The online proctoring company Examity has secured a $21 million from University Ventures and the Inherent Group; and Kiddom has raised $6.5 million in a financial round led by a Khosla Ventures investment partner.
ACT will invest in ProExam, a provider of noncognitive and professional credentialing. And Capstone, a children’s book publisher and provider of digital products and services, has sold myOn to technology investor Francisco Partners.
Blackboard Inc. and Ontario, Canada-based ed-tech company Chalk.com have formed a partnership to deliver a digital gradebook and portfolio for K-12 educators.
In this week’s dealmaking news, game-based learning platform CodeMonkey raised $1.5 million while Tenka Labs, a developer of STEM toys for children ages 8 and up, has raised $2.1 million.
ETS announced plans to acquire the K-12 testing organization Questar Assessment. In the Indian market, Cuemath raised $15 million from investors including CapitalG.
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In this week’s dealmaking news, The Noodle Companies raised $5 million, while Macmillan Learning has acquired ed-tech company Intellus.
TeacherLists, a school supply list creation platform, has formed a partnership with MemberHub, a provider of online school communications solutions.
Curriculum Associates, a major producer of instructional materials, will gift $120 million of its shares–in effect, ceding its ownership–to the foundation of Iowa State University.
Ed-tech startup Learntron has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Mumbai-based early-stage investor Kae Capital in a pre-Series A funding round, according to press reports.