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BlockBot Labs
Investor Pitch Deck · 2024
BlockBot
Labs™

India's first Phygital Block-Based Programming System — where physical blocks meet robotics to teach Coding + Math in the real world.

🇮🇳 Made in India NEP 2020 Aligned Screen-Free Learning EdTech × Hardware
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01 — Vision & Mission

Building Tomorrow's Problem Solvers,
One Block at a Time.

We envision a world where every child — regardless of screen access — can learn to think computationally.

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Our Vision

To make computational thinking and mathematical reasoning accessible to every student in India — and eventually the world — through hands-on, screen-free, phygital learning tools that bridge the physical and digital worlds.

"Not just a product — a new category of learning."

🎯 Our Mission

  • Deliver curriculum-aligned STEM kits to 10,000+ schools by Year 3
  • Make coding education accessible below ₹5,000/student/year
  • Create India's first phygital coding standard for K–9
  • Enable teachers with zero coding background to deliver impactful STEM lessons

🏆 Core Beliefs

  • Physical touch builds deeper understanding than screens
  • Math and coding are inseparable — we teach both together
  • Every child deserves a robot to command
  • India will lead the world's next STEM revolution
02 — Problem Statement

Coding & Math Education is Broken.

500M+ students in India. Most will never touch a coding tool that actually works for them.

73%
of Class 5 students can't solve basic word problems
89%
of govt. school students have no access to coding tools
₹40K+
average cost of Lego/Arduino kits — unaffordable for most
60%
of teachers feel unequipped to teach coding under NEP 2020

📺 Problem 1: Screen Overload

  • Scratch/Code.org require reliable internet & devices
  • Digital fatigue affects learning retention
  • Not suitable for Tier 2/3 schools

💰 Problem 2: Unaffordable Kits

  • Lego Mindstorms: ₹40,000+/kit
  • Arduino Kits: Complex for K-9 students
  • No structured curriculum included

📚 Problem 3: Disconnect from Curriculum

  • Coding tools don't reinforce classroom math
  • No NEP 2020 aligned kit exists at scale
  • Teachers can't integrate into lesson plans
03 — Market Opportunity

A $8.5 Billion STEM Market — and We're at the Center.

🌐 Global STEM EdTech Market

$8.5B
Global Market (2024)
$25B
Projected by 2030

CAGR: ~18.5% | Robotics Ed segment growing fastest

🇮🇳 India EdTech Market

$7.5B
India EdTech (2024)
29%
YoY Growth

K-12 hardware segment: underserved and growing

📊 Addressable Market Breakdown

1.5M+ Schools in India TAM
~150K CBSE/ICSE Schools SAM
~10K Robotics/STEM Labs SOM (Y3)

Additional Channels

  • 500K+ After-school program enrollments in metro India
  • 35M+ urban middle-class households (D2C)
  • Southeast Asia, MENA — immediate expansion markets
  • Diaspora (Indian schools abroad): 1,500+ schools
04 — Product Solution

The Phygital Advantage — Physical Blocks, Real Robots, Real Learning.

BlockBot Labs combines tangible manipulation with digital computation — the best of both worlds.

🧩 The System Components

  • Physical Code Blocks — Durable paper/plastic tiles with printed commands, operators, and values
  • Magnetic Learning Board — Structured layout board for arranging block sequences
  • Mobile App (iOS/Android) — Scans the board using computer vision (CV)
  • BlockBot Robot — Compact, affordable bot that executes the scanned code wirelessly via Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
  • Teacher Dashboard — Lesson plans, progress tracking, curriculum maps

✨ The Phygital Advantage

  • No screen needed for students — teacher phone/tablet acts as bridge
  • Tactile learning = 3× better retention (Montessori-backed research)
  • Works in low-connectivity environments
  • Zero device cost per student

🎯 Why This Works

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Kinesthetic Learning Theory

Hands-on manipulation of physical blocks activates spatial reasoning and working memory simultaneously

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Math-Code Integration

Every robot movement requires a math operation. Students solve to move — instantly relevant

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Immediate Feedback Loop

Robot either moves correctly or doesn't — instant, unambiguous feedback without a score

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Teacher-Friendly Design

Full lesson plan integration — teachers with zero coding experience can deliver in 20 mins

05 — How It Works

From Block to Bot in 4 Simple Steps.

