Pearson plc is a leading multinational education and publishing company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Established in 1844, Pearson provides a wide range of educational products and services to governments, institutions, corporations, and professional bodies globally. The company operates through various segments, including North America and International Education, offering curriculum materials in both print and digital formats, student assessments, and educational technologies. It also partners with universities to deliver online learning and provides services such as program development and student support. Additionally, Pearson is involved in publishing educational materials in multiple languages, including English language teaching resources, and offers testing and certification services for professionals. The company also publishes The Financial Times, an international business newspaper, and operates digital platforms that deliver financial information and advertising services.
HowNow Ltd is a London-based EdTech startup founded in 2016, specializing in an interactive e-learning platform that facilitates real-time communication between experts and students through video calls. The platform allows learners to connect with over 400 experts across 33 countries for face-to-face lessons in various subjects, including arts and crafts, business, music, health and beauty, languages, and food and drink. By providing live online video classes, HowNow ensures that teachers and students can engage with one another as if they were in the same physical space, enhancing the learning experience. The company is headquartered in Barking, United Kingdom.
Smart Sparrow owns and operates an e-learning platform, which enables students and professionals to create an e-learning courseware. It allows customers to create courseware on various subjects, including digital literacy, computer sciences, engineering, finance, marketing, medicine, orientation, sciences, and soft skills, as well as training courses.
Smart Sparrow serves various institutions locally and internationally. Ariel Shoham, Dror Ben-Haim, Shaowei Ho, and Zack Belinson founded it on December 29, 2010, with its headquarters in Surry Hills in Australia with an additional office in San Francisco in California.
Lumerit Education, LLC specializes in creating customized degree and course progression plans tailored to individual student needs, including their goals, available time, financial considerations, and academic interests. The company offers the Lumerit Scholar program, which provides a flexible pathway for both full-time and part-time students to earn a bachelor's degree. Additionally, Lumerit provides the Degree Manager software platform, enabling students to explore various options for obtaining college credits while pursuing their personal passions. Since its founding in 2004, Lumerit Education has supported over 11,000 students across all 50 states and in 23 countries, utilizing a comprehensive approach that incorporates diverse credit sources and personalized academic advising. Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, Lumerit Education operates as a subsidiary of Pearson Education, Inc.
Founded in 2016 with a mission to empower people in business to make better decisions, Secondmind - The Decisions Company - is underpinned by years of award-winning, practical artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) research, performed by a team of world-class researchers, data scientists and ML engineers. Secondmind closes the gap between people and AI, and supercharges decision-making with the Secondmind Decision Engine, an intuitive and insightful software platform that helps people in industries from supply chain to automotive predict, plan, influence outcomes, manage risk, and make complex decisions with ease and confidence. Secondmind is backed by leading venture funds including Amadeus Capital, Atlantic Bridge, and Cambridge Innovation Capital, among others.
Credly, Inc. operates a platform that focuses on verifying, sharing, and managing digital badges and credentials. Established in 2012 and based in New York, the company caters to educational institutions, corporations, and professional associations by providing a range of verified skills, abilities, and certifications. Its offerings include the Open Credit API and Credly SDKs, which supply developer resources for digital credentialing. Credly’s platform helps organizations to translate individual learning experiences into recognized professional opportunities through trusted digital credentials. By leveraging its extensive network of credential issuers, Credly supports employers and training organizations in addressing skills gaps, enhancing talent engagement, and making informed hiring decisions. The platform is designed to empower businesses and individuals alike by facilitating a common understanding of knowledge, skills, and abilities in the workforce.
Integrated Analytics LLC
Acquisition in 2016
Integrated Analytic brings decades of experience in the global financial markets and technology to provide unique guidance using vast real world experience and complex data and statistical analysis capabilities. Our unique expertise in the financial and IT fields enables Integrated Analytic to provide proven solutions that empower our clients to improve performance and resolve complex issues.
