Paper Acquires Readlee
March 14, 2023
Paper, the Montreal-based Educational Support System (ESS), has acquired Readlee, an AI- and speech-recognition-powered literacy tool. Readlee will be integrated into Paper's platform as "Paper Reading," expanding Paper's literacy capabilities and making the tool available across Paper’s reach of over 3 million students; the deal involves investors including Kern Venture Group.
- Buyers
- Paper
- Targets
- Readlee
- Sellers
- Kern Venture Group
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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