Hunter Systems
Chalkable - Formerly Hunter Systems.
| Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | investor | €0.0 | round |
N/A | Acquisition | ||
| Total Funding | 000k | ||
The story of Hunter Systems, also known as Software Technology Inc. (STI), is one of evolution in the educational technology sector. Founded in 1982, STI established itself as a durable provider of education data management and student information systems, becoming a fixture in schools primarily across Alabama and other southern and midwestern states. For decades, it operated as a foundational, if quiet, player in the K-12 market. The playbook took a significant turn in 2013. In a strategic move to innovate, STI acquired Chalkable, a New York-based educational app store founded by Michael Levy and Zoli Honig. This wasn't just a simple bolt-on acquisition; it was a wholesale transformation. The company saw the future in the app-centric ecosystem Chalkable had built and, in a bold step, rebranded the entire STI organization as Chalkable in 2015. This new identity set the stage for the company's final chapter. In October 2016, the newly christened Chalkable was acquired by PowerSchool, a giant in K-12 education technology. The acquisition integrated Chalkable's student achievement and behavior-tracking tools into PowerSchool's expanding "Unified Classroom" platform. The journey from a legacy data systems provider to a modern app-centric platform, culminating in a major strategic acquisition, marks a classic tale of adaptation and consolidation in the ever-changing ed-tech landscape.