Online tutoring platform Hoot Reading secured $3M seed funding led by Spin Master Ventures, the newly established corporate venture arm of Spin Master Corp. (TSX: TOY) Continue Reading
NewView Capital and OMERS Ventures backed D2L to raise up to $230M in IPO and secondary offering at $19-21 a share with valuation of up to $1.11B (at $20/share). Founder John Baker will own 27,390,588 Multiple Voting Shares (100%) worth $548M ($20/share)Continue Reading
NewView Capital and OMERS Ventures backed D2L filed for IPO and secondary offering Subordinate Voting Shares by the Desire2Learn Employee Stock Trust. Founder & CEO John Baker will own 100% of Multiple Voting Shares.Continue Reading
LearnExperts EdTech Inc. secured $1.25M seed funding from Sand Hill North, MaRS IAF, Capital Angel Network, Maple Leaf Angels, Georgian Angel Networks, including six women investors.
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Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, through its Equity 253 fund, invested in ApplyBoard Inc., part of ApplyBoard’s recent Ontario Teachers’ led US $300M Series D announcementContinue Reading
Paper secured US $100M Series C funding from IVP, Framework Venture Partners, Bullpen Capital, Reach Capital, Birchmere Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, BDC Capital, ETW. IVP’s Tom Loverro joined Paper’s board of directors.Continue Reading
ApplyBoard raised $156M in Series D and common equity financing led by Ontario Teachers with participation of Fidelity Canada, Canadian, US and offshore investors.Continue Reading
Rhino Ventures backed Thinkific Labs to price Subordinate Voting Shares at $11-13 per Share for IPO gross proceeds of $160M. Rhino Ventures to buy up to $25M IPO shares. Continue Reading
Baring Private Equity Asia owned Prometric LLC through Prometric Canada Testing Services Inc. acquired Paragon Testing Enterprises from the University of British Columbia (UBC).
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Disco secured $4.75M financing from Quiet Capital, Golden Ventures, inovia, GSV, StandUp Ventures, Global Founders Capital, and a group of private investors.
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Rhino Ventures backed Thinkific Labs filed for IPO of Subordinate Voting Shares. Co-founders Greg Smith and Matthew Smith, and Rhino to own 100% of multiple voting shares. Rhino intends to purchase unspecific number of Subordinate Voting Shares from the offering.Continue Reading
Georgian Partners invested US $130M in Top Hat, consisting of primary capital and secondary purchase of existing investors’ stakes. Investment marks single largest non-syndicated deal by Georgian Partners.
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Onex Corporation’s Onex Partners V, and certain co-investors including Onex, to acquire significant stakes in Weld North Education, in partnership with Jonathan Grayer and majority shareholder, Silver LakeContinue Reading
Cyrus Moradian, Michael Maloon, Dante Phillips founded Wize secured US $3M funding from Luma Launch, Panache Ventures, and private investors.
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Education Canada Group (ECG), owner of Robertson College, secured non-dilutive financing from BDC Capital’s Growth & Transition Capital division. Gaurav Anand, Director of Growth & Transition Capital for BDC Capital led the transaction.Continue Reading
Prodigy Education secured $159M Series B led by TPG Growth with participation of Canadian Business Growth Fund (CBGF). TPG Growth’s David Trujillo and Jacqui Hawwa will join founders Rohan Mahimker and Alex Peters on Prodigy’s board.Continue Reading
Knowledgehook secured US $20M Series A funding from a London-based EdTech investment fund, Mesoamerica’s Alexandria Corp., Nelson Education, Ideal Ventures, and Nicoya Ventures.
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