TeachTown
TeachTown is an American software company.
| Company type | Privately Held |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Woburn, Massachusetts |
| Website | TeachTown |
Service
TeachTown provides educational software to schools, clinicians and parents for children with autism spectrum disorder, developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, or emotional and behavior disorders.[1][2]
Early history
TeachTown was founded in Seattle, Washington in 2003. TeachTown had financial backing from Washington Research Foundation following its second-prize win of the University of Washington's business plan competition.[3][4] This was soon followed up with support from Seattle-based angel investors, and Kevin MacDonald joining to lead technical operations. Some of the investors were parents of children with autism.[4]
Management
In 2006, TeachTown merged with Animated Speech Corporation. Feshbach became TeachTown's largest investor and CEO.[5]
Terry Thoren took on the role of president and CEO in 2009.[6]
In 2012 Dave Cappellucci assumed the CEO position. Dan Feshbach remained as chairman of the board. The company was re-capitalized and TeachTown became a subsidiary of Jigsaw Learning LLC.[7]
Bain Capital acquired TeachTown in 2021 through its Bain Capital Double Impact program.[8]
References
- ↑ TeachTown a service for autistic children. The Seattle Times. Retrieved 16 October 2006.
- ↑ TeachTown gives families hope. The Seattle Times. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- ↑ Water-chemistry monitoring company wins business plan competitionUW News. Retrieved 18 May 2004.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tech Digest. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ↑ Christina Whalen Goes to TeachTownEd Tech Digest. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ↑ New TeachTown®: Basics 2.0PR Web. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ TEACHTOWN Trademark of Jigsaw Learning, LLC - Registration Number 4735316 - Serial Number 86417071 :: Justia Trademarks (in en). trademarks.justia.com. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ↑ Bain Capital Double Impact has made a growth investment in TeachTownPitchBook. Retrieved 13 January 2021.