Growth Street Partners Takes Minority Stake in CyberNut to Scale K-12 Cybersecurity Platform

New updates have been reported about Growth Street Partners.

Growth Street Partners has made a minority growth investment in CyberNut, an AI-driven human risk management and security awareness platform focused on K-12 school districts, and will take a seat on the company’s board. The capital will be used to accelerate CyberNut’s product roadmap and go-to-market execution, directly aligning with Growth Street’s strategy of backing founder-led SaaS providers in underserved markets; CyberNut currently serves more than 400,000 faculty and 1.4 million students across U.S. public and private districts. Growth Street’s co-founders, Nate Grossman and Steve Wolfe, highlighted CyberNut’s fit with their thesis: a purpose-built, engaging platform tailored to K-12 cybersecurity needs, supported by strong customer adoption and positioned to become a category leader in education-focused human risk management.

For Growth Street, the deal deepens its exposure to education technology and cybersecurity at a time when school districts face rising cyber threats and regulatory pressure to strengthen human-focused defenses. CyberNut’s AI-enabled phishing simulations, automated threat reporting, and gamified micro-training are designed to replace corporate-oriented tools that districts increasingly find ill-suited to their environment, while aligning with national cybersecurity and compliance frameworks. CEO Oliver Page of CyberNut cited Growth Street’s backing as a catalyst for expanding sales coverage and accelerating innovation aimed at district IT teams, reinforcing the platform’s role as a core component of K-12 security posture. With board representation and a targeted growth mandate, Growth Street is positioned to influence CyberNut’s scaling strategy and capture upside from ongoing demand for specialized cybersecurity solutions in the K-12 segment.