boclips

Name

boclips

Legal name

Knowledge Motion, Inc

Website

https://boclips.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Video Platform

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Online Learning Content & Course Publishing Platforms (BPAMAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interactive Video & Video-Based Learning Authoring (EDAFAHAC), Video Streaming Platforms (SVOD/AVOD/TVOD) (BPAMAJAA), K–12 Instructional Video & Multimedia (EDAGALAA), Short-Form Video for Education & Microlearning Platforms (MPACAHAK)

Keywords

• Educational video platform
• Curriculum-aligned content
• Rights-cleared video library
• Edtech video api
• K-12 instructional video

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Library Subscription/Licensing: Subscription-based access to Boclips Library for curriculum and instructional design teams to discover, license, and deliver educational videos. Flexible, pay-as-you-go pricing available.
2. API/Integration Fees: API access fees for EdTechs and developers integrating video content into their platforms. Free API access announced for developers.
3. Classroom Platform: Free access for educators through end of 2024-2025 school year; potential for district/school-wide paid licensing thereafter.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Boclips operates a curated educational video distribution platform aggregating 1.7-2.2 million rights-cleared, curriculum-aligned videos from 650+ premium content creators (TED, PBS, Bloomberg, SciShow, etc.). It delivers these videos through three core products: Boclips Classroom (free for teachers with paid district licensing), Boclips Library (subscription-based content licensing for publishers and curriculum developers), and Boclips Integrate (API access for EdTech platforms). The platform layers proprietary AI Video Highlights, curriculum alignment to 70+ standards, and a rights management system to enable safe, ad-free, distraction-free educational video use across K-12, higher education, and publisher workflows.

Product overview

Boclips is an educational video content platform providing access to over 1.7-2.2 million rights-cleared, curriculum-aligned videos from 500-650+ educational content creators. The platform operates through three core products: Boclips Classroom (for teachers to share safe, curriculum-aligned videos with students via LMS/Google Classroom), Boclips Library (for publishers and curriculum developers to discover and license content), and Boclips Integrate (API access for EdTechs to embed video in their platforms). AI Video Highlights provides generative AI-powered video recommendations for personalized learning and AI tutors. Content is organized via Lesson Guides, Curated Collections, and the Century of Video News archive, all fully licensed and rights-cleared.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Boclips Classroom Distraction-free, curriculum-aligned classroom video platform that lets teachers share Ed-Ready videos with students via LMS, Google Classroom, and links. Built for K-12 teachers, schools, and districts as a safe YouTube alternative with teacher-friendly educational filters and curriculum alignments.
• Boclips Library Subscription-based licensing portal for curriculum and instructional design teams at educational publishers to discover, license, and deliver world-class educational videos from premier brands in courseware or digital learning materials, all from a single source.
• Boclips Integrate API product for EdTechs, developers, and application builders to embed 2.2 million Ed-Ready videos from 650+ content creators into their platforms via API, LMS integrations, and LTI support. Free API access available with pay-as-you-go pricing.
• AI Video Highlights Generative-AI video recommendation engine that surfaces the right moment of the right video aligned to subjects, keywords, or prompts. Powers AI tutors and EdTech applications with multimodal learning experiences and safeguards against AI hallucination.
• Boclips Lesson Guides Over 80 video-focussed lesson plan guides covering English Language Arts, Social Studies, Sciences, and Mathematics across K-12, featuring curated videos around topics with scaffolding, activity ideas, suggested assignments, and projects. Aligned to Common Core and NGSS standards.

