SkillFactory Skilfactori

Performance indicators

2021

According to Kontur. Fokus, the revenue of Skilfektori LLC in 2021 amounted to 443.5 million rubles, net loss - 582.8 million rubles.

History

2024: Partnership with Nanosemantics to train Data Science specialists

The company "Nanosemantics" will act as a technological partner of the online program "Data Science in Medicine" of the school of IT professions Skillfactory. The collaboration aims to train qualified Data Science professionals for the medical industry. This was announced by Nanosemantics on March 11, 2024.

The application of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare opens new avenues in the effectiveness of medical research and patient care, from reducing the time and cost of developing new pharmaceuticals to improving diagnostic accuracy by analyzing large medical image data. The potential of Data Science in medicine is enormous, but the successful application of technology requires highly qualified specialists. Training is an important task of health and biotechnology education.

The online program "Data Science in Medicine," developed by Skillfactory together with FSAEI HE First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov Ministry of Health of Russia (Sechenov University), is designed to teach specialists using Data Science to solve problems in applied medicine and biology. As part of the practical block of the program, students will be able to work out skills on cases from Nanosemantics: from those actually working in the business market to new challenges in the field of medicine. Medical professionals, biologists, pharmacists and researchers in the field of medicine will be able to master the solution of practical medical problems using data analysis methods. Following the successful completion of the course, students will receive a diploma of retraining from Sechenov University and a Skillfactory diploma.

Nanosemantic actively cooperates with large specialized educational institutions, supporting initiatives aimed at training specialists in the field of Data Science. Stanislav Ashmanov, General Director of Nanosemantics, heads the Laboratory of Neural Network Technologies and Applied Linguistics at MIPT. Laboratory staff conducts research in the field of deep learning (Deep Learning) and conducts development using computer vision and speech recognition and synthesis. One of the projects implemented is the Snowflake multimedia stand with a 3D voice avatar for the international Arctic station. Student hackathons are regularly held at the Russian Technological University of MIREA with the support of Nanosemantics. MIREA students try themselves in the development of games or the virtual world using speech recognition, speech synthesis and voice robots technologies. The partnership with Skillfactory School of IT Professions will continue the practice of training qualified personnel in the field of Data Science.

2023: Skillbox increases stake in Skillfactory to 100%

On September 11, 2023 Skillbox VK , the educational holding (part of) announced an increase in its share in the Skillfactory IT professions platform from 63.763% to 100%. The deal is scheduled to close in January 2024.

According to the press service of Skillbox, the holding will continue to develop Skillfactory within the framework of the combined company. According to the results of the second quarter of 2023, the number of registered students of educational platforms included in the Skillbox holding reached 13.5 million, of which 592 thousand are trained on paid programs, the company said.

Skillbox announced an increase in its stake in IT professions platform Skillfactory

We will continue to follow our principles and implement our product strategy with the support of the holding. Our goal is to scale the approach in adult education: to enable real IT and design experiences. We are confident that the implementation of this strategy will help the holding strengthen the segment of adult additional vocational education in the market, "said Maria Zlygosteva, executive director of Skillfactory.

It is noted that Skillfactory works in the segments of professional and higher education. The school offers programs in Data Science, programming, data analytics, IT management, design (Contented school) and joint programs with leading Russian universities. The platform integrates real tasks from business into the curriculum, and students, led by IT industry experts, solve them.

By September 12, 2023, Skillbox holding includes Skillbox, GeekBrains, Skillfactory, Skillbox English School, Lerna, Mentorama platforms. Skillbox owns 63.8% of Skilfektori LLC, 15.4% each belongs to Alexander Eroshkin and Alexander Turilin, another 3.6% belongs to Pavel Astafurov, according to data from Kontur. Focus^[1]

According to CNews, citing VK reports, in 2023 the holding increased its stake in SkillFactory from 63.76% to 100% for 863 million rubles. Part of this amount - about 200 million rubles - fell on the deferred remuneration. Also, part of the amount is a forward contract at a floating price. The entire company (Skilfactori LLC) is valued at 2.38 billion rubles.

2022

Information about the owners of the service

By August 2022, the co-owners of the educational service have a put-type option, it may oblige VK to buy out the remaining 36.3% stake. Based on the initial amount of the transaction, the entire platform can be estimated at 2.5 billion rubles.

