Insight Partners

Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with growth-stage technology and software companies. The firm focuses on growth-stage software, internet, and data services, with emphasis on fintech, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and machine learning, DevOps, and healthcare. Based in New York City with offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto, Insight Partners has backed more than 750 companies worldwide and has more than 55 portfolio companies that have achieved an IPO. As of 2022, the firm reports over $75 billion in assets under management. It seeks to fund and work closely with visionary executives, providing practical, hands-on software expertise to support growth from initial investment through to IPO.

Abdi Adan

Analyst

Anika Agarwal

Managing Director

Liad Agmon

Managing Director

Aditya Agrawal

Associate

Praveen Akkiraju

Managing Director

Past deals in EdTech

SchoolAI: Create. Personalize. Engage.

Series A in 2025
SchoolAI is a classroom with AI-powered tools that helps schools embrace AI tech for students, teachers, and school leaders. The company aims to magnify the humanity in every school, creating tighter relationships between teachers, students, school leaders, and the local community and help schools with professional development to adopt AI to supercharge teachers in their classrooms, empower students for an AI-driven world, and give everyone in the building a more personal experience. Its headquarters is located in Lehi, Utah.

Go1

Venture Round in 2023
Go1 offers an online learning platform that enables businesses to upskill their workforce through on-demand training resources. It integrates with Microsoft Teams, allowing employees to learn directly within their workplace environment.

Mosyle

Series B in 2022
Founded in 2012, Mosyle specializes in device management solutions for Apple products. Its flagship product, Mosyle Manager, enables businesses and educational institutions to securely manage, deploy, and monitor Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple TV devices on a single platform.

Deepdub

Series A in 2022
Deepdub offers AI-driven dubbing services for entertainment content, aiming to overcome language barriers and cultural gaps. It uses advanced algorithms and deep learning technology to expedite localization processes, enabling content owners and studios to deliver international experiences swiftly.

Apna

Series C in 2021
Founded in 2019, Apna is India's largest professional networking platform dedicated to helping the country's workforce unlock unique networking and skilling opportunities. With over 35 million users across 75 cities and more than two million employers on its platform, Apna connects job seekers with relevant opportunities while enabling employers to hire talent cost-effectively.

LearnWorlds

Venture Round in 2021
LearnWorlds Ltd is a London-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in providing a cloud-based e-learning platform for creating, selling, and marketing online courses. The platform caters to over 10,000 organizations and entrepreneurs across more than 130 countries, offering tailored solutions for professionals, training managers, and corporate clients. LearnWorlds equips users with a comprehensive suite of tools for developing interactive online courses, along with customizable front-end options, advanced analytics, and a sales engine designed to enhance course visibility and sales performance. The company's focus is on simplifying the process of online course creation and sales, supported by a team of experts dedicated to helping users achieve their educational goals.

Apna

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2019, Apna is India's largest professional networking platform dedicated to helping the country's workforce unlock unique networking and skilling opportunities. With over 35 million users across 75 cities and more than two million employers on its platform, Apna connects job seekers with relevant opportunities while enabling employers to hire talent cost-effectively.

Class Technologies

Series A in 2021
Class Technologies specializes in online learning solutions, focusing on enhancing the educational experience through its software. The company offers a virtual classroom platform that integrates with Zoom, allowing educators to manage attendance, distribute assignments, conduct assessments, and engage in individual student interactions. Key features of the software include a seating chart, ID verification, proctored exams, and participation tracking, which help optimize teaching effectiveness and student performance management. Additionally, Class provides courses in core subjects, electives, and skills development, along with program implementation services to support educational institutions in delivering effective remote education.

Skilljar

Series B in 2020
Skilljar Inc. is a Seattle-based company that specializes in an online training platform designed to support customer education and engagement for enterprises. Founded in 2013, Skilljar enables organizations to create, customize, and deliver a broad range of online courses, including technology, sales, finance, and professional development training. The platform allows for a diverse array of content types and provides a customizable user experience that can be tailored to different roles, skill sets, and use cases. Skilljar's services also encompass enterprise and partner solutions, which include custom branding and course management options, aimed at accelerating product adoption and enhancing customer retention.

Blinkist

Series C in 2018
Blinkist is a Berlin-based company that condenses key insights from over 2500 best-selling non-fiction books into concise 15-minute reads or listens. It offers a convenient way to acquire knowledge on-the-go, with content available in both text and audio formats.

Momentive Software

Venture Round in 2018
Community Brands Holdings, LLC develops software solutions tailored for associations, nonprofits, and government entities, serving more than 13,000 organizations. The company offers a range of products, including true fund accounting, association management, and fundraising/CRM software. Its Aptify platform provides a customizable membership management system, while Nimble AMS enhances membership and relationship management through integrated applications. Additionally, Nimble Sync ensures real-time data synchronization across systems. Community Brands also features YourMembership, a comprehensive member engagement platform, and delivers learning management and job board software to improve user experience and revenue. The company supports private and independent K-12 schools with its SchoolCommunity platform and provides various services such as implementation, training, and cybersecurity. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in the United States, Community Brands partners with Gravyty Technologies, Inc. and First Data to enhance its offerings.

