Instructure acquires North Carolina's LearnPlatform

Salt Lake City-based learning management software company Instructure Holdings Inc. has completed the acquisition of LearnPlatform, a provider of technology that enables educators and their institutions to research, select and evaluate digital learning solutions.

Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, LearnPlatform’s software equips users with real-time insight into the effectiveness of their education tools of choice.{mprestriction ids="1,3"} This acquisition accelerates the impact of the Instructure Learning Platform for schools, universities and shared partner providers by adding evidence-based insight into inventory, compliance, procurement and usage, an Instructure release said.

“The acquisition of LearnPlatform underscores Instructure’s commitment to building an open global education platform,” said Steve Daly, CEO of Instructure. “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.”

Founded in 2015, LearnPlatform employs approximately 70 people.

“We’re thrilled to join Instructure, a company dedicated to amplifying the power of teaching,” said Karl Rectanus, CEO of LearnPlatform. “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."{/mprestriction}