By August 10, 2022, Alexander Eroshkin and Alexander Turilin own 15.4% each in Skillfactory, Pavel Astafurov - 3.6%, Maxim Dreval - 0.9%, Evgeny Slynov - 0.8%. Sergey Magnitsky left the project.

SkillFactory has been operating since 2016 and specializes in vocational and higher education. Among the areas are programming, product management and data analysis.

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2021

VK bought a 40% stake in Skillfactory for 1.09 billion rubles

In August 2022, VK's expenses for the purchase of the online educational platform Skillfactory became known. According to the holding's materials, in 2021 he exercised an option to buy a 40% stake in Skillfactory, as a result of which the corporation's share in the EdTech project reached 63.76%. At the time of that deal, VK owned 18.3% in the startup.

VK reveals 40% price at SkillFactory

It is reported that the value of the option to buy a 40% stake in Skillfactory amounted to 1.09 billion rubles. In addition, VK provided the company with a loan in the amount of 125 million rubles. Subsequently, following a change in Skillfactory's share agreement, VK received a convertible option allowing the said loan to be converted into a 1.9% stake in Skillfactory. Annual Report 2021

Joining Skillbox Limited Holding

On October 5, 2021, the Mail.ru Group announced the accession of the SkillFactory educational platform to the Skillbox Limited holding, which also includes the EdTech projects Skillbox and GeekBrains.

After all transactions, Skillbox Limited becomes the holder of the controlling share in the service - 61.8%. At the same time, the founders and top management of SkillFactory remain minority shareholders. Read more here.

2020

Mail.ru Group bought 18.31% of SkillFactory

On July 6, 2020, Mail.ru Group announced its investment in the SkillFactory online educational service. After completing the transaction, the Internet holding will receive an 18.31% stake in the startup and an option to buy additional shares.

SkillFactory's founders and top management will remain shareholders and continue to manage SkillFactory. The financial terms of the transaction, as well as the parameters of the option in the company, are not disclosed.

SkillFactory will join the educational ecosystem of the Mail.ru Group, which already includes online universities GeekBrains and Skillbox and the Algoritmika programming school for children.

Mail.ru Group bought 18.31% of SkillFactory educational service

By the beginning of July 2020, SkillFactory has an online school of big data analysis and programming, where 35 courses and specializations are taught, a school of design and creative specialties Contented, where you can take courses in nine areas, and a InternetCollege.ru project, where you teach the basics of digital professions. Around 75,000 people learn new skills at three SkillFactory schools a month.

Our goal is that any person who wants to change his profession, raise the level or develop a specific digital skill can do this under the guidance of the best teachers, "says Boris Dobrodeev, CEO of Mail.ru Group. We have Algoritmika for schoolchildren, online universities, where hundreds of thousands of people have already mastered new specialties - from game development and Go programming to directing and interior design. And we are glad that SkillFactory and their experience in training big data specialists are now with us.

According to the head of the Mail.ru Group, SkillFactory is the largest project in this area in terms of the number of students, and the company hopes that together it can make it even larger - "so that everyone who needs it can learn from us."^[2]

Mail.ru Group secures 40% stake in the company

In June 2020, Mail.ru Group received a pledge of 40% in the online educational service SkillFactory and may become its co-owner. This is the share of one of the co-founders of the company, Alexander Eroshkin. He clarified to Kommersant that SkillFactory was "attracting investment," but refused to disclose details, citing the agreement.

The entire asset, according to expert estimates, can cost up to 2 billion rubles. Mail.ru Group, in parallel with Yandex, Sberbank, Severstal and Skyeng, is creating its own ecosystem in the educational market. The group has already acquired stakes in GeekBrains, Skillbox and Algoritmika.

NUST MISIS, SkillFactory and Mail.ru Group launch Russian-language online master's degree in Data Science

On May 28, 2020, the company Mail.ru Group announced that NUST "" and MISIS the educational platform in the region - Data Science SkillFactory - signed an agreement on the creation of a joint online master's program "Science of" and data cooperation in the development of educational technologies in the highest. education This is a partnership between a private educational company state and a university under the OPM (Online Program Management) model. The industrial partner of the program is Group Mail.ru. The program is also supported, and. Nvidia Rostelecom NTI University "20.35" More. here

How Big Data Knowledge Enables Top Executives to Drive Business Growth

In April 2020, school data experts SkillFactory told why businesses need to work with data and whether a top manager can shift these responsibilities to their subordinates. Read more here.

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