Pearson

Pearson is a prominent media and education company headquartered in London, with a global presence that spans the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States, Canada, Asia Pacific, and beyond. Founded in 1844, it operates through several segments, including North American Education and International Education. Pearson provides a wide array of educational products and services, including curriculum textbooks, learning materials, student assessments, and education technologies for all educational levels, from early childhood to higher education. Additionally, the company publishes materials in multiple languages, offers English language teaching resources, and delivers online learning solutions. Beyond traditional education, Pearson is involved in professional training, testing, and certification, serving various industries through its publication of business and information technology titles. The company also publishes The Financial Times, an international business newspaper, and operates FT.com, which offers content and advertising services. Pearson's comprehensive offerings are designed to facilitate learning and professional development, making education accessible and relevant in a rapidly changing world.

Anjali Kotak

Vice President, Investor Relations

Joanne Russell

Senior Vice President, Investor Relations

60 past transactions

Inkling Systems

Series B in 2011
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.

eCollege

Acquisition in 2007
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.

HowNow

Series A in 2023
HowNow Ltd provides an e-learning video call platform that enables worldwide experts and students to communicate in real-time through its video calling system. It offers HowNow that enables students to take face-to-face lessons with teachers over live video chat. The company’s HowNow is used to learn and teach in the areas of arts and craft, business, music, health and beauty, languages, and food and drink. HowNow Ltd was founded in 2016 and is based in Barking, United Kingdom.

Secondmind Ltd.

Private Placement in 2019
Secondmind Ltd. develops an online software platform that uses machine learning algorithms to make artificial intelligence-based decisions. Its solution includes Secondmind Decision Engine, a cloud-based intuitive software platform that enables users to predict, plan, influence outcomes, manage risk, and make complex decisions with ease. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Secondmind Ltd. was formerly known as Prowler.io Limited and changed its name to Secondmind Ltd. in October 2020. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Schoolnet

Acquisition in 2011
Schoolnet offers instructional improvement education software to increase student achievement, teacher quality and operational efficiency.

EmbanetCompass

Acquisition in 2012
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.

Blackboard

Venture Round in 2000
Blackboard Connect is a mass notification service that develops and distributes messaging software to its clients. The company's product portfolio consists of Blackboard Connect, Connect for Teachers, MyConnect, Connect for Learn, TipTxt, and ConnectTxT. They feature one-page message sending workflow, customized scenario templates, and social integration. Blackboard Connect was founded in 1996 by Paul Ouyang.

Secondmind

Series B in 2019
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.

Connections Education

Acquisition in 2011
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.

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.

Learning Catalytics

Acquisition in 2013
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.

SPARK Schools

Series A in 2014
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.

Credly

Series A in 2019
Credly, Inc. operates a platform for verifying, sharing, and managing digital badges and credentials. Its platform represents a range of verified skills, abilities, and certifications for educational institutions, companies, and professional associations. The company also provides Open Credit API and Credly SDKs that include the developer resources for digital badges and credentials; and professional services. Credly, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in New York, New York.

Inkling Systems

Series D in 2015
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.

Lumerit Education

Acquisition in 2019
Lumerit Education, LLC develops customized degree and course progression plans that take into account goals, available time, costs, degree major, college selection, and any other important life situations. It offers Lumerit Scholar, a bachelor’s degree program for full-and part-time students; and Degree Manager, a degree manager software platform that allows students an opportunity to explore various options for earning college credits while being able to pursue their passion. Lumerit Education, LLC was formerly known as CollegePlus. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Spring Branch, Texas. As of November 4, 2019, Lumerit Education, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Pearson Education, Inc.

Multi Holding

Acquisition in 2013
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.

Voxy

Series B in 2013
Voxy provides truly personalized English language instruction to corporations, educational institutions, and governments across the globe. Based on more than 30 years of academic research, Voxy’s solution meets the needs of each user by combining patented technology that adapts lessons in real-time with personalized live instruction all delivered in a fully mobile experience. Launched in 2010, it has been used by millions of learners and hundreds of institutions in over 50 different countries. Voxy’s innovative approach has been recognized by major media outlets including The New York Times, Forbes, and CNN. Backed by leading investors in education technology, Voxy is headquartered in New York City and has an office in São Paulo.

BioBehavioral Diagnostics

Acquisition in 2013
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.

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.

