Yaklass

An educational online resource for schoolchildren, teachers and parents, which helps the teacher test the knowledge of students, set homework in electronic form. Yaklass began its work in March 2013 and has become a platform for training in more than 16,000 schools in Russia, the CIS and the Baltic States. YAClass is a graduate of the FRIA accelerator, a resident of the Skolkovo Foundation and Microsoft programs.

JAClass helps the teacher test students' knowledge, give homework electronically, and save time checking them. The service is based on the technology of generating a huge number of options for each Genexis task, due to which the write-off problem is solved. The company received investments in two rounds from the European holding Data Pro Group, from Almaz Capital, Vesna Investment, Moscow Seed Fund and the Internet Initiatives Development Fund.

Performance indicators

2020: 4.3 times increase in revenue to 264 million rubles

The international educational company YaKlass, a resident of the Information Technology Cluster of the Skolkovo Foundation, summed up the results of 2020. Revenue in Russia grew 4.3 times compared to 2019 and amounted to 264 million rubles. The number of users in Russia increased 4.6 times - up to 10 million. Almost half of the country's schoolchildren and teachers regularly use JAClass in education. The team has grown 2.5 times - as of January 2021, 207 people work in the company. This was announced on January 15, 2021 by the Skolkovo Foundation.

In 2020, JClass was included three times by the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications in the list of socially significant services, Internet access to which is provided to citizens free of charge.

The Federal Service for Supervision in the Field of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Communications (Roskomnadzor) twice conducted YAClass checks for compliance with the requirements of the law on personal data and did not reveal violations. JClass user data is fully protected and stored in accordance with the safety standards and the legislation of the Russian Federation .

Users from around the world appreciated the advantages of the resource - throughout 2020, JAClass was 5 times included in the list of 50 most visited educational sites in the world according to SimilarWeb. In April 2020, the site took 4th place.

For more than ten years, our team has been digitalizing education systems in 12 countries in Europe and Asia. 2020 greatly accelerated this process and determined the alignment of forces in the online training market. In 2020, we saw a 20-fold increase in demand for our service and tried to quickly adapt to this. We have 16 times increased server capacity, three times technical and client support, and 30 times the amount of content update. Thanks to this, we were able to grow 4.3 times in revenue, and laid the foundation for growth for the next ten years, said Andrey Ilingin, director of JAClass in Russia.

I constantly tell everyone that in the year of self-isolation, the lion's share of our residents did not fall, but, on the contrary, they increased the audience, revenue and staff. JAClass is not the only one here, but definitely one of the good examples. Of course, we expected that EdTech and BioMed would certainly show serious growth at the end of 2020, but I would also not overestimate the pandemic factor. I had the opportunity to periodically monitor the work of JClass, and I can say that the correct strategy and professional implementation in their achievements played a major role, isolation only slightly accelerated the process. I would not be surprised if within 3-4 years up to 80% of Russian schoolchildren will be users of YAClass, noted Renat Batyrov, General Director of Skolkovo Technopark.

JAClass is exactly the project that turned out to be useful for schoolchildren, teachers and parents in the difficult year 2020. Distance learning previously seemed impossible, difficult, and parents did not really want to see the value in such educational technologies. Now I receive a large number of reviews that educational services, according to parents, benefit and motivate the child to study. Thanks to JAClass for quality service and thoughtful approach to training. I am sure that in 2021 the team will delight its audience with interesting projects and "chips," added Dmitry Starikov, project manager of the Skolkovo Foundation Information Technology Cluster.

History

2021

"Учи.ру" bought "JAClass"

On November 18, 2021, the sale of the YaKlass EdTech project to the Учи.ру educational platform was announced, 25% of which is owned by VK Holding. The cost of the transaction of the company did not disclose.

According to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, changes in the constituent documents of YAClass LLC were registered on November 17, 2021. Now 72.6% in LLC YAClass is owned by LLC Uchi.Ru, 27.4% - LLC Uchi.Dom, which is also controlled by the online platform Uchi. Roux. "

According to Interfax, citing the press service of Учи.ру, the company bought 100% of the YaKlass platform, which will allow it to strengthen its methodological base and give users access to additional educational content.

Учи.ру acquired JacLass

Services "Учи.ру" are gaining more and more popularity among teenage children. The extensive content base and audience of YaKlass will support and accelerate our growth in this age segment, the Учи.ру said in a statement.

The company added that the deal will contribute to the popularization of the YAClass platform. The "Учи.ру" added that "JAClass" after the transaction will continue to develop as a separate brand.

According to the company's own data, YaKlass, its online site by mid-November 2021 is used by 12 million schoolchildren from 50 thousand schools in Russia, Austria, Armenia, Belarus, Germany, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Uzbekistan, Finland. The JAClass base contains 1.6 trillion tasks in 16 subjects, as well as for preparing for exams.

The number of users of "Учи.ру" is about 8 million schoolchildren from Russia. The platform is used in the educational process in schools, as well as for independent education at home.

According to Crunchbase, from the inception of the project in 2007 to November 2021, he attracted $791 thousand in investments from FRII, Almaz Capital, Vesna Investment, Moscow Seed Fund, etc.^[1]

Open letter from Russian online services against Yandex anti-competitive behavior

On March 18, 2021 TAdviser , information came to the disposal that the Russian Internet the companies had signed an open letter expressing concern about the abuse of the dominant position in the search market by "" and Yandex supported a decision FAS that obliged the IT giant to eliminate privileges to promote its own services in this market. More. here

2020: Integration with "BARS. Education - E-school "

2019

Establishment of a representative office in India

The company "YAClass," a resident, Skolkovo Foundation Information Technology Cluster opened a representative office in. This was India Skolkovo announced by the fund on November 18, 2019. Educational the online platform has been successfully tested in schools in several large cities of the country at once.

