Acorns Acquires EarlyBird

Society Brands Acquires Club EarlyBird

October 31, 2023

Consumer Products

Society Brands has acquired Club EarlyBird, a direct-to-consumer morning energy drink brand founded by Chuckie and Shelby Gregory. The deal brings the fast-growing DTC beverage into Society Brands' portfolio to scale distribution, operations and marketing while the founders remain with the business.

Imagine Learning Acquires EarlyBird Early Literacy Screener

November 13, 2024

Education

Imagine Learning has acquired EarlyBird, a game-based dyslexia screener and early literacy assessment for PreK–Grade 3 students. The acquisition integrates EarlyBird's adaptive screening and real-time educator dashboard into Imagine Learning's assessment and intervention portfolio to strengthen early literacy identification and targeted instruction.

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.

Early Bird Education Group Acquires Brookshire Learning Center

June 9, 2023

Education

Early Bird Education Group has acquired Brookshire Learning Center, a West Lafayette, Indiana early childhood education provider with multiple facilities across the state. The acquisition expands Early Bird’s footprint (now operating 14 locations across Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana) and provides the platform with an entry into the Lafayette market.

Wonderschool Acquires EarlyDay

March 28, 2024

Education

Wonderschool, a San Francisco-based child care platform, has acquired EarlyDay, a VC-backed early childhood career marketplace that uses AI matching to connect educators with employers. The acquisition expands Wonderschool's staffing and hiring capabilities to help child care centers address nationwide staffing shortages and reduce administrative burden.

BrowserStack Acquires Bird Eats Bug and Launches Bug Capture

August 27, 2024

Software

BrowserStack has acquired Bird Eats Bug and integrated its bug-reporting technology into a new offering called Bug Capture to accelerate BrowserStack's developer-first end-to-end test platform vision. The acquisition brings Bird Eats Bug's mature product (30,000+ users) and capabilities such as instant replay and auto-captured technical logs into BrowserStack's cloud testing ecosystem.