Investments
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Peterson’s is a diversified data, learning, and publishing company focused on post-secondary education. The company provides a suite of online Test Preparation Services, Higher Education Research and books of helping students prepare to succeed began in 1966. Peterson’s is based in Denver, Colorado, and employs a team of 60 educators, data scientists, and technologists. Peterson’s was acquired from Nelnet (NYSE: NNI) in 2018.
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For more than 45 years, Wintergreen Orchard House has been recognized for the depth and breadth of its data, as well as respected for its quality and integrity. Through its many products and availability of custom data sent right to your inbox, Wintergreen Orchard House serves thousands of high school and independent counselors, educators, students, their parents, librarians, colleges, and universities every year.
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HubDialer is a cloud-based software solution that enables political campaigns and not-for-profits to coordinate telephone outreach by volunteers to constituents, donors, and other groups. The company’s proprietary predictive dialing technology enables organizations to reach target audiences with a high degree of precision - maximizing campaign ROI. HubDialer was founded in 2010, and was acquired from its founding team in 2022.
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Syncplicity is a file-sharing and collaboration solution for enterprises. The company's unique, marketing leading technology allows for robust content management in high-security environments, including private clouds and on-premise server facilities. Syncplicity was acquired by TDV in 2022.
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GrowFlow is a leading cannabis software platform, providing comprehensive solutions to legally licensed cannabis operators. The company offers tools for seed-to-sale inventory management, point-of-sale software, and payment processing. GrowFlow was acquired by TDV in 2024.
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RMC is a project management training company. The business offers Project Management Professional courses and training to companies and consumers worldwide. RMC was founded by Rita Mulcahy in 1991 and acquired by Peterson's LLC in 2024.
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MailGate has earned a strong reputation for providing robust, scalable, and policy-driven email protection tools used by government agencies, healthcare providers, and financial institutions. By combining network protection, policy-based content filtering, and automated encryption in a single solution, MailGate protects email networks inside and out.
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ABC is the leading vocational school dedicated to training aspiring pet care professionals. With a mission to help people help animals, ABC has graduated over 32,000 students across the U.S. and Canada, making it the most recognized certification provider in the pet care space. Flagship offerings include certification courses for Dog Obedience Instructor, Grooming Instruction, and Veterinary Assistant. ABC was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Southern California.
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Dr.Evidence is the AI-powered labeling and regulatory landscape intelligence platform designed specifically for biopharma companies. As an Authoritative Source, it helps labeling and regulatory professionals accelerate time-to-market by providing access to more than 100 million documents. Biopharma leaders rely on Dr.Evidence to tackle their most pressing growth and compliance challenges.
Realized Investments
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BES Publishing (formerly known as Barron’s Educational Series) is a publisher of children’s, lifestyle, and hobby books. Now operating as Peterson’s Books, the company publishes some 800 titles, comprised of a mix of both proprietary, licensed and co-editions. The company’s books are sold in major retailers such at Wal-Mart, Costco and Amazon. BES was acquired from its founder in 2019.
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Droplr is a screen sharing and collaboration tool. The company provides designers, developers, and agencies a cloud-first tool to quickly and easily capture ideas and share them across teams. Droplr is used by 5 million individuals who have collectively save and shared over 1 billion images. The company is based in Denver, Colorado. Droplr was acquired from an investor group in 2019.
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Covideo is a market leader in video messaging, used by thousands of businesses worldwide. Through Covideo, sales and service professionals can record, send and track videos across a variety of channels allowing them to build relationships and convert leads into customers. With an emphasis on personalization and personal connection, Covideo is helping people reimagine business communication. Covideo was acquired from APCO in 2020.