Built for education
Products that serve schools, teachers, parents, or homeschooling families, locally or globally.
A long-term home for your edtech business
We acquire and operate profitable and enduring education technology businesses.
Why Edzo?
You’ve built a business that schools, teachers, or parents rely on. We look after what makes it work and invest in what comes next.
What we buy
We acquire edtech software and digital products with recurring revenue. We also consider hardware and services businesses with strong economics and recurring revenue already in place.
Earning recurring revenue
An existing base of subscriptions or recurring contracts, tied to simple pricing.
Profitable today
Typically $200k to $2m in annual profit, supported by clear financial records.
Three years or older
An established track record with evidence of customer retention and reliable operations.
Growing organically
We value loyal customers and word of mouth over growth that depends on paid advertising.
Crafted with care
Useful features, thoughtful details, and a product customers enjoy using.
How we buy
We meet
We start with a conversation about what you’ve built and what you want from a sale.We learn
If there’s a fit, we look closely at the product, customers, and financials to understand the business.We make an offer
We make an offer and agree on a handover plan, so both sides know what happens next.
Straightforward deals
Cash at completion
We favour cash upfront, so you can plan your next chapter without waiting on future performance targets.
Clear terms
A fair price, a clear agreement, and a shared understanding of what’s included.
A handover with an end date
We agree on the scope and timing together. We aim for a focused transition, without earn-outs or lengthy founder commitments.
After the sale
We buy with the intention of owning and growing the business for the long run. That means continuing to invest in the product while preserving what customers value about it.
We plan for founders to step away after the sale. If a short transition is needed, we agree on its scope and timing up front.
Your team should understand the plan and what the change in ownership means for their work.
We’ve built an education business, too.
We’re Scott Tonges and Jill Snape. We started Teach Starter in 2011 and, alongside our team, grew it into a teaching resources business used by hundreds of thousands of teachers around the world. We sold the business to TES in 2023.
Building Teach Starter taught us how much goes into earning educators’ trust. That experience shapes how we approach buying a business: understanding the product, listening to its customers, and taking responsibility for its future.
We started Edzo to help founders step into their next chapter, knowing their business is in the hands of people who understand education and will nurture what they’ve built.
Questions you might have
We look for established education businesses with recurring revenue, typically $200k to $2m in annual profit and at least three years in business. Software and digital products are our main focus. Hardware and services can fit when recurring revenue is already in place.
We’d love to hear about your business
Whether you’re ready to sell or still considering it, we’d like to hear from you.
Email hello@edzo.com with a brief introduction:
- What your product does and who pays for it
- Approximate annual revenue and profit
- Where the business is based
- What you’d like from a sale, including your timing