A seamless loop that turns any classroom into a robotics lab — instantly.

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1. Arrange Blocks
Student places physical code blocks on the magnetic board to form a sequence/program
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2. Scan with App
Teacher/student scans the board with the BlockBot mobile app using computer vision
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3. CV Parses Code
App recognises each block, validates the logic sequence and compiles robot instructions
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4. Robot Executes
BlockBot receives wireless commands via Bluetooth and performs the movement/action
5. Learn & Iterate
App shows result, highlights errors, student debugs and rearranges — learning loop complete

🔍 Computer Vision Tech

  • Custom-trained CV model on block patterns
  • Works on any Android/iOS phone camera
  • Offline inference — no internet required
  • Color + shape + symbol multi-modal recognition

🤖 Robot Hardware

  • Custom PCB — cost-optimised for India
  • Bluetooth 5.0 wireless communication
  • IR sensors for obstacle avoidance (Advanced kit)
  • Battery life: 3+ hours continuous use

📲 App Features

  • Live scan preview + block recognition overlay
  • Error highlighting with hints
  • Teacher dashboard — class progress
  • Future: AI tutor integration
06 — Product Differentiation

We're Not Another Coding Kit.
We're a New Category.

BlockBot Labs vs the competition — on every dimension that matters to schools and parents.

Feature 🤖 BlockBot Labs Scratch / Code.org Lego Education Arduino Kits Tinkercad
Screen-free for students✅ Yes❌ No❌ No❌ No❌ No
Physical + Digital (Phygital)✅ Yes❌ No⚠️ Partial❌ No❌ No
Math curriculum integration✅ Deep⚠️ Weak⚠️ Partial❌ No❌ No
NEP 2020 aligned✅ Built for it❌ No❌ No❌ No❌ No
Price per student/year₹2,000–₹4,500Free (device cost)₹40,000+₹5,000–₹15,000Free (device)
Works offline✅ Yes❌ No❌ No⚠️ Partial❌ No
Teaches with a real robot✅ Yes❌ No✅ Yes✅ Yes❌ No
Teacher training neededMinimal (20 min)ModerateHighVery HighModerate
Made in India✅ Yes❌ No❌ No❌ No❌ No

* Competitive data based on publicly available pricing and product analysis — 2024

07 — Product Kits

Three Kits. One System. A Complete Learning Journey.

Structured progression from foundational arithmetic to real-world sensor-based robotics.

Beginner Kit

Class 2–4

Arithmetic + Movement

Concepts Taught

  • Addition, subtraction, multiplication
  • Counting steps & basic sequences
  • Directional instructions (left/right/forward)

How Robot Teaches

Robot moves N steps based on the answer to a math block (e.g., MOVE + [2+3] = 5 steps forward)

Kit Price (B2B) ₹2,000/student
Kit Price (D2C) ₹3,499
🟢 No Screen Required
Intermediate Kit

Class 5–7

Geometry + Coordinates

Concepts Taught

  • Angles, shapes, perimeter, area
  • Grid navigation, X-Y coordinates
  • Loops and structured repetition

How Robot Teaches

Robot navigates a coordinate grid printed on mat — students program it to reach (X,Y) by rotating correct angles

Kit Price (B2B) ₹3,200/student
Kit Price (D2C) ₹5,499
🔵 App + Grid Mat Included
Advanced Kit

Class 8–9

Algebra + Logic + Sensors

Concepts Taught

  • Variables, conditions, IF-ELSE logic
  • Loops, equations, real-world problem sets
  • Sensor-based decision making

How Robot Teaches

Robot uses IR/ultrasonic sensors — students program conditional responses (IF obstacle THEN turn 90°)

Kit Price (B2B) ₹4,500/student
Kit Price (D2C) ₹7,999
🔴 Sensor Robot + Full Curriculum
08 — Curriculum & Academic Integration

Built for NEP 2020. Aligned with How India Teaches.

