Socratic (Google)
| Type of business | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
Type of site | App, website |
| Created by | Chris Pedregal, Shreyans Bhansali |
| Industry | Education, Internet, Mobile Learning |
| Parent | Google LLC |
| Launched | 2013 |
Socratic is a discontinued education tech platform that used artificial intelligence to help students with their homework by providing educational resources like videos, definitions, Q&A, links and more.
Socratic was first launched as a web product in 2013 by Chris Pedregal and Shreyans Bhansali, in New York City, United States. They launched their app under the same name in 2016.
In March 2018, Socratic was acquired by Google for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition was made public in August 2019, when the Founder and CTO (now engineering manager) Shreyans Bhansali announced that the company had joined Google. The wake of news was accompanied by a redesigned iOS app.
Starting from August 2018, Socratic became no longer available for user contributions; past contributions were kept, but it was no longer possible to ask, answer, or edit questions. Its functionality was merged into Google Lens in 2025.