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Tag: K-12 Dealmaking

Marketplace K-12
May 26, 2020

K-12 Dealmaking: Guild Education Completes First Acquisition; Quizlet Hits $1 Billion Valuation

By Brian Bradley

Six major dealmaking moves took place in the K-12 world in recent weeks, including MasterClass raising $100 million and Guild Education acquiring Entangled.

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Marketplace K-12
April 9, 2020April 10, 2020

K-12 Dealmaking: LearnLaunch Accelerator Welcomes New Companies; New Investments Made in India’s Ed Tech Sector

By Brian Bradley

Many startups — in India, the United States, and other markets — are still reaping investments despite the chaos caused by COVID-19.

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Marketplace K-12
Feb. 6, 2020Feb. 7, 2020

K-12 Dealmaking: XanEdu Restructures Financially After New Investment; China’s Tencent Leads Fundraising Round

By Brian Bradley

A Chicago firm announced a major investment in custom content provider XanEdu, and the Chinese investor Tencent leads a $15 million fundraising round in an India-based learning platform.

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Marketplace K-12
Jan. 29, 2020Jan. 30, 2020

K-12 Dealmaking: K12 Inc. Acquires Galvanize; UK Specialist Ed Recruitment Firm Completes Acquisition

By Brian Bradley

In K-12 dealmaking news, K12 Inc. has acquired Galvanize, a technology training company, while an education recruitment company in the U.K. has acquired a similar business.

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Marketplace K-12
Jan. 17, 2020Jan. 29, 2020

K-12 Dealmaking: Pearson Snaps Up Australian Company, VIPKid Raises $80 Million

By Brian Bradley

Pearson announced a $25 million acquisition of an Australian digital learning company, and China-based VIPKid’s raised $80 million in new venture capital funding.

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Marketplace K-12
Dec. 26, 2019Jan. 29, 2020

K-12 Dealmaking: Pearson Ventures Makes First Investments; Indian Curriculum-Gaming Company Raises $28 Million

By Brian Bradley

In K-12 dealmaking news, Pearson’s first investments from its venture capital arm have been announced, and a Nashville-based startup that provides parent feedback to schools raises $1 million.

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Marketplace K-12
Dec. 2, 2019

K-12 Dealmaking: IXL Learning Acquires Education.com; ASSIST Education Partners With K-12 Spanish Publisher

By Michele Molnar

Recent deals include IXL Learning’s acquisition of Education.com, ASSIST Education’s partnership with Santillana to bring its U.S. high school diplomas to Brazil, a U.K.-based acquisition by Strictly Education, and fundraising by ed-tech startups in Mumbai and Nigeria.

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Marketplace K-12
Sept. 30, 2019

K-12 Dealmaking: Brighteye Ventures Invests in Zen Educate; Code Combat Raises $6 Million

By Sean Cavanagh

U.K.-based school staffing company Zen Educate and California science and coding company CodeCombat both raise funds. South African education company Snapplify eyes international expansion.

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Marketplace K-12
Aug. 29, 2019

K-12 Dealmaking: Sphero Acquires littleBits; Coursera Makes First Acquisition

By Michele Molnar

In recent dealmaking news, the robotics company Sphero has acquired littleBits, while online education company Coursera acquired startup Rhyme Softworks.

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The Startup Blog
Opinion Aug. 12, 2019

The Art of Hiring in K-12 Companies: How to Attract New Employees Who Are a Fit

By Monica Brady-Myerov

The CEO of ed-tech company Listenwise shares insight around finding the right people for K-12 sales and marketing jobs.

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