Summit 7 Acquires GRC Academy
September 4, 2025
Summit 7 has acquired GRC Academy, a training platform founded by Jacob Hill that provides CMMC and NIST 800-171 education for Defense Industrial Base (DIB) organizations. The acquisition expands Summit 7's education and enablement offerings to help defense contractors achieve regulatory readiness and implement compliance tools effectively.
- Buyers
- Summit 7
- Targets
- GRC Academy
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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