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John Azubuike

MBA Candidate at The Wharton School

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Overview 

John Azubuike is currently pursuing an MBA at The Wharton School and has held roles as Vice President and Senior Associate at Owl Ventures, where he also served as a Board Observer for several education technology companies. His career highlights include working at LLR Partners as a Summer VP and completing a Master of Public Administration at the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania.

Work Experience 

  • Fall Research Intern

    2023 - 2023

    Small Cap Value Equities - Tech Coverage

Pzena Investment Management is a global investment management firm that employs a classic value investment approach.

  • Summer VP

    2023 - 2023

    Education, Healthcare, and Technology Private Equity and Growth Equity Investing

LLR Partners is a lower middle market private equity firm investing in technology and healthcare businesses.

  • Strategy Intern

    2023 - 2023

TrueLearn is a test simulation and preparation tool using SmartBanks and robust analytics to help medical students study smarter for exams.

  • Vice President

    2021 - 2022

  • Senior Associate

    2019 - 2021

    Focused on Early and Growth Stage Investments in K-12, University and Corporate EdTech

  • Board Observer

    2021 - 2022

  • Board Observer

    2021 - 2022

    Sourced for Owl Ventures as part of $35M Series B

Welcome Tech is a digital platform that builds data-driven services for immigrant communities.

Raised $73,000,000.00 from Mubadala Capital Ventures, Owl Ventures, SoftBank Capital, Open Opportunity Fund, Next Play Capital and TTV Capital.

  • Board Observer

    2021 - 2022

    Sourced; Owl Ventures-led $7.5M Series A round

  • Board Observer

    2021 - 2022

    Sourced; Owl Ventures-led $18M Series B round

  • Board Observer

    2019 - 2022

Amira Learning offers an intelligent reading assistant that listens, assesses, and tutors.

Raised $40,341,114.00 from Vertical Venture Partners, Owl Ventures, Rethink Education and Authentic Ventures.

  • Board Observer

    2019 - 2022

Remind is a communication platform that helps every student succeed.

Raised $59,500,000.00 from Quiet Capital.

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