PE Tech Report

Education & Training

Riverside’s Modern Campus platform acquires second add-on in one month

The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has invested in Presence, a leading campus engagement and learning platform for higher education institutions. The investment is an add-on to Riverside’s Modern Campus, the leading modern learner engagement platform, also for higher education

Growth Catalyst Partners’ portfolio company TrueFire Studios acquires ArtistWorks

ArtistWorks has been acquired by Growth Catalyst Partners’ portfolio company TrueFire Studios, a consortium of major online music instruction companies.  The acquisition brings together leading names and pioneers in online music education – including ArtistWorks, TrueFire, JamPlay, and FaderPro – who together span dozens of genres and instruments while delivering

StepEx raises GBP1.1m to widen access to postgraduate and technical education with “next-generation” student finance

StepEx, the only FCA-regulated fintech startup that provides affordable student finance based on future earnings rather than debt, has raised GBP1.1 million in pre-seed funding.  This follows an earlier angel investment of GBP270,000. Backed by BBVA Anthemis Venture Partnership, Triple Point Ventures, and prominent angel investors — including renowned fintech investor

Falfurrias Capital Partners invests in Training the Street

Falfurrias Capital Partners (FCP), a Charlotte-based private equity firm focused on growth-oriented, middle-market businesses, has invested in Training the Street (TTS), a provider of educational resources for financial professionals. TTS prepares today’s professionals and executives with the skills needed to advance and succeed in their careers through hands-on training courses

GP Bullhound invests Lingokids as part of USD40m funding round

GP Bullhound has made a new investment in Lingokids, an educational platform for children, as part of a Series C funding round of USD40 million led by an undisclosed investor, with participation from existing investors HV Capital, and Ravensburger among others. Launched in 2016, Lingokids is the playlearning app for

Trill Impact to acquire ILT Education

Trill Impact is to acquire ILT Education, an impactful ed-tech company and market leading supplier of digital educational tools, from Priveq. ILT Education offers digital educational tools for schools and preschools, with a focus on audio and visual-assisted learning solutions for children and students with dyslexia, other cognitive needs or

CAPSLOCK Education secures GBP540k in pre-seed funding round

CAPSLOCK Education, a cyber-security education institute based in Manchester, has secured GBP540,000 in a pre-seed funding round from GC Angels, the Ufi VocTech Trust, Tynton Group, private angel investors and the UK government to reskill adults across the UK. Founded in 2019 by Jonathan Slater, Lorna Armitage and Dr Andrea

Winter Capital joins Learn Capital in Udemy Series F Investment Round

Winter Capital has expanded its edtech portfolio by joining Udemy Series F investment round alongside Learn Capital and other marquee investors.   The round closing was finalised in Q4 of 2020. Udemy is the largest global marketplace for learning and teaching online. The capital raised will enable the company to

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