Inkling is a single system that lets teams create great content, share it on any digital device, and measure how it's being used. It helps businesses succeed in today’s mobile world with data-driven content that can be accessed by any user, on any device, anywhere in the world. Inkling’s first-of-its-kind software prioritizes content intelligence—enabling businesses to maximize their content’s value with real-time data insights.
Based in San Francisco, Inkling is backed by Sequoia Capital, and partners with the world’s leading brands to enable their content for the digital space.
Sudiksha Knowledge Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is an educational institution based in Hyderabad, India, established in 2010. It operates 22 affordable pre-schools in and around Hyderabad, focusing on enhancing educational standards in India. Founded by a group of young professionals, Sudiksha aims to leverage entrepreneurial skills and innovation to create impactful changes in the education sector. The institution functions as a social laboratory, dedicated to designing, training, and researching various aspects of education to foster a better learning environment for children.
The SPARK Schools model combines highly engaging classroom teaching, individual instruction in the Learning Lab, partnership with families and the community, and dedicated professional development for teachers and school leaders to facilitate student achievement. SPARK Schools students prepare for university and successful careers by excelling academically, practicing creative thinking skills, and demonstrating core values that emphasize cooperative citizenship and love of learning.
Zaya Learning Pvt Ltd, incorporated in 2013 and based in Mumbai, India, is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing high-quality education to children from marginalized communities globally. The organization aims to address the education gap by leveraging the online learning revolution through a network of Learning Labs designed to educate, activate, and empower underserved students. Each Zaya Learning Lab utilizes a personalized blended learning approach, supported by the Zaya Kit, to specifically target the achievement gap in primary education. Additionally, Zaya is developing a mobile Labkit to enable women to operate these learning labs in their homes, community centers, or schools, thereby fostering local ownership and enhancing access to education.
Multi Holding is a Brazilian multinational and world leader in the market of language teaching, information technology and vocational education. Since its founding, the company has provided school organizational services, highly qualified teaching material and specialized trainings for the Pedagogical, Marketing, Administrative and Commercial departments. Through this effort, standardization of work is maintained in all units, in Brazil and abroad. The company is formerly owned by Martins family until it was acquired by Pearson in 2013.
Acuris is a provider of financial information services designed to support the growth of financial and professional services firms globally. The company offers subscription-based digital services and hosts a variety of industry events that deliver high-value content, enabling clients to make informed decisions based on thorough research and analysis. Acuris specializes in delivering insights related to mergers and acquisitions, market intelligence, and financial data, which are essential for advisory firms, investment banks, law firms, hedge funds, private equity firms, and corporate entities. By leveraging the expertise of sector specialists and analysts, Acuris interprets complex data to generate fresh insights and identify business opportunities, helping clients navigate specialist markets effectively.
BioBehavioral Diagnostics Company manufactures and markets the Quotientâ„¢ ADHD System, a tool that aids in the objective and accurate assessment of ADHD symptoms. They are dedicated to providing physicians, parents and patients with high-value information to guide personalized strategies and to enhance quality of life for patients with ADHD.
Voxy, Inc. operates a personalized language learning platform designed primarily for English language learners. Founded in 2009 and based in New York City, Voxy develops custom curricula tailored to the interests, routines, goals, and learning styles of its users. The platform combines real-time adaptive technology with personalized live instruction, making it accessible via web and mobile devices. Voxy's offerings include homework materials, reading comprehension, and vocabulary-building tools, enabling users to engage with content related to current events, pop culture, and sports. The company serves a diverse client base, including corporations, educational institutions, and government entities across over 50 countries. Voxy's innovative approach to language learning has garnered recognition from major media outlets and is supported by prominent investors in the education technology sector.
In early 2008 an expert tutor and a designer began exploring the use of interconnected instructional videos to help confused math students. Acquired by Pearson in mid 2013, Virtual Nerd's technology and expansive library of instructional content is now available to millions of teachers and students around the world. Virtual Nerd's patent-pending tutorial system presents users with in-context information, hints, and links to supporting tutorials, synchronized with videos, each 3-7 minutes long. In this non-linear system, users are free to take whatever path through the material best serves their needs.
