Carnegie Learning Acquires Ethiqly

Clarity AI Acquires ecolytiq to Expand Consumer-Facing AI Sustainability Solutions

July 9, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

Clarity AI has acquired ecolytiq, a provider of in-app climate engagement solutions for banks, to extend its consumer-facing sustainability capabilities and embed behavioural-science-driven climate insights into banking apps. As part of the transaction, Visa becomes an investor and strategic partner of Clarity AI to help scale ecolytiq's distribution through payment and banking channels.

Leeds Equity Partners Acquires Learnosity

January 16, 2025

Education

Leeds Equity Partners has acquired Learnosity Holdings Ltd., a Dublin-based provider of digital assessment and AI-enabled authoring solutions for K-12, higher education, corporate L&D, government and certification markets. Terms were not disclosed; Leeds Equity said the acquisition will build on its education software expertise and support Learnosity's next stage of growth.

Project Management Institute Acquires Cognilytica

September 19, 2024

AI & Machine Learning

Project Management Institute (PMI) has acquired Cognilytica, an AI best-practices research, training and certification firm, and will integrate Cognilytica’s CPMAI certifications, learning products, and thought leadership into PMI’s education and PMI Infinity offerings. Cognilytica founders Ron Schmelzer and Kathleen Walch will join PMI as the organization expands its AI capability and training content for project professionals.

Heggerty (L Squared Portfolio) Acquires Literably

July 18, 2024

Education

Heggerty, a portfolio company of L Squared Capital Partners, has acquired Literably, a digital literacy assessment platform used by hundreds of schools. The acquisition will integrate Literably's speech-AI driven assessments into Heggerty's myHeggerty ecosystem to expand literacy assessment capabilities and better support K-12 educators.

Scholastic Acquires Learning Ovations (A2i)

September 6, 2022

Education

Scholastic Corporation acquired Learning Ovations, the creator of the A2i literacy assessment and instructional planning system, to integrate research-backed screening, progress monitoring and professional learning into Scholastic’s literacy platform. The acquisition adds A2i’s ESSA Tier 1–rated technology and team to Scholastic Education Solutions; financial terms were not disclosed.

Carnegie Learning Acquires Scientific Learning Corporation

September 14, 2020

Education

An affiliate of Carnegie Learning acquired Scientific Learning Corporation in an all-cash merger valued at approximately $15 million. The acquisition makes Scientific Learning a privately owned subsidiary of Carnegie Learning and is intended to strengthen Carnegie Learning's digital literacy and neuroscience-based literacy product offerings for K-12, clinicians and direct-to-consumer channels.