Yogome

Series B in 2018
Yogome is a Mexico-based company that develops educational games aimed at K-12 children, specifically targeting ages 4 to 11. The company offers a subscription-based e-learning application that transforms the learning experience into an engaging adventure through interactive and multilingual games. These games cover essential subjects such as English, Science, Math, Geography, and History, and are designed by pedagogical experts. Utilizing appealing characters known as "Yogotars," Yogome's products have gained recognition, ranking among the top 10 in the education category of the Apple App Store. The company aims to establish itself as a global brand focused on children's education and development.

Momentive Software

Private Equity Round in 2017
Community Brands Holdings, LLC develops software solutions tailored for associations, nonprofits, and government entities, serving more than 13,000 organizations. The company offers a range of products, including true fund accounting, association management, and fundraising/CRM software. Its Aptify platform provides a customizable membership management system, while Nimble AMS enhances membership and relationship management through integrated applications. Additionally, Nimble Sync ensures real-time data synchronization across systems. Community Brands also features YourMembership, a comprehensive member engagement platform, and delivers learning management and job board software to improve user experience and revenue. The company supports private and independent K-12 schools with its SchoolCommunity platform and provides various services such as implementation, training, and cybersecurity. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in the United States, Community Brands partners with Gravyty Technologies, Inc. and First Data to enhance its offerings.

Nearpod

Series B in 2017
Nearpod Inc. is a cloud-based educational platform focused on enhancing the learning experience in both traditional classrooms and distance learning environments. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Aventura, Florida, Nearpod enables educators to create interactive multimedia presentations that engage students and facilitate real-time assessment. The platform supports the synchronized use of mobile devices, allowing teachers to convert existing presentations into mobile-friendly content that promotes active participation. It features a variety of interactive tools, such as polls, quizzes, and drawing activities, that provide instant feedback on student performance. Additionally, Nearpod offers a certified educator community that provides webinars, lessons, and training materials, as well as a comprehensive lesson library covering topics like digital citizenship, social-emotional learning, and career exploration.

Blinkist

Series B in 2017
Blinkist is a Berlin-based company that condenses key insights from over 2500 best-selling non-fiction books into concise 15-minute reads or listens. It offers a convenient way to acquire knowledge on-the-go, with content available in both text and audio formats.

Capella Education Company

Post in 2016
Founded in 1991, Capella Education Company provides online postsecondary education and job-ready skills services. It offers a range of doctoral, master’s, and bachelor’s programs through its subsidiary, Capella University, with approximately 54 academic programs and 155 specializations. The company also provides non-degree training solutions, learner support services, and operates an online portal for academic and personal skills development.

BrightBytes

Series C in 2015
BrightBytes Inc. operates a data analytics platform designed to enhance education by measuring and linking technology use to student learning outcomes. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, the company provides a SaaS-based solution that equips educational leaders, including government agencies, school districts, and institutions, with the tools to analyze and improve learning outcomes. Its platform aggregates and cleanses complex data from various systems, offering insights through intuitive infographics, actionable recommendations, and targeted reports. By delivering data-driven insights and prioritizing technology programs and professional development, BrightBytes enables educational stakeholders to effectively manage technology deployment and assess its impact on student achievement. The team comprises data scientists, educational researchers, developers, and data visualization experts dedicated to fostering school-wide improvements through evidence-based frameworks and peer networks.

Udemy

Series D in 2015
Udemy is a global online learning platform offering thousands of courses across various categories such as programming, data science, leadership, and more. It caters to individual learners and enterprises through Udemy Business, providing subscription access to its extensive course library along with learning analytics and custom content hosting.

Instructure

Series E in 2015
Instructure, Inc. is an education technology company that specializes in cloud-based learning management software for educational institutions and organizations. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, Instructure offers two primary platforms: Canvas and Bridge. Canvas serves K-12 and higher education by facilitating enhanced engagement among teachers and learners, enabling streamlined workflows, and supporting content creation and sharing with flexible access to information. Bridge focuses on employee development and engagement, aiming to improve corporate learning experiences. The company’s applications incorporate data analytics to allow real-time responses, personalized curricula, and effective goal setting, ultimately enhancing the learning, assessment, and performance management processes.

Illuminate Education

Venture Round in 2014
Illuminate Education, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing tools to collect, organize, and analyze student data for K-12 educational institutions. Founded in 2009 and based in Irvine, California, the company offers a cloud-based education intelligence platform that includes a comprehensive student information system (SIS) and a data and assessment management system. These tools are designed to simplify the management of student information, facilitate compliance with special education regulations, and enable educators to make data-driven decisions. By providing a suite of innovative modules, Illuminate Education aims to enhance both student and educator success while maximizing instructional time.

iParadigms

Seed Round in 2014
iParadigms is a leading provider of cloud-based educational technologies to prevent plagiarism, verify content, and evaluate written work.