Knewton

Series D in 2011
Knewton's mission is to personalize learning for the world. Teachers, schools, and education companies around the world use Knewton to power digital course materials that dynamically adapt to each student’s unique needs. Knewton provides students with tailored recommendations for exactly what to study, teachers with analytics to better support each student, and publishers with content insights to develop more effective digital products. Knewton was founded in 2008 and has offices in New York City, London, Tokyo, Singapore, and Dubai. Knewton has been recognized globally as a “Technology Pioneer” (World Economic Forum in Davos) and several times as one of the top 10 most innovative companies in education (Fast Company).

Zaya

Venture Round in 2014
Zaya is a non-profit organization focused on bringing world-class education to children from marginalized communities around the world. We want to close the education gap by leveraging the online learning revolution that's happening right now. We are creating a global network of Learning labs that will educate, activate and empower one billion students at the bottom of the pyramid. Each Zaya Learning Lab is powered by Zaya Kit and our personalized blended learning approach with the specific goal of bridging the achievement gap for primary education. By developing a mobile Labkit, we want to empower women to own and operate these learning labs in their homes, community centers or schools.

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.

TutorVista

Acquisition in 2011
TutorVista Global Pvt. Ltd. (TutorVista) is a global education services company. It is located at 4, Service Road, Domlur Layout, Bangalore-560071. India. TutorVista was acquired by Pearson Education in Jan 2011.

Melorio Plc

Acquisition in 2010
Melorio operates as a vocational education company in the UK. The company provides training courses for the IT, construction, and healthcare industries,.

Scoot & Doodle

Seed Round in 2013
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.

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.

Chancery Software

Acquisition in 2006
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.

ELLIS

Acquisition in 2006
ELLIS offers linguistics and pioneer in computer-based language instruction. The company offers a comprehensive suite of products containing more than 1,500 hours of interactive instruction for children through adults. ELLIS' English Language Learning programs are supported by help and translation in over 45 native languages, as well as an extensive library of print materials designed to provide additional reinforcement to the teaching and learning of English.

IntelliPro

Acquisition in 2009
Intellipro is an interactive content company that develops, markets, and supports software applications and publishing tools for academic, professional, and corporate use.

SlideRule Labs, Inc.

Private Placement in 2019
SlideRule Labs, Inc., doing business as Springboard, operates an educational institutional platform that provides online learning services with a community of students, mentors, and alumni. It offers data science and analytics courses, such as data science career track, AI/machine learning career track, and data analytics career track courses; and design courses, including UI/UX design career track courses. The company also organizes mentor-led workshops. SlideRule Labs, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional office in Bengaluru, India.

Wall Street English

Acquisition in 2010
Wall Street English is the world’s leading English language training network delivering English language learning to adults and is recognised as a leading blended learning platform that provides a premium lifestyle experience to its students. WSE’s success is underpinned by a strong brand, a track record of growth and innovation over its 46-year history. In 2016 the business served 180,000 learners through 70 corporate owned centres in China, nine corporate owned centres in Italy and 321 franchised centres across 28 territories.

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.
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.

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.

GlobalEnglish

Acquisition in 2012
GlobalEnglish offers Business English solutions designed to improve the communication and collaboration that drive high performance in a global economy. Without Business English proficiency, global teams are unable to operate successfully across borders, and efficiency and profitability suffer. GlobalEnglish offers an innovative, cloud-based suite of Business English solutions specifically designed to produce immediate productivity and performance gains enterprise-wide. In blending the latest technology innovations with research on how adults effectively acquire language, GlobalEnglish provides a comprehensive solution: formal and informal Business English learning, instant on-the-job support for business tasks in English, enterprise collaboration, mobile productivity, adaptive Business English assessments, and the ability to measure usage and proficiency improvements across the company. GlobalEnglish experts located throughout the world help companies maximize the value of their investment through custom analysis and recommendations, coordinated program deployment, and ongoing support in 15 languages. Headquartered in Brisbane, California, GlobalEnglish has partnered with more than 500 of the world's leading corporations and enterprises, including BNP Paribas, Capgemini, Deloitte, GlaxoSmithKline, Hilton, John Deere, Procter & Gamble, and Unisys. GlobalEnglish had been acquired by Pearson PLC (UK:PSON), the world's largest education and publishing company in 2012 and got bought out by its management in 2016. For more information visit www.GlobalEnglish.com.

Family Education Network

Acquisition in 2000
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.

Knowledge to Practice, Inc.

