Top Hat

Top Hat is a student engagement and interactive teaching platform designed to enhance the educational experience in higher education. The platform enables college professors to create more dynamic learning environments by incorporating tools for quizzes, polls, and complex simulations that encourage student interaction. By leveraging students' personal devices, Top Hat promotes active learning and engagement, helping to transform traditional lecture halls into collaborative spaces. The company supports various teaching methodologies, including the flipped classroom and group learning, while offering affordable and customizable educational content. With a focus on modernizing traditional teaching methods, Top Hat aims to enhance both online and in-person educational experiences and facilitate deeper understanding among students.

Sundeep Peechu

Investor

Mike Silagadze

Founder and Board member

4 past transactions

Aktiv Learning

Acquisition in 2022
Aktiv Learning is a developer of an educational platform focused on enhancing student engagement and improving outcomes in STEM courses. The company's application provides a comprehensive guide to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, featuring intuitive modules that facilitate the visualization and interaction with complex concepts. By employing innovative approaches, Aktiv Learning aims to help students experience challenging subjects more effectively, ultimately fostering a deeper understanding of STEM disciplines.

Morton Publishing

Acquisition in 2021
Morton Publishing Company specializes in custom publishing, focusing on the development of affordable lab course materials tailored to the specific needs of instructors. The company primarily identifies, develops, markets, and distributes higher education course materials designed for active learning, available in both print and electronic formats. Its catalog includes a diverse range of subjects, such as biological sciences, allied health, anthropology, anatomy and physiology, microbiology, general biology, chemistry, and astronomy, catering to the educational needs of various disciplines.

Fountainhead Press

Acquisition in 2021
Fountainhead Press, LLC is a publishing company based in Southlake, Texas, founded in 2002. It focuses on producing content and textbooks primarily for colleges and universities, with an emphasis on English composition and communication. The company aims to address the challenges of the traditional textbook market by offering personalized, relevant, and affordable course materials that align with contemporary pedagogical methods. Fountainhead Press prioritizes practicality in design and eco-friendly practices, ensuring that costs remain low and savings are passed on to students. By providing a range of existing texts and the option to develop custom materials, Fountainhead Press fosters innovative scholarship while meeting the diverse needs of educators and students alike.

Bluedoor

Acquisition in 2020
Bluedoor LLC is an academic publisher based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, specializing in educational materials for the post-secondary market. Founded in 2000, the company focuses on providing science-based publications and learning solutions in subjects such as biology, chemistry, microbiology, anatomy and physiology, geology, physics, and astronomy. Bluedoor aims to deliver flexible and affordable educational content, catering primarily to the needs of higher education institutions. As of August 2020, it operates as a subsidiary of Tophatmonocle Corp.
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