Francisco Partners Leads Growth Investment in Civitas Learning
February 20, 2019
Francisco Partners has made a growth equity investment in Austin-based Civitas Learning, joined by existing investors Rethink Education, SJF Ventures, and Lumina Foundation. Civitas Learning provides a cloud-based Student Success Suite that uses data science and machine learning to help more than 350 colleges and universities improve student outcomes; the capital will be used to accelerate product development and expand adoption across higher education.
- Buyers
- Francisco Partners, Rethink Education, SJF Ventures, Lumina Foundation
- Targets
- Civitas Learning
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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