Learning Catalytics is the complete solution for managing the interactive classroom. Our cloud-based technology enables instructors to engage students with authentic formative assessments in real time, and rich data analytics are used to drive student interactions.
IndiaCan Education
Acquisition in 2013
IndiaCan Education is a vocational training company formed as a joint venture between the two firms Educomp and Pearson in 2009.
Based in San Francisco, Scoot & Doodle creates web and mobile products that facilitate human interaction and connected learning, helping friends and classmates practice and strengthen visual creative thinking and collaboration -- core skills needed to make them the innovators and problem solvers of tomorrow. Scoot & Doodle on Hangouts, the company’s first, award winning product, is the most popular premier app inside Google+ Hangouts and has been called “a revolutionary digital tool” by USA Today. Scoodle Jam, a social collaboration app for iPad, launched on the App Store in December 2013 and was featured upon launch in Apple’s New & Noteworthy section. The app offers an innovative space for teens to socialize, collaborate and get creative together, one-on-one with their Facebook friends.
Nook Media spun out from Barnes & Noble in 2012. Nook Media is a subsidiary of [Barnes & Noble](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/barnes-noble). Microsoft invested in early 2012 and owns 16.8% and Pearson at the end of 2012 owns a 5% stake. The nook is an electronic book reader produced by Barnes & Noble and runs on the Android platform. The nook will compete with the Amazon Kindle, iPad, Google's Nexus 7, Kobo, Sony Reader, and other readers. It is has Wi-Fi connectivity, a six inch E Ink display, and a separate, 7" and 9" color touchscreen that serves as the primary input device. The device also has a MicroSD slot for extra storage. Some nooks have a user replaceable battery and a memory card slot as well.
EmbanetCompass is the largest provider of technology-enabled services to traditional non-profit postsecondary educational institutions seeking to launch online degree programs across degree levels and disciplines. Its comprehensive outsourced solution includes all of the services necessary to develop an online program, including program strategy, design and development, academic services, marketing and student recruitment, program and student services, and technology services. Academic partners retain complete control over admissions decisions, instruction and financial aid, and confer all degrees. EmbanetCompass's top priority in partnering with an institution is to offer the highest quality services to protect and enhance the academic partner's brand and reputation.
Author Solutions, LLC is a prominent provider of self-publishing services, catering to authors across the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India, and Africa. Established in 2007 and headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, the company offers a range of services including publishing guidance, book editing, formatting, and marketing. Its various self-publishing imprints, such as AuthorHouse, iUniverse, and Xlibris, have assisted over 150,000 authors in bringing more than 190,000 titles to market. In addition to traditional print services, Author Solutions also specializes in e-book publishing and employs strategic partnerships with leading trade publishers to foster new literary talent and expand authors' market access.
GlobalEnglish Corporation provides an internet-based platform for English language instruction, specifically tailored to enhance business English proficiency within organizations. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, the company offers a suite of solutions designed to facilitate formal and informal learning, provide on-the-job support, and enhance enterprise collaboration. Its offerings include One, a structured learning platform; One Community, a virtual networking space; and mobile applications such as One LinGo, which aids communication and vocabulary practice. Additional services include personalized coaching through One Executive Coach and One Coach, adaptive assessments with One Assessment, and a reporting tool via One Dashboard to track progress. GlobalEnglish's solutions aim to improve communication and efficiency across global teams, supporting companies in achieving immediate productivity gains. The company has established partnerships with over 500 leading corporations worldwide and was acquired by Learnship Networks GmbH in 2019.
Certiport® prepares individuals with current and relevant digital skills and credentials for the competitive global workforce. These solutions are delivered by more than 12,000 Certiport Centers worldwide and include the official Microsoft Office certification program, the Microsoft Technology Associate certification program, the Adobe® Certified Associate certification program, the CompTIA Strata™ IT Fundamentals, the Autodesk® Certified User certification program, the Intuit® QuickBooks Certified User certification program and the Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³® ).
