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Incubated at Rice University, Accelerate Learning has grown from a single science curriculum, STEMscopes, to a brand that offers math and science, core and supplemental, and professional development solutions for PreK-12 that support early learning, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and state-aligned curriculum.
Sector: PreK-12
Status: Quad V | Active
Quad Partners Contact: Lincoln Frank
Watermark partners with institutions of higher education to improve student learning and institutional quality with proven, reliable, and user-friendly assessment management, e-portfolio solutions, and supporting services.
Sector: Higher Ed
Status: Quad IV & Quad V | Active
Quad Partners Contact: Daniel Neuwirth | Connor O’Keefe
Vivi is an innovative wireless screen mirroring and digital signage tool designed specifically for education. Engineered by educators, Vivi serves as an agnostic visual learning and content delivery backbone for the teacher-student learning conversation. It enhances collaboration, control, and creativity, empowering teachers to personalize student engagement.
Sector: PreK-12
Status: Quad VI | Active
Quad Partners Contact: Connor O’Keefe
Troll was a publisher and distributor of children’s books and other educational material for children of all ages. The company distributed over 5,000 proprietary titles including scores of award-winning children’s classics. Troll was acquired by Scholastic in 2003.
Sector: PreK-12
Status: Quad I | Realized
Trillium operated six career colleges in Ontario, Canada, offering diplomas in healthcare, social service, business and technology.
Sector: Higher Ed
Status: Quad II | Realized
Teachscape is dedicated to improving the practice of K-12 teaching through the delivery of Internet-supported professional development, including customized programs, training and support. Teachscape has trained more than 15,000 teachers. Teachscape was acquired by ABS Capital Partners in 2009 and is now part of Frontline Professional Growth.
Sector: PreK-12 | Workforce Development
Status: Quad III | Realized
Founded in 1998, TargetX provides cloud-based, enterprise-wide solutions to help colleges and universities efficiently and effectively manage student relationships, from applicant to enrolled student to donor. TargetX was acquired by Liaison International in 2020.
Sector: Higher Ed
Status: Quad IV | Realized
The Swedish Institute offers degrees in massage therapy, nursing, medical assisting, and surgical technology. Founded in 1916 in New York City, Swedish is the oldest massage therapy college in the country.
Sector: Higher Ed
Status: Quad II & Quad III | Active
Quad Partners Contact: Basil Katsamakis | Russell Dritz
Founded in 2006, Streamline Brands is one of the largest operators and franchisors of swim schools through their portfolio of the SafeSplash, SwimLabs, and Swimtastic brands. Streamline was acquired by Youth Enrichment Brands in 2022.
Sector: PreK-12
Status: Quad V | Realized
Stratford School operates private schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles regions of California serving students from preschool through high school. In 2012, Warburg Pincus acquired a majority interest in the Company.
Sector: PreK-12
Status: Quad III & Quad IV | Realized
Star Career Academy offered commercial cooking and baking, hotel and restaurant management, and allied health programs in eight locations in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The schools were acquired by Summer Street Capital Partners and Gemini Investors in 2010.
Sector: Higher Ed
Status: Quad III | Realized
Skillable (formerly Learn on Demand Systems) empowers organizations to accelerate technology learning through hands-on experience and skills validation. The company was acquired by Shamrock Capital in 2021.
Sector: Workforce Development
Status: Quad V | Realized
Schoolnet was a leading provider of instructional improvement education software that increased student achievement, teacher quality and operational efficiency. Schoolnet was acquired by Pearson in 2011.
Sector: PreK-12
Status: Quad I | Realized
SchoolAdmin provides SaaS K-12 administrative and marketing solutions focused on the independent (private) school market. The company offers software modules and services that help private schools manage their recruitment, enrollment, and tuition billing processes with robust, easy-to-use technology. SchoolAdmin was acquired by Finalsite in 2021.
Sector: PreK-12
Status: Quad V | Realized
Ruffalo Noel Levitz (RNL) is a leading provider of enrollment management and alumni fundraising services for higher education. Formed through the merger of RuffaloCODY and Noel-Levitz in 2014, the Company serves 1,000+ colleges and universities.
Sector: Higher Ed
Status: Quad IV | Active
Quad Partners Contact: Lincoln Frank
Rubicon International is a leading provider of curriculum design and instructional decision-making solutions for the K-12 marketplace. The Company partners with innovative education leaders to improve student performance and instructional practice through its curriculum management software. It was sold to Faria Education in 2018.
Sector: PreK-12
Status: Quad V | Realized
Quisic was an e-learning company that designed and developed online products to help professionals perform and organizations grow. Quisic was acquired by iLinc Communications (formerly EDT Learning) in 2002.