Turnitin

Acquisition in 2014
Turnitin is a global leader in academic integrity solutions. It offers originality checking services to ensure academic honesty, promote critical thinking, and enhance authentic writing among students. With tools for instructors to prevent plagiarism, engage students in the writing process, and provide personalized feedback, Turnitin serves over 30 million students at 15,000 institutions across 140 countries.

iParadigms

Acquisition in 2014
iParadigms is a leading provider of cloud-based educational technologies to prevent plagiarism, verify content, and evaluate written work.

Udemy

Series C in 2014
Udemy is a global online learning platform offering thousands of courses across various categories such as programming, data science, leadership, and more. It caters to individual learners and enterprises through Udemy Business, providing subscription access to its extensive course library along with learning analytics and custom content hosting.

Udemy

Series B in 2012
Udemy is a global online learning platform offering thousands of courses across various categories such as programming, data science, leadership, and more. It caters to individual learners and enterprises through Udemy Business, providing subscription access to its extensive course library along with learning analytics and custom content hosting.

Open English

Series C in 2012
Open English is a technology-driven education company specializing in English language learning for Latin American and U.S. Hispanic markets. It offers personalized, live classes with native English-speaking teachers, available 24/7. The company guarantees English fluency upon course completion and has enrolled nearly half a million students across over 40 countries.

Chegg

Venture Round in 2012
Chegg, Inc., established in 2005 and based in Santa Clara, California, operates a direct-to-student learning platform. It supports students from high school through college and into their careers by offering a range of digital products and services designed to help them succeed academically and financially. These include study tools like Chegg Study and Chegg Math, writing assistance with Chegg Writing, live tutoring through Chegg Tutors, and professional skill development courses via Thinkful. Additionally, Chegg provides print and eTextbooks, as well as other scholastic materials. The company also offers services to universities and community colleges, helping students become smarter, save time and money, and navigate their academic journey more effectively.

Chegg

Private Equity Round in 2012
Chegg, Inc., established in 2005 and based in Santa Clara, California, operates a direct-to-student learning platform. It supports students from high school through college and into their careers by offering a range of digital products and services designed to help them succeed academically and financially. These include study tools like Chegg Study and Chegg Math, writing assistance with Chegg Writing, live tutoring through Chegg Tutors, and professional skill development courses via Thinkful. Additionally, Chegg provides print and eTextbooks, as well as other scholastic materials. The company also offers services to universities and community colleges, helping students become smarter, save time and money, and navigate their academic journey more effectively.

Academic Partnerships

Venture Round in 2011
Academic Partnerships, LLC, based in Dallas, Texas, specializes in providing online higher education technologies to public and private not-for-profit universities worldwide. Founded in 2007 by Randy Best, the company focuses on enhancing access to quality education through distance learning. It offers a range of services, including market research and strategic analysis on admissions, tuition, program strengths, and enrollment potential. Additionally, Academic Partnerships supports universities in converting on-campus programs to online formats, and provides assistance to admissions, registration, financial aid, and IT departments. The company also engages in digital and traditional marketing, field recruitment, enrollment, and retention services, helping institutions effectively reach and support online students. Overall, Academic Partnerships aims to make higher education more accessible and achievable for students both in the U.S. and around the globe.

Ilumno

Venture Round in 2011
Ilumno is a provider of services and programs aimed at enhancing access to quality higher education and fostering sustainable growth for educational institutions. The company partners with universities to deliver a comprehensive suite of technology-enabled virtual programs through its proprietary cloud-based solutions. These services include support for growth, academic quality, management tools, and data analytics, all designed to enhance student admission and retention. By equipping its partners with the necessary resources and strategies, Ilumno enables them to compete effectively in the increasingly competitive landscape of higher education, ultimately contributing to improved educational outcomes and societal transformation.

Chegg

Series D in 2009
Chegg, Inc., established in 2005 and based in Santa Clara, California, operates a direct-to-student learning platform. It supports students from high school through college and into their careers by offering a range of digital products and services designed to help them succeed academically and financially. These include study tools like Chegg Study and Chegg Math, writing assistance with Chegg Writing, live tutoring through Chegg Tutors, and professional skill development courses via Thinkful. Additionally, Chegg provides print and eTextbooks, as well as other scholastic materials. The company also offers services to universities and community colleges, helping students become smarter, save time and money, and navigate their academic journey more effectively.

Achieve3000

Series C in 2007
Achieve3000, Inc. is a cloud-based literacy platform that provides differentiated literacy solutions aimed at enhancing reading comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, and writing proficiency for students in grades 2 through 12. Founded in 2000 and based in Red Bank, New Jersey, the company offers a range of educational programs, including KidBiz3000 for younger students, TeenBiz3000 for middle and high school learners, and Spark3000 for adult education. Achieve3000's proprietary software customizes content delivery based on individual reading levels, ensuring that each student engages with material suited to their abilities. The platform serves various educational institutions, including schools and school districts, and is designed to align with state curricula while supporting remote and on-site instruction.
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