Board director at Masteryconnect.

What check size does Tory Patterson write?

Tory Patterson typically writes checks of $5M – $50M.

What boards does Tory Patterson sit on?

Tory Patterson holds tracked board seats at Hazel Health, Learnzillion, Masteryconnect, Newsela.

Where did Tory Patterson go to school?

Tory Patterson studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Williams College (BA, Economics); Crystal Springs Uplands School.

Tory Patterson

Investor

Co-founder and Managing Partner at Owl Ventures · Board director at Newsela · Board director at Learnzillion · Board director at Masteryconnect

San Francisco, California

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

About

Tory Patterson, shaped by a family of educators whose grandfather was a public school superintendent, was an early edtech VC who pioneered $5–12M concentrated bets on nine deals.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

t•••@owlvc.comreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEdTechFintechFuture of WorkHealthtech

Board director at Newsela

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Newsela's investors · 6

Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2015 New Ground VenturesWestport Owl VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2015 Reach CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $12M checks · since 2015 TCVMenlo Park · $10M – $500M checks · since 2015 TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Newsela

Matthew GrossCo-founder

Dan Cogan-DrewCo-founder

Board director at Learnzillion

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Learnzillion's investors · 1

Owl VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Learnzillion

Alix GuerrierExecutive Officer, Director

Eric WestendorfExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Masteryconnect

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Masteryconnect's investors · 3

GSV VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks · since 2016 Owl VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2016 Trinity VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $6M checks · since 2016

Experience

Owl Ventures, LPCo-Founder, Managing Partnercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
PaharaPahara Aspen Education Fellowcurrent2017 — present
Hazel Health, Inc.Board Membercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
NewselaBoard Membercurrent2014 — presentNew York, New York
Quizlet, Inc.Board Observercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco, California
KiddomBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
ParentSquareBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentSanta Barbara, California, United States
Ignite ReadingBoard Observorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Brisk TeachingBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
Futre.meBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
FizzBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
EthiqlyBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
Kyron LearningBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
SubjectBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
uLesson EducationBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentNigeria
LabsterBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentCopenhagen Area, Denmark
Noodle PartnersBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentGreater New York City Area
BetterLessonBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentGreater Boston Area
PreplyBoard Member2021 — 2025Ukraine
Sizzle AIBoard Observer2023 — 2025
ZeeraBoard Member2022 — 2025
MorressierBoard Member2021 — 2024Germany
Rebel GirlsBoard Member2020 — 2024
GatherBoard Member2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
RemindBoard Member2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
STEMscopes by Accelerate Learning, Inc.Board Member2016 — 2023Houston, Texas Area
Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF)Edmund Hillary Global Impact Fellow2020 — 2022
DreamBox LearningBoard Member2015 — 2021Greater Seattle Area
BakpaxBoard Member2017 — 2021Greater New York City Area
DegreedBoard Member2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
LearnZillionBoard Member2015 — 2019Washington D.C. Metro Area
Catamount VenturesPartner2007 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
MasteryConnectBoard Member2013 — 2019Salt Lake City, Utah
EdSurgeBoard Member2014 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
PresenceLearningBoard Member2011 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
TenMarks Education, an Amazon CompanyBoard of Directors2011 — 2013
Plum OrganicsBoard of Directors (Observer)2007 — 2013
GCA SavvianInvestment Banking2004 — 2006
Robertson StephensInvestment Banking2002San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Strategy14Venture Capital99Private Equity23Investment Banking15LBO5Valuation7Financial Modeling10Corporate Development23Business Strategy16Investments8Start-ups69Business Development12

+4 more

EntrepreneurshipMergers & AcquisitionsDue DiligenceStrategic Partnerships

From Tory's professional profile.

Deals · 3

MasteryconnectBoard seat

via Owl Ventures · filed Dec 2016 · $4.5M raise

LearnzillionBoard seat

via Owl Ventures · filed Oct 2015 · $13M raise

NewselaBoard seat

via Owl Ventures · filed Oct 2015 · $15.5M raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Hazel Health

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Owl Ventures

Allison Orzell

Senior Executive Assistant at Owl Ventures

Amit A. Patel

Co-founder and Managing Partner at Owl Ventures

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

Network2

Christoph Hornung

Partner at Molten Ventures

Frank Bonsal

Managing Partner at Bonsal Capital

Investors connected to Tory in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tory Patterson?: Tory Patterson, shaped by a family of educators whose grandfather was a public school superintendent, was an early edtech VC who pioneered $5–12M concentrated bets on nine deals.
Where does Tory Patterson work?: Tory Patterson is Co-founder and Managing Partner at Owl Ventures and Board director at Newsela and Board director at Learnzillion and Board director at Masteryconnect.
What does Tory Patterson invest in?: Tory Patterson invests in AI & Machine Learning, EdTech, Fintech, Future of Work, Healthtech.
What check size does Tory Patterson write?: Tory Patterson typically writes checks of $5M – $50M.
What boards does Tory Patterson sit on?: Tory Patterson holds tracked board seats at Hazel Health, Learnzillion, Masteryconnect, Newsela.
Where did Tory Patterson go to school?: Tory Patterson studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Williams College (BA, Economics); Crystal Springs Uplands School.