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The San Francisco-based venture firm, which focuses exclusively on education technologies, aims to take advantage of the growth in schools’ broadband connectivity.
Owl’s $100 million first fund, launched in 2015, included a $15 million investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Its second fund will likewise focus on K-12, higher education and professional-learning startups.
Although Owl doesn’t describe itself as an impact investor, a number of its portfolio companies backed ventures have a clear impact model.
For example, Newsela aims to improve global literacy through daily news content. Accelerate Learning offers curricula and professional development to encourage interest in the sciences.