Stash Acquires PayGrade to Expand Children's Financial Literacy

Grab Acquires Stash Financial for $425 Million Enterprise Value

February 20, 2026

Financial Services

Grab has signed definitive agreements to acquire 100% of the equity interest in Stash Financial, a U.S. digital financial services company, valuing the transaction at a $425 million enterprise value. Grab will pay for a 50.1% stake at closing and acquire the remaining interest over the following three years, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, with an expected close in Q3 2026.

Paystand Acquires Teampay

April 25, 2024

Payments & Fintech

Paystand has acquired Teampay to combine blockchain-enabled B2B payments with Teampay's spend and expense management platform, creating a no-fee, end-to-end payments and spend management suite for CFOs. The combined network will serve more than 1 million businesses and expand Paystand's AR capabilities into AP and corporate expense controls; financial terms were not disclosed.

IXL Learning Acquires Teachers Pay Teachers

March 2, 2023

Education

IXL Learning, the San Mateo–based developer of personalized learning products, has acquired Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT), the world’s largest marketplace of educator-created content. The acquisition expands IXL’s portfolio of education brands and enhances its ability to connect PK–12 educators and schools with teacher-created instructional resources and subscription offerings.

SchoolStatus Acquires TeachBoost

March 1, 2022

Education

SchoolStatus, a K-12 communications and operations platform provider, has acquired TeachBoost, an education software company that builds tools for educator observations, evaluations, and coaching. The acquisition expands SchoolStatus' product capabilities by adding teacher-evaluation and coaching workflows to its data and family-engagement platform to better support educator development and student outcomes.

NexPhase-Backed Aztec Software Acquires iGrad

October 4, 2022

Education

NexPhase Capital-backed Aztec Software has acquired iGrad, a San Diego-based web-based financial literacy and financial wellness platform. iGrad will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary led by its current CEO and expand Aztec’s suite of adult-education and workforce-training solutions by adding AI-powered financial wellness, serving colleges, employers and financial institutions. The deal is an add-on acquisition to bolster Aztec’s product capabilities in financial wellness and loan-management education.

Acorns Acquires GoHenry and Pixpay

April 3, 2023

Payments & Fintech

Acorns has acquired U.K.-based GoHenry and its European arm Pixpay to expand its financial wellness offerings to children and teens and accelerate its roadmap for family-focused products. The deal brings together Acorns' consumer investing platform with GoHenry and Pixpay's money-management, prepaid card and financial education products, extending Acorns' reach into additional markets across Europe and the U.S.