BlockBot Labs is engineered to fit seamlessly into CBSE, ICSE and State Board curricula — not fight them.

📜 NEP 2020 Alignment

  • Competency-based learning — blocks map to specific learning outcomes
  • Experiential & activity-based education — core mandate of NEP stage 3 & 4
  • Coding from Grade 6 — BlockBot prepares students from Grade 2
  • Vocational integration — links robotics to real-world career paths
  • Multilingual support — block labels in English + Hindi + 6 regional languages

📚 Curriculum Assets Included

  • 120+ lesson plans mapped to NCERT chapters
  • Assessment rubrics with competency levels
  • Student workbooks (physical + digital)
  • Teacher certification program (online, 4 hours)
  • Parent engagement guides for home practice

🗺️ Curriculum Coverage Map

Grade 2–4 (Beginner)
Math: Ch 1–8 NCERT (Addition through Multiplication) | Coding: Sequence & Instructions
Grade 5–7 (Intermediate)
Math: Geometry, Coordinate Geometry | Coding: Loops, Patterns, Algorithms
Grade 8–9 (Advanced)
Math: Algebra, Linear Equations | Coding: Conditionals, Variables, Sensors
🔮 Roadmap: Grade 10–12 (2026)
Python bridge, AI + ML concepts, IoT sensors, competitive robotics prep
09 — Business Model & Revenue Streams

Three Revenue Pillars. Recurring. Scalable. Defensible.

Hardware as acquisition, subscriptions as retention, curriculum as the moat.

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Pillar 1: Hardware

One-time kit sales

  • B2B: School packs (30 units) starting ₹45,000
  • B2C: Family kits at ₹3,499–₹7,999
  • Franchise lab setup: ₹1.5L–₹3L
Gross Margin
42–52%
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Pillar 2: Subscription

Annual recurring revenue

  • School SaaS: ₹800/student/year (dashboard + updates)
  • Family app plan: ₹499/year (content + AI tutor)
  • Teacher LMS access: ₹2,000/teacher/year
Gross Margin
78–85%
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Pillar 3: Curriculum

Content & certification

  • Whitelabel curriculum licensing to boards/states
  • Teacher certification courses: ₹1,500/teacher
  • Competition hosting (BlockBot Olympics)
Gross Margin
70–80%

🏫 B2B School Model

  • Annual school partnership contract (3-year preferred)
  • Per-section pricing: ₹25,000–₹60,000/section/year
  • Includes: Kit + App + Dashboard + Teacher Training + Support

👨‍👩‍👧 B2C Parent/Home Model

  • Direct online sale (website + Amazon + Flipkart)
  • After-school & tuition center partnerships (rev share)
  • Gifting bundles for age 6–14 — high AOV
10 — Unit Economics

Strong Margins. Fast Payback. Profitable at Scale.

Per-unit economics analysed at 1,000-unit and 10,000-unit production volumes.

💰 Beginner Kit — Unit P&L

Bill of Materials (BOM)₹580
Assembly + QC₹120
Packaging + Logistics₹80
App cost allocation₹40
Total COGS₹820
B2B Selling Price₹1,800
Gross Profit₹980 (54%)

💰 Advanced Kit — Unit P&L

Bill of Materials (BOM)₹1,450
Assembly + QC₹200
Packaging + Logistics₹120
App cost allocation₹40
Total COGS₹1,810
B2B Selling Price₹3,800
Gross Profit₹1,990 (52%)

📊 Key Unit Metrics (Year 2 Steady State)

₹3,200
Avg. LTV / School Student
₹800
CAC (B2B School)
4:1
LTV:CAC Ratio
8 mo
Payback Period

Scale effect: At 50,000+ units/year, BOM drops 35% due to component bulk pricing from Rajkot + Pune manufacturers, pushing overall blended gross margin to 60%+

11 — Go-To-Market Strategy

Land, Prove, Scale.

Phased GTM: Pilot → City rollout → National franchise → Global export.

