DreamBox Learning Acquires Reading Plus
August 17, 2021
DreamBox Learning, a Bellevue-based K-8 education technology provider, has acquired Reading Plus, a Winooski, Vermont-based adaptive online reading program for grades 3–12. The purchase—sold by Avathon Capital—expands DreamBox's product portfolio from math into English language arts (reading), creating a combined dual-discipline offering for K-12 customers.
- Buyers
- DreamBox Learning
- Targets
- Reading Plus
- Sellers
- Avathon Capital
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Vermont, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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