Global Education & Technology Group, Ltd. is a test preparation services provider for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and a provider of educational courses and related services in China. The company provides test preparation services for IELTS on a nationwide basis in China. As of June 30, 2010, its learning center network consisted of 66 directly operated and 226 franchised learning centers; including 118 Global test preparation learning centers, 69 of which are franchised in 59 cities. Founded in 2001, Global Education obtained hundreds of millions of funding from SAIF Investment in September 2006. It went public on the New York Stock Exchange on October 8, 2010. In December 2011, Global Education merged with Pearson.
TQ Holdings Ltd.
Acquisition in 2011
TQ Holdings Ltd. provides vocational and technical education and training services to governments, institutions and corporations around the world.
Knewton, Inc. is a developer of an online adaptive learning engine that personalizes education for students by providing tailored recommendations on what to study. The platform also equips teachers with analytics to enhance their support for individual students and offers publishers insights to create more effective digital educational products. Knewton's technology serves a range of subjects, including math, economics, and sciences, and is utilized by educational institutions and companies worldwide. In addition to its flagship product, Knewton offers Alta, an integrated adaptive learning courseware for higher education. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in New York, Knewton has expanded its presence internationally with offices in London, Tokyo, Singapore, and Dubai. The company has been recognized for its innovation in education technology, earning accolades such as being named a “Technology Pioneer” by the World Economic Forum.
Connections Education is an accredited provider of high-quality, highly accountable virtual education for students in grades K-12, and online learning solutions to educational institutions globally. Through tuition-free public schools, full-time and private school programs, and turnkey online courses for bricks and mortar schools, Connections Academy delivers superior, personalized education for students, accessible anywhere. The combination of certified teachers, a proven curriculum, technology tools, and community experiences creates a supportive and successful online learning opportunity for families and children who want an individualized approach to education. Through its Connections Academy business, the company operates online or ‘virtual’ public schools in 21 states in the US—serving more than 40,000 students in the current school year. These virtual charter schools are accredited and funded by the relevant state and are free to parents and students who choose a virtual school in place of a traditional public institution or other schooling options.
STARK Verlag publishes exam preparation books. STARK Verlag is a publishing house , which specializes in teaching aids for students as well as teaching materials and concepts for teachers.
Inkling is a single system that lets teams create great content, share it on any digital device, and measure how it's being used. It helps businesses succeed in today’s mobile world with data-driven content that can be accessed by any user, on any device, anywhere in the world. Inkling’s first-of-its-kind software prioritizes content intelligence—enabling businesses to maximize their content’s value with real-time data insights.
Based in San Francisco, Inkling is backed by Sequoia Capital, and partners with the world’s leading brands to enable their content for the digital space.
Smarthinking is a leading provider of online tutoring services, catering to over 1,000 educational institutions, including universities, colleges, and schools. The company offers a range of services designed to enhance student performance, persistence, and retention. These services include live online tutoring, writing practice, and video tutorials, specifically aimed at supporting higher education students. By providing on-demand assistance, Smarthinking equips learners with the resources they need to succeed in their academic pursuits.
Education Development International engages in providing educational qualifications and assessment services. The company also supplies specialist online assessment services for schools. Aside from that, Education Development International offers English language qualifications that include English for business, and spoken English for industry and commerce.
Inkling is a single system that lets teams create great content, share it on any digital device, and measure how it's being used. It helps businesses succeed in today’s mobile world with data-driven content that can be accessed by any user, on any device, anywhere in the world. Inkling’s first-of-its-kind software prioritizes content intelligence—enabling businesses to maximize their content’s value with real-time data insights.
Based in San Francisco, Inkling is backed by Sequoia Capital, and partners with the world’s leading brands to enable their content for the digital space.
