Investors
The governance layer digital schools need.
Bazerm LLC is an education technology company. Our first major initiative is Vtabu, a book distribution platform that gives schools full control over content and devices.
The problem
Digital schools need control they can actually use.
Schools lose control
Schools are responsible for what students read and use, yet many have no practical way to keep that control once books and devices are in students' hands.
Devices are hard to govern
General-purpose devices were not built around a school's authority over content and use.
Print is slow to change
Printed books are slow to distribute and update, and every new edition means starting over.
Our solution
The school is the only route to students.
Without the school, publishers and school app developers cannot reach students. Full content authority and device management stay where they belong.
Schools
Choose which books their students get, with no software fees. They only pay for the books.
Students
Read their school's books in the Vtabu Reader app, on their own device.
Publishers & school app developers
Reach students through the school, instead of printing and shipping.
How it works
From publisher to student, with the school in control.
- 01
Publishers list books
Publishers join free and list their books. We review and approve every publisher account.
- 02
Schools choose books
Schools buy and manage books for their students, paying themselves or sending parents a payment link.
- 03
Students read
Each book is encrypted with Readium LCP and licensed to one student, in the Vtabu Reader app.
- 04
Publishers earn
Publishers set what they earn per copy and are paid when a copy sells.
Business model
Free to use. We earn when books sell.
Vtabu is free for schools and free for publishers to join. We earn a platform margin each time a copy sells.
Free for schools
The platform and the Vtabu Reader app are free. Schools only pay for the books.
Platform margin
Publishers join free with no subscription. We earn a margin on each copy sold, and nothing when a book doesn't sell.
Premium (coming soon)
A paid plan for running school administration on Vtabu, such as attendance and report cards. Not live yet.
Vtabu Tablet (2027)
Dedicated school tablets locked to the Vtabu app and managed through Android Enterprise MDM, coming in 2027.
Flagship product
LiveVtabu
Vtabu is a book distribution platform for schools. It's free for schools, which only pay for the books, and students read in the Vtabu Reader app on their own device. Dedicated school tablets are coming in 2027.
Full content control
Schools choose which books students can access.
Protected books
Every book is encrypted and licensed to one student with Readium LCP.
Our mission in practice
Decisions about content and devices stay with the school.
Now
Vtabu
Live today at vtabu.com.
2027
Vtabu Tablet
Dedicated school tablets that open the Vtabu e-reader and nothing else.
Later
On the same foundation
New content types and device categories, governed by the same school controls.
Why now
Why this matters now.
Devices are already in schools
Student devices are now a normal part of classrooms. The open question is control, not adoption.
Print is slow and expensive
Printing, shipping and reprinting are costly, and digital delivery can be updated far more easily.
Safety is a priority
Parents and schools expect students to be protected on the devices they use.
Company
Meet the Founder
Bashir Mohamud
CEO & Founder
Bashir, a father himself, founded Bazerm LLC with the intention of empowering schools with total control of the digital content that students are exposed to and the hardware devices that students use.
Bashir Mohamud is a Bachelor of Engineering graduate from Swinburne University of Technology.
Investors
Request the Bazerm deck.
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