Quad Partners Invests $25M in eSpark Learning
January 5, 2022
Quad Partners, a private equity firm focused on education, has invested $25 million in eSpark Learning to accelerate growth of the company's personalized K–5 reading and math program. The capital will be used to expand the product, grow the team, and bring eSpark’s student-centric curriculum to more schools across the United States.
- Buyers
- Quad Partners
- Targets
- eSpark Learning
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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