TutorVista Global Pvt. Ltd. is a global education services company based in Bangalore, India. The company specializes in online tutoring and provides assistance in subjects such as mathematics, science, and English through expert educators. TutorVista offers homework help and personalized learning experiences tailored to individual student needs. In January 2011, the company was acquired by Pearson Education, enhancing its reach and resources in the educational sector.
TutorVista Global Pvt. Ltd. is a global education services company based in Bangalore, India. The company specializes in online tutoring and provides assistance in subjects such as mathematics, science, and English through expert educators. TutorVista offers homework help and personalized learning experiences tailored to individual student needs. In January 2011, the company was acquired by Pearson Education, enhancing its reach and resources in the educational sector.
Wall Street English is a prominent English language training network focused on delivering high-quality language instruction to adults. With a strong emphasis on blended learning methodologies, the organization combines traditional classroom experiences with digital resources to enhance the learning process. Over its 46-year history, Wall Street English has established a robust brand recognized for growth and innovation. In 2016, the company served approximately 180,000 learners through its 70 corporate-owned centers in China, nine in Italy, and 321 franchised centers across 28 territories. By catering to both individual students and corporate employees, Wall Street English aims to foster open-mindedness and highlight the value of language learning in a globalized world.
Melorio operates as a vocational education company in the UK. The company provides training courses for the IT, construction, and healthcare industries,.
MGA is the leading global provider of macro policy intelligence for the world's top hedge funds, institutional investors, and asset managers. Their services and global network cover G20 plus Emerging Markets, Central Banks & Geopolitics, Global Oil and Energy Markets.
TutorVista Global Pvt. Ltd. is a global education services company based in Bangalore, India. The company specializes in online tutoring and provides assistance in subjects such as mathematics, science, and English through expert educators. TutorVista offers homework help and personalized learning experiences tailored to individual student needs. In January 2011, the company was acquired by Pearson Education, enhancing its reach and resources in the educational sector.
Intellipro is an interactive content company that develops, markets, and supports software applications and publishing tools for academic, professional, and corporate use.
Pearson eCollege was founded in 1996 as Real Education, Inc. in Denver, Colorado. That year, Real Education launched its first online campus for the University of Colorado—still one of our prominent Educational Partners. Today, institutions around the world deliver their fully online, distance learning programs using the Pearson learning platform. eCollege joined the Pearson family in 2007, signaling Pearson's commitment to technology-powered education. Pearson eCollege is now a leading global provider of integrated education technology, content, academic services and support that powers some of the most successful online programs.
ELLIS specializes in English language learning and instruction, providing a comprehensive suite of products aimed at a wide range of learners from children to adults. The company offers over 1,500 hours of interactive instruction, supported by resources in more than 45 native languages. In addition to its digital offerings, ELLIS also provides an extensive library of print materials designed to reinforce the teaching and learning of English, making its educational tools accessible and effective for diverse audiences.
Chancery Student Management Solutions is the leading provider of student information management solutions and support for K-12 schools and districts. Chancery solutions offer accurate real-time information on more than thirteen million students to one million educators every day. Built to address the challenges faced by today's districts, Chancery SMS is uniquely aligned to meet the reporting requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act. With more than 15 years of industry firsts and 18,000 installations customized to meet the needs and budgets of diverse schools and districts throughout North America, Chancery is the educational community's most trusted and proven partner.
The Evaluation Systems group
Acquisition in 2006
National Evaluation Systems, Inc. (NES(R)) is an educational testing company that develops and administers customized teacher certification testing programs and other assessment programs in higher education. Their work covers assessments in more than one hundred content fields, professional teaching skills, and the basic skills of reading, writing, and mathematics.
AGS Publishing
Acquisition in 2005
AGS publishes assessments and curriculum materials for US school psychologists, teachers and students. It has a particular focus on supporting students who are at-risk or performing below grade level, including those whose first language is not English. These areas are attracting new attention and funding with the US federal requirement under No Child Left Behind (NCLB) that all students achieve 'Adequate Yearly Progress' towards mandated state standards in reading, math and science.