Phase 1 (Months 1–6)
Pilot Cohort
50 schools in Jaipur, Pune & Bengaluru. Free pilot in 10 premium schools. Case study generation.
Phase 2 (Months 7–18)
City-by-City Rollout
500 schools in 10 cities. 5 regional education distributor partnerships. D2C launch online.
Phase 3 (Year 2)
Franchise Labs
BlockBot Franchise Labs in 200 cities. After-school center channel. State board MOUs.
Phase 4 (Year 3+)
National + Export
10,000 schools. Export to SEA, MENA, Africa. OEM partnerships with Tata, Reliance EDU.

🏫 Channel 1: Direct B2B

  • Dedicated school sales team (10 SDRs by Y2)
  • Education expos: CBSE Annual Conf., Didac India
  • Free demo kits for decision makers
  • Principal referral program

🤝 Channel 2: Distribution

  • Regional edu-material distributors (existing network)
  • STEM lab setup companies as channel partners
  • Stationery + bookstore chains (Landmark, Crossword)
  • Amazon/Flipkart education category

📱 Channel 3: Digital D2C

  • YouTube content strategy (parent education)
  • Instagram/Reels — "watch the robot move" viral demos
  • Influencer: STEM educators, parenting creators
  • School WhatsApp groups referral campaigns
12 — Traction & Pilot Plan

Early Signal is Strong. Here's the Proof of Demand.

Pre-revenue traction + structured pilot plan to prove scalability.

✅ Current Traction

3
Working Prototypes
2
School LOIs Received
84%
Student Accuracy Gain*
40+
Beta Test Students

* After 8-week classroom pilot, Grade 4 students showed 84% improvement in multiplication accuracy vs control group

🏆 Key Milestones Achieved

  • Computer vision block recognition accuracy: 96.2%
  • Robot response latency: <1.2 seconds
  • Teacher setup time: 15 minutes or less
  • Patent application filed (provisional)
  • DSIR recognition applied for — R&D tax benefits

🗓️ 6-Month Pilot Plan (Post-Funding)

1
Month 1–2: Finalise Manufacturing

Partner with Pune OEM, produce 500 kits, QC certification

2
Month 3: Onboard 10 Pilot Schools

3 CBSE, 3 ICSE, 4 State Board — across 3 cities. Free deployment.

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Month 4–5: Data Collection + Iteration

Learning outcome measurement, teacher feedback, app iteration

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Month 6: Impact Report + Paid Rollout

Publish pilot results, convert 50%+ pilots to paying contracts

Success Metric: 200 students across 10 schools show ≥70% improvement in target math competency within 8 weeks

13 — Intellectual Property Strategy

Our Moat is Deep. And Getting Deeper.

Multi-layered IP strategy — patents, trade secrets, network effects and curriculum lock-in.

🔐 Patent Portfolio (Pending)

  • Provisional Patent Filed: "System and Method for Computer Vision Based Physical Block Code Interpretation for Robotic Control" — India 2024
  • PCT (International) filing planned after seed round
  • Design patent on block shapes and board layout
  • Continuation patents planned for AI-enhanced CV model

🔒 Trade Secrets

  • Proprietary CV training dataset (10K+ annotated block images)
  • Custom block encoding system (color + shape + symbol matrix)
  • Curriculum sequencing algorithm for adaptive progression

🏰 Defensibility Stack

Layer 1 — Legal IP

Patents create 20-year exclusivity window on core phygital scan-and-execute methodology

Layer 2 — Curriculum Lock-In

Schools adopt curriculum → teachers trained → 3-year contracts → high switching cost

Layer 3 — Network Effects

More students → more data → better CV model → better product → more students (data flywheel)

Layer 4 — Brand Moat

"BlockBot" becomes the category name for phygital STEM — like "Scotch tape" or "Band-Aid"

Layer 5 — Made in India Advantage

PLI scheme benefits, import duty advantages, local supply chain resilience vs imported kits

14 — Scalability & Manufacturing

Made in India. Built to Scale to a Billion.

