Instructure Holdings, Inc. has acquired LearnPlatform, a leading provider of education technologies that enable educators and their institutions to research, select, and evaluate digital learning solutions that best meet the current needs of their students.
The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The acquisition demonstrates and strengthens Instructure’s commitment to building an open, transparent, and integrated teaching and learning platform for the education industry, said a press statement. The combination of LearnPlatform’s capabilities with Instructure’s Learning Platform delivers a new, partner-friendly offering that helps educators, schools, and universities ensure that every learning technology choice they make delivers their intended outcome, added the statement.
Launched in 2014, North Carolina-based LearnPlatform provides a comprehensive EdTech effectiveness system for educators and administrators to organize, streamline, and analyze their education technology to save time, save money, and improve outcomes. It equips stakeholders across the educational landscape with real-time, meaningful insight to modernize their learning environments.
LearnPlatform’s SaaS EdTech system of record gives education organizations the ability to inventory and select digital learning tools, establish and maintain regulatory compliance, and measure outcomes to gain meaningful, actionable evidence to ensure learning ecosystems are safe and cost-effective. Since its launch, the platform has served over seven million students and teachers.
Commenting on the acquisition, Steve Daly, CEO of Instructure, said,
The acquisition of LearnPlatform underscores Instructure’s commitment to building an open global education platform. K-12 and Higher Ed institutions need an efficient, research-based, insight-rich solution that drives the selection and ongoing management of the sprawling learning technology landscape. We believe that adding these solutions gives our customers and partners even more ways to measure the impact of their investments and drive student outcomes for each and every student.
Karl Rectanus, CEO of LearnPlatform, said,
We’re thrilled to join Instructure, a company dedicated to amplifying the power of teaching. As institutions and districts seek to understand and improve the effectiveness of their digital learning environments, the combination of LearnPlatform and Instructure will accelerate access to the trustworthy, independent evidence they need to inform decisions, providing customers and partners unprecedented insight into the learning journey of students.
Instructure is dedicated to elevating student success, amplifying the power of teaching, and inspiring everyone to learn together. Its learning platform supports tens of millions of educators and learners around the world. With the acquisition of LearnPlatform, Instructure is building upon its commitment to a robust partner ecosystem. The company currently has more than 600 partners. Adding LearnPlatform, Instructure enhances capabilities for current and future partners who serve the educational community.
