VK consolidates 100% of the Sferum educational platform

The technology company VK became the sole owner of the Sferum information and communication platform for schoolchildren and teachers, which was developed by a joint venture between VK andRostelecomA”. About it reported in the press service of VK.

“VK announces the signing of binding documents for the consolidation of 100% shares in a joint venture with PJSC Rostelecom, the developer of Sferum, the company Digital Education. Closing of the deal is scheduled for the end of April,” the statement said.

It is specified that VK will continue to develop Sferum on the VK Messenger platform. “Rostelecom“will focus on” the implementation of infrastructure projects and the development of public digital services for the education sector.

The Sferum platform was developed by Digital Education, which is a joint venture between VK and Rostelecom and was established in 2019. The number of Sferum users exceeds 7 million people.

February 20 VK redeemed 75% educational platform “Uchi.ru” for 8.7 billion rubles. and became its sole owner. In December 2020, VK acquired 25% of the edtech platform for RUB 3.75 billion.

In addition to Uchi.ru and Sferum, VK owns 50.06% of Skillbox Holding Limited. It includes such online schools in the segment of additional professional education as Skillbox, Geekbrains, Skillfactory, Mentorama (Brazil) and Lerna (Belarus). The company also owns shares in Tetrika (60.7%), Umskul (25%) and Algorithmika (7.88%) platforms for schoolchildren.