Designed for cost-effective manufacturing from Day 1 — modular, sourceable, and assembly-friendly.

🏭 Manufacturing Strategy

  • Phase 1: Outsource assembly to Pune EMS partner (0–50K units/year)
  • Phase 2: Semi-automated line in Rajkot SEZ (50K–500K units/year)
  • Phase 3: Fully automated plant with PLI benefits (500K+ units)
  • PCB designed for standard components available on local market
  • Block fabrication: Injection mould tooling ₹12L (amortised over 5M pieces)

📦 Supply Chain Design

  • Components: 80% domestic sourcing from day 1
  • Robot chassis: Local plastic injection moulding
  • PCB assembly: Bangalore/Pune EMS ecosystem
  • Blocks: Recyclable HDPE plastic — circular economy play

📈 BOM Cost Curve (Per Robot Unit)

500 units/run ₹1,800 / unit
5,000 units/run ₹1,100 / unit
50,000 units/run ₹650 / unit

At 50K units, BOM drops 64% from prototype cost → blended kit margin exceeds 60%

🌏 Export Readiness

  • CE marking planned by Month 18 (EU/UK market)
  • FCC certification for US export (Year 3)
  • Packaging localisation for 5 markets by Year 2
15 — 3-Year Financial Projections

Path to ₹50 Crore ARR by Year 3.

Conservative projections based on phased GTM execution. Profitability target: Month 28.

Metric Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Schools Onboarded505003,000
Kits Sold (B2B + D2C)2,00025,0001,50,000
Hardware Revenue₹72L₹9.5 Cr₹45 Cr
Subscription Revenue₹8L₹2 Cr₹12 Cr
Curriculum / Other₹2L₹50L₹3 Cr
Total Revenue₹82L₹12 Cr₹60 Cr
Gross Profit (est. 50% avg)₹41L₹6 Cr₹33 Cr
Operating Expenses₹2.5 Cr₹6.5 Cr₹14 Cr
EBITDA(₹2.1 Cr)(₹50L)₹19 Cr
EBITDA MarginNegative-4%31%
₹60 Cr
Projected Y3 Revenue
31%
EBITDA Margin (Y3)
Month 28
Projected Breakeven
16 — Funding Ask & Use of Funds

Raising ₹3.5 Crore Seed Round.

18-month runway to prove product-market fit, hit revenue, and unlock Series A.

💼 Round Details

Round TypeSeed / Pre-Series A
Ask₹3.5 Crore
InstrumentEquity (CCPS)
Post-money Valuation₹17.5 Crore
Runway18 months

🎯 Series A Milestones (Month 18)

  • 500+ schools contracted, ₹12 Cr ARR
  • 2 state government partnerships
  • Full patent grant (India)
  • Product-market fit validated across 3 board types

📊 Use of Funds Breakdown

🏭 Manufacturing & COGS 35% — ₹1.22 Cr

Mould tooling, first production run of 5,000 kits, QC setup

👥 Team (Tech + Sales) 30% — ₹1.05 Cr

3 engineers, 3 sales executives, 2 curriculum designers

📲 Product R&D & App 20% — ₹70L

App development, CV model refinement, dashboard build

📣 GTM & Marketing 10% — ₹35L

Pilot school demos, education expos, D2C launch

⚖️ IP & Legal + Reserve 5% — ₹18L

Patent filing, legal, compliance, working capital buffer

17 — The Ask

Join Us in Building the STEM Revolution for Bharat — and the World.

Every child deserves a robot to command. Every school deserves a system that actually works. BlockBot Labs is making both a reality — affordably, at scale, from India.

₹3.5 Cr
Seed Round
20%
Equity Offered
₹60 Cr
Y3 Revenue Target
10K+
Schools by Year 3
🇮🇳 Made in India NEP 2020 Aligned Patent Pending Screen-Free STEM Phygital Revolution AI + IoT Ready

Contact us to receive our detailed financial model, pilot data, and product demo video.

📧 founders@blockbotlabs.in 🌐 www.blockbotlabs.in 📍 Jaipur, Rajasthan, India