Providence Equity Partners Invests in Seesaw Learning

Providence Equity Partners Majority Investment in Accelerate Learning

February 21, 2023

Education

Providence Equity Partners has made a majority investment in Accelerate Learning, a Houston-based provider of K-12 STEM curriculum and digital learning platforms. Existing investors including funds managed by Carlyle, Quad Partners, Rice University and Owl Ventures will retain minority stakes; financial terms were not disclosed. The investment is intended to help Accelerate Learning scale growth, deepen customer relationships and pursue organic and inorganic expansion opportunities.

Providence Equity Partners Takes Majority Growth Stake in Modern Campus

August 26, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Providence Equity Partners has made a majority growth investment in Modern Campus, a learner-to-earner SaaS platform for higher education. The Riverside Company sold its stake in the business, and Modern Campus appointed Craig Chanoff as CEO as Providence plans to support product development and strategic acquisitions to accelerate growth.

Providence Equity Partners Acquires Majority Stake in n2y

November 18, 2019

Education

Providence Equity Partners has made a majority investment in n2y LLC, a Huron, Ohio–based provider of software, curriculum and tools for K‑12 special education. The Riverside Company and members of n2y's management will remain minority shareholders as Providence supports the company's organic and acquisition growth plans.

Providence Equity Partners Invests in Sweetwater

June 29, 2021

E-Commerce

Funds advised by Providence Equity Partners made a growth equity investment in Sweetwater, the Fort Wayne-based e-commerce retailer of musical instruments and audio equipment; financial terms were not disclosed. The investment is intended to accelerate Sweetwater's next phase of growth as the company — which reported roughly $1 billion in annual revenue and serves over 1.5 million customers — scales operations and expands its market reach.

Trive Capital and Epic Partners Invest in Pryor Learning

August 15, 2023

Education

Dallas-based Trive Capital and New York-based Epic Partners have invested in Pryor Learning, a corporate training, credentialing and educational content provider headquartered in Mission, Kansas. The investment will support Pryor's digital offering and buy-and-build growth strategy; Steven Riehs has been named CEO. Trive and Epic plan organic investments to enhance the customer experience and pursue acquisitions to expand Pryor's content and platform capabilities.

Providence Equity Partners Majority Investment in Tenstreet

October 4, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Funds advised by Providence Equity Partners completed a majority growth investment in Tenstreet, a Tulsa-based provider of driver recruiting SaaS for the trucking industry. Tenstreet co-founder and CEO Tim Crawford will remain an investor and continue to lead the company while existing investor Spectrum Equity retains a significant minority stake; the capital will be used to accelerate product and team growth and to pursue strategic acquisitions.