Sandbox Acquires Spanish Mobile Educational Gaming Companies Edujoy and Tellmewow
Summary
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sandbox & Co, a suite of digital learning products and services, has announced the acquisition of Spain-based educational games companies Edujoy and Tellmewow. The newly joining companies will continue to be led by Urtzi Jaureguibeitia and Isabel Liébana (co-founders of Tellmewow) reporting into Abhi Arya, the President of Sandbox Gaming. We are impressed with the scale and capabilities they have built to date and are thrilled to be working together to make learning fun for families worldwide.” Alberto Iglesias, founder of Edujoy and co-founder of Tellmewow said: “I believe there’s a genuine complementarity between our products so I am excited to be joining the Sandbox Group and working closely with the team on new strategic initiatives at a Group level.” Sandbox’s growing portfolio now includes 15 award-winning digital learning products and services that reach over 55 million millennial families and teachers monthly. At the intersection of the digital, learning and media industries, Sandbox brands embrace technological advancements, focus on globally relevant core subjects that centre on families’ interests and help develop 21st century skills. Sandbox’s brands include CoolMathGames, Poptropica, Code Kingdoms, Tinybop, Curious World, Hopster, Family Education, TeacherVision, Teachit, Fact Monster, InfoPlease and Funbrain.