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Newsela Acquires Generation Genius

On February 5, 2025, Newsela acquired education company Generation Genius

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Newsela’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Newsela’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Newsela’s 1st transaction in Delaware.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2025-02-05
Target Generation Genius
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Newsela
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Generation Genius

Dover, Delaware, United States
Generation Genius is a K-8 teaching resource that brings school science standards to life through fun and educational videos paired with lesson plans, activities, quizzes, reading material, and more. Generation Genius is based in Dover, Delaware.

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Buyer

Newsela

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 2013
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Newsela is an instructional content platform that combines engaging, leveled content with integrated formative assessments and insights to supercharge engagement and learning in every subject. Newsela was founded in 2013 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: Delaware M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-06-27 Formative

Santa Monica, California, United States

Formative provides a SaaS platform used by K-12 teachers to create digital exercises and assessments to review student performance. Teachers and administrators use Formative to evaluate students' work in real-time, make instant teaching adjustments, track long-term student growth and drive strategic curriculum decisions. Formative was founded in 2013 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

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