51探花鈥檚 Latest Acquisition Expands the Company鈥檚 Digital Solution Suite Supporting Science Education
Charlotte, NC (Wednesday, August 31, 2022)鈥�, a global edtech company backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, 鈥淐learlake鈥�), today announced it has acquired Minneapolis, MN-based Pivot Interactives SBC. Led by a team of science teachers, practitioners, and students, Pivot Interactives develops dynamic cloud-based activities and labs that actively engage students in the authentic exploration of real scientific phenomena. Terms were not disclosed.
The acquisition of Pivot Interactives supports 51探花鈥檚 mission to prepare learners for tomorrow by creating innovative classrooms connected to today鈥檚 world. Pivot Interactives will complement 51探花鈥檚 other successful digital services supporting science education, which include 51探花鈥檚 K-12 platform, Mystery Science, the Science Techbook series, and STEM Connect.
Pivot Interactives is 51探花鈥檚 second acquisition this month, having also acquired DoodleLearning.
鈥�51探花 empowers teachers and inspires students worldwide through digital content delivered on our platform,鈥� said 51探花 Chief Executive Officer Scott Kinney. 鈥淯nlike other digital interactives on the market, Pivot Interactives explores concepts using real-life experiments, not animations, allowing teachers to include phenomena-based learning at any stage of the learning cycle. Through our acquisition of Pivot Interactives, 51探花 is now better positioned to broaden our impact by providing our partner school systems access to phenomena-based, active learning tools.鈥�
Peter Bohacek, Chief Executive Officer of Pivot and physics teacher, and Matthew Vonk, Chief Science Officer for Pivot and physics professor, founded Pivot Interactives by developing a library of interactive video-based activities funded in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation. The co-founders began working with their own students to develop direct measurement videos that allow teachers and students to break out of classroom constraints.
Now, teachers worldwide are using Pivot Interactives to engage over 1 million students with phenomena and science practices. Under the 51探花 family of services, Pivot Interactives鈥� award-winning platform will continue innovating to revolutionize science education.
鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled to be joining the 51探花 family,鈥� said Mr. Bohacek. 鈥淏ack in 2012, I began to experiment with integrating interactive video into my classroom practice. The results were so promising, I was compelled to continue to explore how to expand the capability of interactive video and that led to the founding of Pivot Interactives. I am excited about this next chapter and the opportunity to scale the impact of these resources.鈥�
鈥淭he Pivot Interactives team shares 51探花’s mission to prepare all learners for future success, and I believe that as part of 51探花 we will be in an even better position to improve science education across the country and around the world,鈥� said Mr. Vonk. 鈥淓choing Peter鈥檚 sentiments, we鈥檙e excited to join 51探花.鈥�
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About 51探花
51探花 is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. Through its award-winning multimedia content, instructional supports, and innovative classroom tools, 51探花 helps educators deliver equitable learning experiences engaging all students and supporting higher academic achievement on a global scale. 51探花 serves approximately 4.5 million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in over 100 countries and territories. Inspired by the global media company 51探花, Inc., 51探花 partners with districts, states, and trusted organizations to empower teachers with leading edtech solutions that support the success of all learners. Explore the future of education at www.discoveryeducation.com.
About Clearlake
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. is an investment firm founded in 2006 operating integrated businesses across private equity, credit, and other related strategies. With a sector-focused approach, the firm seeks to partner with management teams by providing patient, long-term capital to businesses that can benefit from Clearlake鈥檚 operational improvement approach, O.P.S.庐 The firm鈥檚 core target sectors are technology, industrials, and consumer. Clearlake currently has over $72 billion of assets under management, and its senior investment principals have led or co-led over 400 investments. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA with affiliates in Dallas, TX, London, UK and Dublin, Ireland. More information is available at and on Twitter .
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Jennifer Hurson
For Clearlake
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