One of the EdTech projects met with Mr. Sengotayan, Minister of Education of Tamil Nadu. Following the presentation of the JAClass platform, the official praised its merits and development prospects. It is predicted that by the end of 2021, the number of registered users from the state of Tamil Nadu alone will exceed 4 million people.

{{quote 'author = said Silambarasan Devraj, representative of YAClass in India' During our meeting with local school principals and teachers, we agreed to launch a pilot project. Our product helps to greatly facilitate the work of teachers, as well as increase the efficiency of the educational process. The JClass platform has great potential for rapid development in India. The high interest in our services from schools and local authorities allows us to count on the successful fate of the project, }}

The peculiarity of the JAClass platform is the possibility of creating complex solutions for various types of students on its basis. The service includes online exercises for effective test preparation. It allows you to track the entire sequence of student actions, and also generates tasks for each child, which, in turn, solves the problem of write-off.

{{quote 'author = noted Andrey Ilingin, Director of YaKlass in Russia' Our project began work in India. This is a huge market that is aimed at big changes in the coming years. First of all, we are talking about the introduction of online technologies and mobile services that make it possible to facilitate the work of teachers on the one hand, and make the learning process more effective for schoolchildren on the other, }}

India is one of the most promising markets for the introduction of digital technologies in education, due to the high demand for virtual learning services in the regional market.

Education in India is entering a stage of active digital transformation. In this regard, local authorities show high interest in the educational projects of the Skolkovo Foundation. The YaKlass service has proven to be effective - as of November 2019, 40 thousand schools use it. Therefore, there is no doubt that our resident will help the development of education in India: it will make the life of teachers more convenient, and the education of schoolchildren more productive and interesting, commented by Dmitry Starikov, project manager of the Skolkovo Foundation Information Technology Cluster

Launch of online financial literacy courses for the project of the Ministry of Finance and the World Bank

On January 31, 2019, the Skolkovo press service reported that YaKlass, a resident of the Skolkovo Foundation IT cluster, developed the course Fundamentals of Financial Literacy for Schoolchildren. The program was created jointly with the company "LANIT-Integration" as part of the project of the Ministry of Finance of Russia and the World Bank "Assistance in improving the level of financial literacy of the population and the development of financial education in the Russian Federation."

The course on financial literacy is already available on the basis of the YaKlass digital platform for students, teachers and parents. The material is ready for introduction into the curriculum both as an independent discipline and as part of the study of the subjects "Social Studies" and "Economics." After completing the training course, students receive basic knowledge about the banking system, financial and investment activities, forms, types and principles of insurance, income management and other related topics.

During the development of the program, testing was carried out with the participation of more than 1,500 schoolchildren from seven regions of Russia. Tests were carried out twice - before the start of work with the YaKlass educational platform to study the course "Fundamentals of Financial Literacy" and after testing educational materials (15 academic hours each). Also, more than 50 teachers from these schools took part in the resource assessment. According to the results of testing, the course was recognized as effective.

The formation of financial literacy should create favorable conditions for the growth of savings, the formation of responsible financial behavior among the population and, as a result, lead to increased wealth. We are pleased that one of the Skolkovsky companies in the field of education took part in the implementation of such a responsible state contract of the Ministry of Finance.

The online educational course is divided into two parts, each of which is designed for students in grades 7-9 and 10-11. Children can explore in detail 8 topics:

• banking and tax systems;
• risks and financial security;
• lending;
• insurance;
• stock market, foreign exchange market;
• possibilities of pension accumulation;
• financial mechanisms of the enterprise;
• organization and conduct of own business.

In total, the online course for January 2019 includes 80 subtopics, 800 tasks for an online simulator and 150 test tasks. The training course is adapted to the material, technical and teaching conditions of the school. For users, theory, tasks and tests for training are available for free.

The course will allow students to increase their knowledge and understanding of financial terms and concepts, as well as the skills, motivation and confidence needed to make effective decisions in a variety of financial situations.

2017: The JAClass system is integrated into the InternetUrok

In the educational Internet project "Home School" in the InternetUrok fall of 2017, the system of electronic testing and generation of tasks "" Yaklass(resident company) was introduced Skolkovo Foundation IT Cluster. From now on, Home School students get the opportunity to practice on additional tests and simulators and perform part of their homework in electronic form, instantly receiving the opposite from the communication school.

The InternetUrok home school began work in 2014 on the basis of the InternetUrok.ru project.

2016: JAClass came to Belarus

On May 12, 2016, the YaKlass electronic educational resource announced the launch of an educational resource in the Republic of Belarus. The service partner in the country was the most popular electronic diary in the country schools.by.

Testing and homework in nine subjects became available to Belarusian students: algebra, geometry, mathematics, computer science, chemistry, physics, biology, English and Russian. In addition, in the near future, developers and methodologists will post three more subjects on the portal: the history of Belarus, the Belarusian language and Belarusian literature. These subjects will be specially developed according to the school curriculum of the republic.

Students will be able to perform homework and take tests online from any device, as well as study remotely. The resource will be free for all users, at an additional cost you can connect the electronic assistant Self +, which helps you work faster on errors.

In the Republic of Belarus, about a thousand secondary educational institutions are connected to the schools.by resource, which provides schools with electronic diaries and magazines. According to the assurances of the participants, JAClass and schools.by will cooperate in the future in order to significantly improve the quality of educational services for educational institutions that will be connected to the service.

The resource is being tested in Austria and Germany, negotiations are underway to launch in Kazakhstan.

2015

YaKlass launched in Armenia, here the service became part of the program for providing students with tablets.