エデュケーション・テクノロジー分野のベンチャーキャピタル企業、Owl Venturesは12日、10億ドル超の新規資金調達を完了したことを発表した。 2014年設立でシリコンバレーを本拠とする同社は5番目のファンドで6億…
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