BYJU'S Acquires Epic, the Kids Digital Reading Platform, for $500M

BYJU'S Acquires Tynker

September 16, 2021

Education

BYJU'S has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tynker, the leading K-12 creative coding platform, to accelerate BYJU'S expansion in the U.S. Tynker's co-founders will remain in their roles and the acquisition will combine BYJU'S personalized learning reach with Tynker's coding curriculum used by millions of students and over 100,000 schools.

BYJU'S Acquires GeoGebra

December 8, 2021

Education

BYJU'S has acquired Austria-headquartered GeoGebra, an interactive mathematics learning platform, to integrate its visual and collaborative math tools into BYJU'S mathematics portfolio. GeoGebra will continue to operate as an independent unit under founder Markus Hohenwarter as BYJU'S incorporates its capabilities to expand and enhance math learning offerings.

Epic Games Acquires Sketchfab

July 21, 2021

Software

Epic Games has acquired Sketchfab, a web-based 3D content discovery, editing and marketplace platform hosting millions of 3D assets. The acquisition will keep Sketchfab as an independently branded service while integrating closely with Unreal Engine to expand 3D, AR and VR creator tools and grow the creator ecosystem.

Epicor Acquires Grow (no-code BI platform)

March 1, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Epicor has acquired Grow, a no-code, full‑stack business intelligence (BI) platform, to strengthen Epicor’s analytics and data-visualization capabilities across its manufacturing, distribution and retail customer base. Financial terms were not disclosed; the deal folds Grow’s data integrations, warehousing and visualization tools into Epicor’s enterprise software portfolio to help customers generate actionable insights in real time.

Echo360 Acquires Inkling to Create Global Education and Corporate Learning SaaS Platform

May 6, 2024

Education

Echo360 has acquired Inkling, a San Francisco–based digital training and mobile-first content management company, combining Inkling’s corporate learning technologies with Echo360’s educational SaaS platform. The deal, supported by Centre Lane Partners, aims to expand Echo360’s capabilities and deliver integrated learning solutions for higher education and frontline enterprise workforces worldwide.

BibliU Acquires Texas Book Company

October 24, 2023

Education

BibliU has acquired Texas Book Company, a Texas-based provider of campus store services and affordable course materials for higher education institutions. The acquisition expands BibliU's Universal Learning offering into a combined campus store management and digital content delivery solution (Universal Learning Plus) and adds an Inclusive Access model to increase affordability and day-one access for students across the U.S.