Investment Summary

Eight Roads Invests In FrontRow

On September 21, 2021, private equity firm Eight Roads invested in education company FrontRow

Investment Highlights
  • This is Eight Roads’ 8th transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Eight Roads’ 34th transaction in India.
Investment Fate
  • FrontRow was sold to a financial buyer in 2023.

Investment Summary

Date 2021-09-21
Target FrontRow
Sector Education
Investor(s) Eight Roads
Deal Type Venture

Target

FrontRow

Bengaluru, India
FrontRow is a learning and community platform focused on creative arts and sports that enables everyone to pursue their passions. FrontRow offers classes taught by celebrities in fields such as music, cricket or comedy, paired with a community platform that gives learners regular activities, competitions and peer engagement to practice and showcase their talent. FrontRow was founded in 2020 and is based in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Eight Roads

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1969
PE ASSETS 11.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Eight Roads is a private investment firm focused on a variety of investment opportunities across the US, Europe, and Asia. The Firm is divided into several investment strategies including venture, principal investing, and real estate. Within the principal investments group, Eight Roads backs established growth businesses with long-term capital. Eight Roads does not have any sector preferences, but has experience in fintech, business services, and healthcare. Eight Roads is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 263 of 293
Sector: Education M&A 8 of 8
Type: Venture M&A Deals 239 of 266
Country: India M&A 34 of 37
Year: 2021 M&A 23 of 29
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-21 Toast

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Toast is a restaurant management platform. Toast powers successful restaurants of all sizes with a technology platform that combines restaurant POS, front of house, back of house and guest-facing technology with a diverse marketplace of third-party applications. Toast was founded in 2012 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-27 SenseOn

London, United Kingdom

SenseOn develops a platform to inform firms of cyber threats in real time. Its platform uses artificial intelligence triangulation to understand and correlate data across the entire digital estate, as well as offer instant oversight, automated investigation, visualize cases, and threat hunting. SenseOn was founded in 2017 and is based in London, England.

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