Sector: Higher Ed
Status: Quad I | Realized
Platform Learning delivered after-school, weekend, and summer tutoring programs to students attending public schools.
Sector: PreK-12
Status: Quad I | Realized
Founded in 1986, Pacific College of Health and Science operates three campuses in San Diego, New York City and Chicago, offering degrees in holistic medicine, massage therapy education, and nursing.
Sector: Higher Ed
Status: Quad II & Quad III | Active
Quad Partners Contact: Daniel Neuwirth | Basil Katsamakis
Noel-Levitz provided enrollment, retention and financial aid services and products to over 1,000 nonprofit colleges and universities. Founded over 40 years ago, the company served more than 2,800 institutions and became a thought leader in higher education services. It merged with RuffaloCODY in 2014 to form Ruffalo Noel Levitz, a leader in enrollment and fundraising management.
Sector: Higher Ed
Status: Quad IV | Realized
Founded in 1939, the Mandell School provided an engaging and highly-preparatory integrated curriculum to toddlers through 8th grade students in three locations across New York City. The company was acquired by the Rocket Group in 2013.
Sector: PreK-12
Status: Quad IV & Quad V | Realized
Knowledge Planet was an eLearning platform with customized content and consulting services designed to meet the needs of global corporate training clients. In 2007, the company merged with Shared Insights to form Mzinga, a leading provider of enterprise social software solutions that drive growth and innovation.
Sector: Workforce Development
Status: Quad I | Realized
Founded in 1999, Interfolio offers unique software solutions that help organize and streamline faculty-related workflows and decision-making. The Company provides both Dossier and enterprise SaaS offerings focused on the hiring, management, review and promotion of faculty members. Interfolio was acquired by Insight Partners in 2018.
Sector: Higher Ed | Workforce Development
Status: Quad IV | Realized
Founded in 2004, Inside Higher Ed (IHE) is an online media site serving the higher education community. IHE provides news, information services and career resources to its engaged and growing annual audience of 25 million. IHE was acquired by Times Higher Education in 2022.
Sector: Higher Ed
Status: Quad IV | Realized
InPlace is a powerful SaaS solution for managing student Work Integrated Learning (WIL), such as clinical placements, student teacher placements, internships, industry projects, overseas engagements and more. The company provides solutions to higher education institutions and corporations, providing a comprehensive platform to match, track and manage student-employer engagements. Based in Melbourne, InPlace caters to clients across EMEA, APAC and North America.
Sector: Higher Ed | Workforce Development
Status: Quad V | Active
Quad Partners Contact: Daniel Neuwirth | Meet Doshi
ILSC is a leading provider of immersion-based English language training for international students looking to learn English for use in professional and academic settings. Through the Company’s language schools, colleges, teacher training, corporate training and continuing education divisions, ILSC offers internationally relevant language and career skills training and certification programs to over 12,000 students annually. ILSC offers courses and programs in eight cities across the United States, Canada, Australia, and India.
Sector: Higher Ed | Workforce Development
Status: Quad IV | Active
Quad Partners Contact: Daniel Neuwirth | Meet Doshi
eSpark is a leading provider of supplemental, adaptive curriculum solutions for K-8 math and ELA. The company leverages real-time student data and a library of standards-based games, lessons and digital activities to help teachers create and deliver engaging, personalized learning programs at scale.
Sector: PreK-12
Status: Quad VI | Active
Quad Partners Contact: Meet Doshi
Endeavor Schools is a family of unique, well-established private schools that serve as pillars to their respective communities. The schools subscribe to proven, research-based curricula, taught by seasoned educators. Endeavor was acquired by Leeds Equity Partners in 2018.
Sector: PreK-12
Status: Quad IV | Realized
Founded in 1934, Dorsey operates nine career schools in suburban Detroit. Dorsey offers certifications and degrees in nursing, medical, and culinary arts.
Sector: Higher Ed
Status: Quad III | Active
Quad Partners Contact: Basil Katsamakis | Russell Dritz
DigitalThink was an eLearning enterprise solutions provider for corporations. The company went public in 2000 and was later acquired in 2004 by Convergys, a provider of outsourced billing, HR and customer care services.
Sector: Workforce Development
Status: Quad I | Realized
Cranium develops and sells award-winning family, adult and children’s games focused on knowledge and discovery with a mission to “lighten and enlighten people’s lives”. Cranium was acquired by Hasbro in 2008.
Sector: PreK-12 | Lifelong Learning
Status: Quad III | Realized
Chancery was a web-based student information system designed to meet the unique needs of large, urban K-12 districts. Chancery was acquired by Pearson in 2006.
