Clearlake Capital-Backed Discovery Education Acquires DoodleLearning
Silver Spring, MD (Tuesday, August 17, 2022)— Discovery Education—the worldwide edtech chief backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (along with its associates, “Clearlake”)—introduced the acquisition of DoodleLearning. The United Kingdom-based DoodleLearning’s Math and English Language Arts merchandise create personalised studying experiences that assist enhance college students’ educational achievement and confidence. Terms weren’t disclosed.
The acquisition of DoodleLearning helps Discovery Education’s mission to organize learners for tomorrow by creating progressive lecture rooms linked to at present’s world. DoodleLearning enhances Discovery Education’s different award-winning digital providers, which embody Discovery Education’s K-12 platform, Mystery Science, STEM Connect, and the Math, Science, and Social Studies Techbooks.
“Discovery Education is dedicated to creating a best-in-class edtech ecosystem that supports our mission to prepare today’s students for future success,” stated Discovery Education Chief Executive Officer Scott Kinney. “This acquisition is an important milestone in that effort, and we look forward to both partnering with the talented DoodleLearning team and scaling the reach of their innovative, adaptive Math and English Language Arts products.”
Prior to founding DoodleLearning, Chief Executive Officer Nicola Chilman and Chief Operating Officer Tom Minor taught Math in Great Britain. In 2011, after experiencing firsthand know-how’s skill to speed up scholar studying, Chilman and Minor created an app combining high-quality digital content material and helps that inspired youngsters to study in an attractive and private method.
Today, DoodleLearning presents 4 merchandise supporting instruction in Math and English Language Arts for grades Pre-Ok to 9 which were utilized by over a million youngsters within the U.Ok. and world wide. As a part of the Discovery Education household of providers, DoodleLearning will proceed to use its academic skill to constructing and deploying inexpensive studying options for college kids worldwide.
“The entire DoodleLearning team is excited to join Discovery Education’s efforts to build and scale a powerful edtech ecosystem of digital resources serving teachers and learners worldwide,” stated Nicola Chilman, DoodleLearning Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder. “Our team will naturally fit into Discovery Education’s mission-driven culture, and we look forward to working with our new colleagues on our joint mission to prepare today’s students for future success.”
“DoodleLearning is excited to join the Discovery Education team,” stated Tom Minor, Chief Operating Officer, and Co-Founder of DoodleLearning. “The company has laid out exciting plans to increase the number of instructional minutes it supports each day, and DoodleLearning is poised to play a significant role in this effort.”
DoodleLearning is Discovery Education’s newest acquisition. In October of 2020, Discovery Education acquired Mystery Science and in July of 2020, Discovery Education purchased Spiral. In August of 2019, Discovery Education announced the acquisition of Inspyro.
For extra details about Discovery Education’s award-winning digital assets {and professional} studying providers, go to www.discoveryeducation.com, and keep linked with Discovery Education on social media by Twitter and LinkedIn.
About Discovery EducationDiscovery Education is the worldwide edtech chief whose state-of-the-art digital platform helps studying wherever it takes place. Through its award-winning multimedia content material, educational helps, and progressive classroom instruments, Discovery Education helps educators ship equitable studying experiences partaking all college students and supporting greater educational achievement on a world scale. Discovery Education serves roughly 4.5 million educators and 45 million college students worldwide, and its assets are accessed in over 100 international locations and territories. Inspired by the worldwide media firm Discovery, Inc., Discovery Education companions with districts, states, and trusted organizations to empower lecturers with main edtech options that help the success of all learners. Explore the way forward for schooling at www.discoveryeducation.com.
About ClearlakeClearlake Capital Group, L.P. is an funding agency based in 2006 working built-in companies throughout personal fairness, credit score, and different associated methods. With a sector-focused method, the agency seeks to associate with administration groups by offering affected person, long-term capital to companies that may profit from Clearlake’s operational enchancment method, O.P.S.® The agency’s core goal sectors are know-how, industrials, and shopper. Clearlake at the moment has over $72 billion of belongings underneath administration, and its senior funding principals have led or co-led over 400 investments. The agency is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA with associates in Dallas, TX, London, UK and Dublin, Ireland. More data is accessible at www.clearlake.com and on Twitter @Clearlake.
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