Promethean®, a leading global education technology company, recently announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Explain Everything, a leading digital whiteboard platform for creating engaging lessons, activities, and interactive presentations.
With this deal, Promethean will merge the existing Explain Everything team and platform into its standing operations and portfolio.
Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Promethean’s award-winning technology solutions deliver a robust, seamless, and secure experience, with features that respond to educators’ and workplace users’ unique needs around the globe. Its comprehensive EdTech solution also includes superior professional development and customer support.
Commenting on the acquisition, Chief Executive Officer of Promethean, Vin Riera, said:
As technology evolves, Promethean continues to look to the future to provide the best solutions to transform learning experiences. Joining the Explain Everything team with ours is part of our commitment to continuously innovate and work towards providing a superior interactive experience from anywhere. This exciting opportunity and new relationship for both companies will allow us to expand our already robust offerings to better serve customers’ needs.
Learning and collaboration are essential to progress in any field, and Promethean’s mission is to transform them for the better. As education and the workplace evolve, the platform is dedicated to bringing new product offerings, alliances, and partnerships to help the customers get the most from cutting-edge technology and ensure they’re ready for what’s next.
Post the acquisition, the inclusion of Explain Everything’s digital whiteboard platform into Promethean’s product portfolio will build upon both companies’ visions in EdTech and beyond.
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer of Explain Everything, Reshan Richards, added:
We’re thrilled to now be part of the Promethean team. Explain Everything’s mission to impact teaching and learning in all settings is in perfect alignment with Promethean’s more than 25 years of education technology leadership. Together, we will continue to provide the most effective interactive learning tools for students and teachers around the world.
Explain Everything app provides users with an infinite canvas to draw, animate, create videos, and collaborate. The whiteboard platform is designed to help teachers and students create and complete engaging lessons and assignments, video capture, and collaborate. With over 20 million downloads of its native applications worldwide, the software continues to be one of the top educational tools on both Apple and Google platforms.