Sector: PreK-12
Status: Quad I | Realized
Cayuse offers a comprehensive research administration software platform for colleges and universities. The Company’s solutions help faculty members and administrators construct, submit and manage research proposals & grants, which allows researchers to focus on research. Cayuse was acquired by Primus Capital in 2020 with Quad continuing to partner with Cayuse, alongside Primus Capital.
Sector: Higher Ed
Status: Quad V | Active
Founded in 1987, Blue Cliff College operates five career schools offering associate degrees and diplomas in health care, massage therapy, cosmetology, and HVAC in Louisiana and Mississippi. Blue Cliff was sold in 2022.
Sector: Higher Ed
Status: Quad III | Realized
Founded in 1984, Beckfield College offers bachelor and associate degrees in nursing and allied health at its campus in Florence, KY (Cincinnati).
Sector: Higher Ed
Status: Quad II & Quad III | Realized
Quad Partners Contact: Basil Katsamakis | Russell Dritz
B&H Education operated a national chain of cosmetology schools and was the largest chain in the Western U.S.
Sector: Higher Ed
Status: Quad II & Quad III | Realized
Amplio Learning Technologies delivers digital special education to school districts and their special educators, students and their families, special education departments, and administrators. Powered by award-winning artificial intelligence technology, Amplio equips school districts with a platform that powers special education in the 21st century.
Sector: PreK-12
Status: Quad V | Active
Quad Partners Contact: Lincoln Frank | Connor O’Keefe
America’s Choice is one of the nation’s leading comprehensive K-12 standards-based school reform programs. Since 1998, over 500 schools in 15 states implemented this proven, research-based program. America’s Choice was acquired by Pearson in 2010.
Sector: PreK-12
Status: Quad III | Realized
For over 140 years, Berlitz has been delivering language instruction for learners serious about their career or academic advancement. Through its proven immersive methodology and omni-channel platform, lessons are delivered online, in-person and through a hybrid approach to corporate and government clients and directly to individual learners around the world.
Sector: Workforce Development | Lifelong Learning
Status: Quad IV & Quad VI | Active
Quad Partners Contact: Daniel Neuwirth | Meet Doshi
The Learning Experience (TLE) is a franchisor and operator of childcare centers across the U.S. The company provides the tools and the environment that will give every child the opportunity to develop to their greatest potential in a safe and nurturing environment that is both fun and exciting for children. TLE was acquired by Golden Gate Capital in 2018.
Sector: PreK-12
Status: Quad III & Quad IV | Realized
The Gardner School is a network of state-of-the-art, academically-focused preschools across the United States. Gardner creates a rich learning environment that seeks to stimulate children’s physical, social, emotional, and intellectual growth.
Sector: PreK-12
Status: Quad V | Active
Quad Partners Contact: Daniel Neuwirth | Connor O’Keefe
The Goddard School is recognized as one of the top childcare franchises in the United States and seeks to deliver outstanding early childhood development results for the families it serves. With over 30 years of expertise in childhood development and franchising, the Goddard School system supports principled, passionate entrepreneurs who share Goddard’s belief that early childhood development has the power to make our world a better place for everyone in it.
Sector: PreK-12
Status: Quad VI | Active
Quad Partners Contact: Daniel Neuwirth
15Five, the holistic performance management company, equips HR teams with a complete, single-platform solution to improve manager effectiveness, drive high performance and engagement, and increase retention. The Company offers a full suite of products including 360 performance reviews, in-depth engagement surveys, robust goal & OKR tracking, and manager-employee feedback tools like 1-on-1s and pulse ratings. Together, these enable HR leaders to continuously measure engagement and performance within the flow of work and empower managers to drive change from the bottom up.
Sector: Workforce Development
Status: Quad VI | Active
Quad Partners Contact: Connor O’Keefe
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A huge benefit of Quad’s education focus is that all portfolio companies have relevance. We were able to compare operating models, strategy, metrics, and learn from one another – accelerating at a pace that we could never achieve alone.
Quad has been instrumental in our growth. Their industry knowledge and business-building experience has helped us pinpoint and seize new markets organically and make high-impact acquisitions.
The Gardner School
I raised because I wanted capital and a partner to help me grow. I received four term sheets, but the minute I got Quad’s my decision was made. Quad is a true partner. I felt this the first time I met them, and it proved true from our biggest company crisis to our biggest company success.
Quad’s experience in education and edtech is invaluable. They’ve seen what works and what doesn’t in our specific vertical to help us shape strategy and execution.