New Harbor Capital Completes Majority Investment in MindPlay Education

Bain Capital Double Impact Makes Growth Investment in Branching Minds

February 7, 2024

Education

Branching Minds, an education-technology company providing an MTSS platform for K-12 schools, received a growth investment from Bain Capital Double Impact to accelerate platform development and expand access to more school districts across the United States. The company will continue to be led by co-founders Maya Gat (CEO) and David Magier (COO); financial terms were not disclosed and Tucker Capital served as exclusive financial advisor.

MindPlay Education Acquires LightSail Education

March 21, 2023

Education

MindPlay Education, a portfolio company of New Harbor Capital, has acquired LightSail Education, a K-12 digital literacy and reading platform. The deal expands MindPlay's digital literacy offerings by adding LightSail's library, assessment capabilities, and engagement features to MindPlay's instructional products for schools nationwide.

GrowthCurve Capital Takes Majority Stake in Mistplay

June 14, 2022

Software

GrowthCurve Capital made a majority investment in Mistplay, the Montreal-based play-and-earn and game discovery platform for mobile gamers. Following the transaction, Mistplay announced seven senior executive appointments to accelerate product, data/AI, and market expansion.

MindPlay Education (New Harbor Capital Portfolio) Acquires CF Educational Solutions

January 13, 2022

Education

MindPlay Education, a New Harbor Capital portfolio company, has acquired CF Educational Solutions to combine CF’s student-success consulting, district relationships, and sales capabilities with MindPlay’s education technology and IP. The add-on acquisition is intended to internalize a dedicated sales team, expand service offerings, and deepen MindPlay’s reach across K‑12 districts nationwide.

New Harbor Capital Makes Majority Growth Investment in FoodPharma

June 8, 2021

Food & Beverage

New Harbor Capital completed a majority growth equity investment in Food Technology and Design, LLC (dba FoodPharma), an R&D-focused contract manufacturer of functional and nutritional foods. New Harbor will partner with founder and CEO Glen Marinelli to expand the company’s product categories, capabilities, customers and geographies; FoodPharma operates two California facilities and employs over 90 people.

Horizon Capital Backs Buyout of Juniper Education

July 1, 2019

Education

Horizon Capital (via its Horizon 2018 fund) has made a £20 million equity commitment to back a buyout of education software and services provider Juniper Education, supporting a buy-and-build strategy. Juniper — led by Executive Chairman Gavin Freed — has already completed an add-on acquisition of EES for Schools (Target Tracker) from Essex County Council and will pursue further organic and acquisitive growth to consolidate the fragmented UK schools software and services market.