Raptor Technologies Acquires PublicSchoolWORKS

Raptor Technologies Acquires PayK12

July 1, 2024

Education

Raptor Technologies, the Houston-based school safety software leader, has acquired PayK12, a provider of online ticketing and payment solutions for K–12 schools and athletics. The acquisition adds secure event ticketing and payment capabilities to Raptor’s VisitorSafe and EventSafe products, expanding the company’s school safety and administrative offerings to include event and payments management.

Raptor Technologies Acquires SchoolPass

April 25, 2023

Education

Raptor Technologies, a school safety software platform backed by Thoma Bravo and JMI Equity, has acquired SchoolPass, a provider of cloud-based attendance automation, dismissal management, visitor management and emergency management software for K-12 schools. Financial terms were not disclosed; SchoolPass founder Mark Ruiters joins Raptor as chief strategy officer and Vicksburg Capital Partners served as SchoolPass's exclusive financial advisor.

Raptor Technologies Acquires SmartPass

December 10, 2024

Education

Raptor Technologies has acquired SmartPass, a digital hall pass and student accountability SaaS used by thousands of K–12 schools, to expand its school safety and operations product portfolio. The deal integrates SmartPass's hall-pass technology into Raptor's suite of safety solutions, with IKONA Partners advising SmartPass and Reach Capital and Goodwin Procter advising Raptor.

Raptor Technologies Acquires CPOMS

January 10, 2021

Software

Raptor Technologies, a leading US provider of K‑12 school safety software, has acquired CPOMS, the UK‑based leader in student safeguarding SaaS. The acquisition was completed alongside strategic investments in Raptor led by Thoma Bravo with participation from JMI Equity and Ares Capital; financial terms were not disclosed. CPOMS (used by thousands of schools) was previously backed by ECI.

Arbiter Acquires rSchoolToday

January 8, 2025

Education

Arbiter announced the acquisition of rSchoolToday, a provider of K-12 athletic and event management software, to create a more integrated platform for schools, districts, and state associations. The transaction combines the companies' scheduling, registration, payments, and facilities management tools to enhance operational efficiency and expand product capabilities for K‑12 customers.

Raptor Technologies Acquires SIGMA Threat Management Associates

April 24, 2024

Software

Raptor Technologies has acquired SIGMA Threat Management Associates in an agreement with Ontic to integrate SIGMA’s threat assessment and violence prevention services into Raptor’s StudentSafe school-safety platform. Dr. Marisa Randazzo will join Raptor as Executive Director of Threat Assessment to lead threat assessment services and training.