OWL Ventures
Multi-stage venture firm, based in San Francisco, California, reporting $2.9B of fund assets on its funds' Form ADV filings.
Composed from this organization's classification, location and filed figures.
5 additional team members, 37 additional co-investors and affiliates, 149 additional investments, funds and LPs, 22 events, 1 verified contact (1 firm phone)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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What matters now
- 1 companyportfolio raising
One portfolio company has new financing on record in 6 months without this firm named on the round; the latest on 16 Jul 2026 ($5M round).
A portfolio company raising again is a follow-on decision for the firm and a co-investment opening for others.
People to know
View all people- Co-founder and Managing PartnerWhy: Managing partner: runs the firmNo route on file yet
- Managing Director, Managing Member, And ManagerWhy: Managing directorNo route on file yet
- Managing Director, Managing Member, And ManagerWhy: Managing directorNo route on file yet
Relationship network
172 connected entities19 observed rounds9 repeat counterparties4 dated rounds shown here, 2018 to 2021
From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.
Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.
Click any name or line for the rounds and sources behind it. Line weight is rounds together; dashed lines are inferred.
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- Company
- Fund or vehicle
- Person
›How strength and recency are read
Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.
Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.
How am I connected?
Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to OWL Ventures: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.
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Investing
106 companies on record, 0 new in 12 months
Investments on record
What these amounts mean“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.Acquired, Public, Exited and Active are what the firm’s own portfolio card says, read on the date shown when you hover the chip; they are not deal dates. A company with no chip is one whose card states no outcome: DFX does not assume it is active.| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abl | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| Accelerate Learning | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| Amira | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- Sectors
- ai, healthcare, edtech, hrtech
- Stages
- seed, series a, series b
- Geography
- africa, asia, austin, bay area, boston, europe, global, globally
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Team
11 current, 1 departed
Decision makers
- Amit A. · Co-founder and Managing PartnerWhy this person: Managing partner: runs the firm; Named with investment responsibility
- Ian Chiu · Managing Director, Managing Member, And ManagerWhy this person: Managing director; Named with investment responsibility
- Victor Ellis Patterson · Managing Director, Managing Member, And ManagerWhy this person: Managing director; Named with investment responsibility
Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.
Investment team
How the team is orderedPartners who lead rounds first (rounds led, then deals attributed, then seniority), then the rest of the investment team, then investor relations, finance and operations. A person named by two sources under two spellings is shown once.- Co-founder and Managing Partner
- Managing Director, Managing Member, And Manager · 7 deals attributed
- Managing Director, Managing Member, And Manager · 4 deals attributed
1 departed (kept with end dates)
- JED Abraham Smith · Managing Member · Jul 1, 2014 to Mar 23, 2020 Inference
Contacts
1 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
19 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
What these amounts meanGAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mighty Parliament, LP - Series A-2 | Fund | 2024 adv first reported | Early deployment | $3.0M Mar 16, 2026 | 18 | unknown | unknown |
| Mighty Parliament LP - Series A-1 | Fund | 2024 adv first reported | Early deployment | $3.0M Mar 16, 2026 | 331 | unknown | unknown |
| OWL Ventures IV Affiliates Fund, LP | Feeder or parallel | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $1.6M Mar 16, 2026 | 13 | $0 of $9.0M | Jul 23, 2020 |
Limited partners
Known LPs and allocators
What these amounts and dates areEach commitment is counted once across the pension tape and the allocator graph. A commitment date prints only when the source printed one; otherwise the row carries the report date. A foundation’s 990-PF line is a holding at fair value, never a commitment. Rows without a fund on the venture graph are commitments to this manager.| Allocator | Type | Fund | Amount | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Family Foundation | FOUNDATION | OWL Ventures IV, LP | $3.0M fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Dec 31, 2025 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
| Margulf Foundation | FOUNDATION | OWL VENTURES FUND III at OWL Ventures | $3.0M fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Nov 30, 2025 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
| Margulf Foundation | FOUNDATION | OWL Ventures IV, LP | $3.5M fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Nov 30, 2025 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
Relationships across DFX
66 co-investors · on 2 other DFX graphs
Co-investors
- 2026-10-015 shared deals · strong
- 2021-06-074 shared deals · strong
- 2021-06-074 shared deals · strong
Across DFX and the capital chainon 2 other DFX graphs · 11 capital paths ShowHide
- The same institution is held on Allocators, RIA and Wealth, matched by identifier. See which records
OWL Ventures is the same institution as 2 records in Allocators and RIA and Wealth.