Private Placement in 2019
Knowledge to Practice, Inc. offers learning systems to medical schools, academic medical centers, medical specialty societies, publishers, and pharmaceutical and device manufacturers. It offers an intelligent learning system that includes data sources and needs assessment model, competency milestones, and faculty development, as well as curriculum planning, outcomes, and formative assessment tools; develops MOC Part II and MOC Part IV products; and offers CurrentMD COVID, a subscription-based educational platform that empowers frontline teams to access the latest information on COVID-19 in the form of microlearning modules to facilitate on-the-go learning. The company also helps clients’ teams in developing the lifelong learning vision and key strategies to deliver on that vision based on the changing needs of physicians as lifelong learners; designing the infrastructure, the integration plan, and communications; guiding and implementing change management; designing a governance model that supports the vision, strategies, and infrastructure; and guiding a path forward for a phased integration from the old governance to the new governance. In addition, it offers course management services, including proprietary needs assessment study; backwards planning; blended learning curriculum design; educational planning and instructional design; faculty management; grantor strategy and relations, as well as grant writing, submissions, and reconciliations; course implementation, marketing, administration, and meetings management; outcomes design, fielding, tabulation, reporting, insights, and implementation; development of competency based infrastructure; physician marketing; education implementation; and education consulting and workshops. Knowledge to Practice, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.

Smart Sparrow

Acquisition in 2020
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.

Family Education Network

Venture Round in 2000
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.

Inkling Systems

Series A in 2011
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.

SlideRule Labs, Inc.

Private Placement in 2020
SlideRule Labs, Inc., doing business as Springboard, operates an educational institutional platform that provides online learning services with a community of students, mentors, and alumni. It offers data science and analytics courses, such as data science career track, AI/machine learning career track, and data analytics career track courses; and design courses, including UI/UX design career track courses. The company also organizes mentor-led workshops. SlideRule Labs, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional office in Bengaluru, India.

STARK Verlag

Acquisition in 2011
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.

TutorVista

Series D in 2010
TutorVista Global Pvt. Ltd. (TutorVista) is a global education services company. It is located at 4, Service Road, Domlur Layout, Bangalore-560071. India. TutorVista was acquired by Pearson Education in Jan 2011.

Plum.io

Convertible Note in 2023
Plum.io, Inc. develops a software as a service (SaaS) recruitment platform to match job candidates with companies. The company offers workforce re-org, workforce planning, leaders, talent acquisition, succession planning, employee development, and team building and insights. It develops talent acquisition tools that help companies hire, grow, and retain top talents. Plum.io, Inc. was formerly known as Cream.HR, Inc. and changed its name to Plum.io, Inc. in August 2014. Plum.io, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Waterloo, Canada.

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.

Smashcut

Series A in 2021
Smashcut partners with universities and organizations to develop and deliver customized online film programs.

Virtual Nerd

Acquisition in 2013
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.

Certiport

Acquisition in 2012
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® ).

Sudiksha

Seed Round in 2014
Sudiksha Knowledge Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is a social entrepreneurship initiative by a group of young professionals who use entrepreneurship skills and innovation to bring about a revolution in the educational standards of schools in India. Sudiksha is a social laboratory that works towards designing, training and researching various facets of education.

Credly

Private Placement in 2019
Credly, Inc. operates a platform for verifying, sharing, and managing digital badges and credentials. Its platform represents a range of verified skills, abilities, and certifications for educational institutions, companies, and professional associations. The company also provides Open Credit API and Credly SDKs that include the developer resources for digital badges and credentials; and professional services. Credly, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in New York, New York.
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.

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.

Author Solutions

Acquisition in 2012
Author Solutions, LLC provides self-publishing services for authors in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Singapore, India, and Africa. It offers self-publishing imprints; publishing guidance, such as design, illustrations, and more; book editing and formatting services; and book marketing services, including publicity, video, Internet promotion, and more. The company also publishes e-books. It offers products through online retailers. Author Solutions, LLC was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Bloomington, Indiana.

Smarthinking

Acquisition in 2011
The market leader in products and services to bolster student performance, persistence and retention. More than 1,000 universities, colleges and schools turn to SMARTHINKING for on-demand, online tutoring.

TutorVista

Series C in 2009
TutorVista Global Pvt. Ltd. (TutorVista) is a global education services company. It is located at 4, Service Road, Domlur Layout, Bangalore-560071. India. TutorVista was acquired by Pearson Education in Jan 2011.

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.

Nook Media

Corporate Round in 2012
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.

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.