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Alexa J. Henry
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Marketplace K-12
April 25, 2018

K-12 Dealmaking: Ebix Buys Stake in Smartclass; NewSchools Unveils Latest Cohort

By Alexa J. Henry

In this week’s dealmaking news, on-demand software and e-commerce services provider Ebix purchased a stake in Smartclass Educational Services. Also, NewSchools Venture Fund will invest $5 million in 23 teams of educators who are planning to launch new schools.

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Marketplace K-12
April 19, 2018Nov. 26, 2022

K-12 Dealmaking: PowerSchool to Acquire PeopleAdmin; Renaissance Partners With Learning A-Z

By Alexa J. Henry

PowerSchool said it will acquire talent management solutions company PeopleAdmin. A joint investment from two private equity firms will fund the purchase.

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Marketplace K-12
April 13, 2018Nov. 26, 2022

K-12 Dealmaking: Key Data Systems Acquires Progress Testing, Edmentum Raises $25 Million, Kahoot! Forms Partnership With Code.Org

By Alexa J. Henry

Kahoot! and Code.org team up in an effort to advance K-12 computer science education. A handful of ed-tech firms including web-based teaching learning solutions provider Edmentum and instructional technology company BookNook raised funds from investors.

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Marketplace K-12
April 9, 2018April 11, 2018

K-12 Dealmaking: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Partners With Renaissance

By Alexa J. Henry

In this week’s dealmaking news, ed-tech companies unveiled new partnerships. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Renaissance integrated their products as part of a new strategic partnership. Also, Chinese internet company Tencent partnered with Age of Learning, the creator of children’s learning platform ABCmouse.com.

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Marketplace K-12
April 4, 2018April 9, 2018

K-12 Dealmaking: New Mountain Learning Raises Funds; Really Good Stuff Acquires Steve Spangler Science

By Alexa J. Henry

In this week’s dealmaking news, New Mountain Learning, a provider of digital and blended learning solutions, raised funds from CIP Capital. Also, Really Good Stuff purchased Steve Spangler Science.

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Marketplace K-12
March 28, 2018April 4, 2018

K-12 Dealmaking: Permission Click, Eupheus Learning Raise Funds

By Alexa J. Henry

Education companies including Canada-based Permission Click and Eupheus, an Indian ed-tech startup, raised funds from the investment community.

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Marketplace K-12
March 22, 2018

K-12 Dealmaking: Kahoot! Raises $17 Million; GameMine Partners With Learning App Company

By Alexa J. Henry

In this week’s dealmaking news, Oslo-based startup Kahoot! closed a $17 million funding round. Also, GameMine, a mobile game publisher, is partnering with a Prague-based childhood learning app company.

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Marketplace K-12
March 19, 2018April 4, 2018

K-12 Dealmaking: Kiddom Raises $15M; Tech Toy Developer Raises $4.2M

By Alexa J. Henry

K-12 colloaborative learning platform Kiddom completed its Series B funding round. Also, Tech Will Save Us, a UK developer of STEM kits and toys, raised funding.

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Marketplace K-12
March 15, 2018March 15, 2018

Former Obama Education Secretary Joins Turnitin Board of Directors

By Alexa J. Henry

Arne Duncan has joined the board of Turnitin, a company focused on plagiarism detection technology and writing tools for the K-12 and higher education market.

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Marketplace K-12
March 15, 2018

K-12 Dealmaking: Artificial Intelligence Company Ponddy, Digital Ed. Platform Yogome Raise Funds

By Alexa J. Henry

Education companies including digital learning company Yogome and language learning company Ponddy raised funds.

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