Dominie Press
Acquisition in 2004
Dominie Press is an independently owned supplemental publishing company serving the K-8 education market. Dominie Press currently publishes about 2,300 titles in a variety of niches.
LessonLab
Acquisition in 2003
LessonLab offers a wide variety of software and program development services to improve classroom teaching methods. It enables teacher to study videotaped classroom sessions to improve their own performance. The company works with various partner organizations such as states, large school districts, public and private sector providers of teacher professional development services, textbook publishers, and universities to build standards-based teacher-learning programs. It also enables teacher to study videotaped classroom sessions to improve their own performance. LessonLab was founded by Jim Stigler in January 1998 and is based in Santa Monica, California. The company currently operates as a subsidiary of Pearson Education.
LessonLab
Funding Round in 2002
LessonLab offers a wide variety of software and program development services to improve classroom teaching methods. It enables teacher to study videotaped classroom sessions to improve their own performance. The company works with various partner organizations such as states, large school districts, public and private sector providers of teacher professional development services, textbook publishers, and universities to build standards-based teacher-learning programs. It also enables teacher to study videotaped classroom sessions to improve their own performance. LessonLab was founded by Jim Stigler in January 1998 and is based in Santa Monica, California. The company currently operates as a subsidiary of Pearson Education.
LessonLab
Funding Round in 2001
LessonLab offers a wide variety of software and program development services to improve classroom teaching methods. It enables teacher to study videotaped classroom sessions to improve their own performance. The company works with various partner organizations such as states, large school districts, public and private sector providers of teacher professional development services, textbook publishers, and universities to build standards-based teacher-learning programs. It also enables teacher to study videotaped classroom sessions to improve their own performance. LessonLab was founded by Jim Stigler in January 1998 and is based in Santa Monica, California. The company currently operates as a subsidiary of Pearson Education.
FEN is an online platform that offers family education services for its users.
The platform offers its users with advice on family-related topics. In addition, it provides its users with reference material, facts, and features to assists in its users’ children’s homework. Furthermore, it provides its users with teaching resources to assist its users in educating their children.
FEN was founded in 1990 and is based in Boston.
National Computer Systems
Acquisition in 2000
NCS is the largest commercial processor of student assessment tests for kindergarten to 12th grade (K-12) education in the US, scoring some 40 million tests a year across the US. It is involved at all stages of the process, from test design to delivery, processing and reporting results. NCS is also the largest single provider of student curriculum, instructional and financial management software to schools. These tools help teachers and administrators to keep attendance records, grades, test scores and to manage state curriculum requirements. It has software in some 40,000 of the 110,000 schools in the US and has been adding thousands of new schools a year to its client base. It is responsible for large amounts of school data, including managing the schedules of over 16 million students. NCS is making extensive use of electronic and Internet-based technologies to extend its market penetration and offer innovative products and services to its customers in the education field. For example, NCS's ParentCONNECTxp software product connects parents and teachers, enabling parents to become more involved in their child's academic and classroom performance.
FEN is an online platform that offers family education services for its users.
The platform offers its users with advice on family-related topics. In addition, it provides its users with reference material, facts, and features to assists in its users’ children’s homework. Furthermore, it provides its users with teaching resources to assist its users in educating their children.
FEN was founded in 1990 and is based in Boston.
Blackboard Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise technology and solutions tailored for the education sector, serving higher education, K-12, corporate, and government organizations. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the company offers a range of products designed to enhance teaching and learning experiences. Its flagship platform, Blackboard Learn, supports academic objectives, while Blackboard Collaborate facilitates interactive and mobile learning. Blackboard's offerings also include solutions for assignment integrity, data analytics, program assessment, and student support services. Additionally, Blackboard Connect provides a mass notification service to enhance communication within educational institutions. The company's innovative tools aim to improve engagement, accessibility, and institutional performance, impacting millions of students and educators globally.
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