Quantifiable outcome

• 63% of teachers use technology with students daily, video being most common digital tool
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Perusall/OpenStaxcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 February 2024Partnership focused on OpenStax video alignments, integrating Boclips educational video content into OpenStax educational materials for higher education. Part of open education movement providing free peer-reviewed academic content.
• PBS NewsHourcoreTechnology or Integration · 14 September 2017Trusted news source providing video reports and latest news for education. Seen by over 4 million weekly viewers, available online, via public radio in select markets, and via podcast. Adds trusted journalism to Century of Video News collection.
• Storyful (News Corp)coreTechnology or Integration · 14 September 2017Division of News Corp providing verified user-generated video and technology expertise. Processes billions of data points with global team of journalists verifying content. Adds to Century of Video News collection for media literacy teaching.
• Singapore Press HoldingscoreTechnology or Integration · 14 September 2017Asia's leading media organization engaging minds across multiple languages and platforms. Provides diverse global news content enriching Century of Video News collection.
• XinHua News AgencycoreTechnology or Integration · 24 January 2017China's official news agency partnered to exclusively distribute its video materials on the Boclips video platform for the global education marketplace. Makes available rights-ready Mandarin and English language news reports and complements existing 'Century of Video News' collection.
• Learning7coreTechnology or Integration · 24 January 2017Beijing headquartered micro-learning platform licensing and using curriculum aligned videos from Boclips for its 3D, HD and VR solutions. Currently serves 5,000 schools and 5,250,000 students across 8 provinces in China.
• The GuardiancoreTechnology or IntegrationNew partnership announced between Boclips and The Guardian, two leading companies in education content. Brings authoritative journalism and educational content to Boclips platform.
• TED/TED-EdcoreTechnology or IntegrationWorld's largest video library includes TED Talks and TED-Ed video content through 'Ideas Worth Spreading' partnership. Premier educational content from globally recognized speaker platform.
• PBScoreTechnology or IntegrationPremier public broadcasting content creator providing educational videos across curriculum. Trusted educational content provider with extensive library.
• Crash CoursecoreTechnology or IntegrationPopular educational YouTube channel providing curriculum-aligned videos across subjects. Known for engaging presentation style and comprehensive subject coverage.
• BloombergcoreTechnology or IntegrationBusiness and economics video content for economics, business, or social sciences courses. Engaging and current videos for understanding economic models and real-world business scenarios.
• Getty ImagescoreTechnology or IntegrationPremium visual content provider with agreements giving access to high quality, rights-ready video clips spanning all key stages, subjects and topics in curriculum.
• SciShowcoreTechnology or IntegrationPopular science YouTube channel providing engaging educational science content. Known for explaining complex scientific concepts in accessible formats.
• Visual Learning SystemscoreTechnology or IntegrationHigh-quality visual-based science content helping teachers teach and students learn visually. Provides broad coverage for K12 science curriculum with thousands of curriculum-aligned videos.
• WonderscapecoreTechnology or IntegrationComprehensive video-lessons for elementary and middle school courses. Part of top content partners in 2020.
• Mazz MediacoreTechnology or IntegrationLive-action videos and animations covering K12 curriculum. Part of top content partners in 2020.
• FuseSchoolcoreTechnology or IntegrationGlobal Education content provider offering animated educational videos. Popular with teachers and part of major content brands.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Discovery Education: Largest K-12 digital content provider in the US, offering bundled video, curriculum, and PD services to districts. Directly comparable as a video/curriculum distribution platform for schools, but operates at a much larger scale and broader scope.
• PBS LearningMedia: Free educational video platform from PBS offering thousands of standards-aligned videos for K-12. Competes in the same safe-video-for-schools category and is also a Boclips content partner.

Direct peers

• BrainPOP: Subscription-based educational video and animation platform for K-12 classrooms, aligned to curricula. Most direct competitor to Boclips Classroom on safe, curriculum-aligned video for teachers.
• Edpuzzle: Teacher-facing video lesson platform that lets educators edit, annotate, and assign videos. Comparable to Boclips Classroom in targeting teachers with video-enhanced instruction, though Boclips focuses on the content sourcing layer.
• Newsela: Educational content platform providing leveled reading and instructional content to K-12. Listed as a Boclips enterprise customer but operates a parallel content-distribution platform competing for the same publisher/district budgets.
• Nearpod: K-12 instructional platform offering interactive lessons, videos, and assessments for teachers. Competes with Boclips Classroom for district video-rich instructional content budgets.

Emerging players

• Listenwise: Educational audio platform for K-12, acquired by Boclips in 2021. Closely related offering that now operates as part of Boclips; relevant for understanding the merged audio+video positioning.
• OpenStax (Rice University): Open educational resources publisher for higher education, partnered with Boclips via Perusall. Comparable as a free/affordable educational content distribution channel and a Boclips integration partner.
• Panopto: Video management and streaming platform for higher education and enterprise learning. Comparable in the API/integration dimension and in serving publishers and EdTech platforms with embedded video infrastructure.

Regional players

• TED-Ed: TED's educational video initiative producing animated lessons. While a Boclips content partner, it also runs its own educator platform and represents a direct comparable for short-form educational video distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors5 records

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M&A1 record

Investments

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