DFX found 2 relationships across 2 datasets
Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and how the two were matched.
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Checking your plan…
OWL Ventures sits on 11 traced paths of capital across the graphs.
DFX traced 11 paths of capital through this record
Every record on each path, what it committed or lent, and as of when.
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Evidence and history
27 dated events, 72 observations from 4 sources
Timeline
- Mar 16, 2026OWL Ventures Iv-A, LLC first reported on Form ADV by OWL Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $420,401,694
- Mar 16, 2026OWL Ventures Opportunity Fund I-A, LLC first reported on Form ADV by OWL Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $141,622,600
- Mar 27, 2024Mighty Parliament, LP - Series A-2 first reported on Form ADV by OWL Ventures (Venture Capital Fund)
- Mar 27, 2024Mighty Parliament LP - Series A-1 first reported on Form ADV by OWL Ventures (Venture Capital Fund)
- Mar 29, 2023OWL Opportunity II GP Participation Fund, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by OWL Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $203,151
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 16, 2026 · 19 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CAadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- OWLVC.COM
- SEC adviser type
- Registered investment adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- Venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Mar 16, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 19 (19 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets, adviser total
- $2.9Badviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Regulatory AUM
- $2.5Bthe adviser's RAUM, a regulatory measure, never a fund size
- Employees
- 20
Classification history
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried3 on recordShowHide
- Sep 23, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $2.9B
- Sep 15, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $1.8B
- Sep 12, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $1.5B
Evidence
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why admitted | VC funds reported | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Mar 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Registered investment adviser | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Registered investment adviser | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2014-08-22 | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2014-08-22 | Mar 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-30 | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29 | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25 | Sep 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23 | Sep 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-16 | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-16 | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-03-27 | Mar 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status | Approved | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status effective | 2026-02-19 | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Business phone | Mar 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Employees | 20 | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA | Mar 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Office address | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Office address | Mar 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Mar 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Portfolio page | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Private funds reported | 19 | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 19 | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 17 | Mar 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $2.9B | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $2.9B | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $1.8B | Mar 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Regulatory AUM (adviser, not fund size) | $2.5B | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Schedule a diff | sadiff-1 | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Stated geography | Africa, asia, austin, bay area, boston, europe, global, globally “geography words on the home page” | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated geography | Africa, asia, austin, bay area, boston, europe, global, globally “geography words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated geography | Africa, asia, austin, bay area, boston, europe, global, globally “geography words on the home page” | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | AI, healthcare, edtech, hrtech “sector words on the home page” | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | AI, healthcare, edtech, hrtech “sector words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | AI, healthcare, edtech, hrtech “sector words on the home page” | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | Seed, series a, series b “stage words on the home page” | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | Seed, series a, series b “stage words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | Seed, series a, series b “stage words on the home page” | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | |
| Team page | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Venture funds reported | 19 | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 19 | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 17 | Mar 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | Mar 16, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Website | Mar 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Site title | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersMulti-stage venture firm, confirmedShowHide
Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $2.9B
- importance
- gav: 0.75 · funds: 1 · people: 0.4 · investments: 0.78 · co investors: 0.74
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 0 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 1 · latest investment at: 2024-12-06
- emerging manager
- fund count: 19 · reported gav: $2.9B · first adv filing: 2014-08-22 · years since first filing: 12.1
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Record history
- Adviser's first ADV filing2014-08-22source on record
The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.