Emily Bennett, Partner at Owl Ventures, on EdTech & Startup Growth

Emily Bennett is a Partner at Owl Ventures. ~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’re a GP or LP looking to simplify the capital raising and deployment process, Verivend is here to help. Trusted by over 800 funds and managing more than $2 billion in transactions, Verivend offers a secure, streamlined payments platform designed specifically for private capital markets. Say goodbye to manual reconciliation and repeated follow-ups - raise and deploy capital faster and with greater transparency. Ready to make your fund operations smoother? Visit https://bit.ly/3GrB4Qj and see how easy it can be. ~~~~~Emily brings a strong foundation driving product strategy for technology and media companies to the Owl team. Prior to receiving her MBA, Emily served as Product Marketing Manager for News Integrity at Facebook, implementing products and scaled initiatives to help curb misinformation and better incentivize high quality news across the platform. Previously, she was Product Manager for video at the New York Times, where she drove product strategy for immersive streaming experiences, and worked on growth product strategy for the artist-facing platform at Spotify. Emily’s passion for education stems from her early teachers, many of whom she remains in touch with today, who instilled in her a strong belief that high quality education is the most powerful means to generate opportunity. Emily graduated from Middlebury College with a Bachelor of Science degree, magna cum laude, in Neuroscience, where she was actively involved in music and creative writing. Emily received her MBA from Harvard Business School.Topics:

• Sourcing and evaluating early-stage EdTech and AI startups
• Trends and opportunities in the global EdTech sector
• Navigating challenges and achieving product-market fit in EdTech

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