BYJU’S – LATEST

BILLIONAIRE
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ENGINEERING EDUCATION
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what is byju's? LEARNING
BYJU’S - The Learning App is Triangle say nhi to Square say Shuru karo
na yaar tumko b
the common brand name for
Pythagoras say ho jayega pyaar….
Think and Learn Private Ltd., a
Bangalore-based educational
technology (edtech) and online
tutoring firm founded in 2011 by
Byju Raveendran at Bangalore
(India).

In March 2019, it became the

world’s most valued edtech
company at $5.4 billion (Rs
37,000 crore).
History of byju's ?
 BYJU’S app was developed by Think and Learn Pvt Ltd, established by
Byju Raveendran in 2011. Raveendran, who was trained as an engineer,
started coaching students to pass mathematics exams in 2006.In 2011 he
founded an educational company with the help of his students offering
online video-based learning programs for the K-12 segment as well as
competitive exams.
 In August 2015, after 4 years of developments, the firm launched
BYJU’S The Learning App . The app was downloaded by more than 2
million students within the first 3 months since its development
 In 2017, Think and Learn launched BYJU’S Math App for kids and
BYJU’S Parent Connect app to help parents track their child’s learning
course . BYJU’S app also became a business case at Harvard Business
School . By 2018, it had 15 million users and 900,000 paid users.
About byju's owner!
 Byju Raveendran is the founder and CEO of BYJU'S, The
World's most valued Edtech company (Currently valued at
5.7 Bn Dollars). A teacher by choice and an entrepreneur by
chance, he founded the company to address the pressing
need for high quality learning for every student.
 Today, 35 million students are learning on the company's
flagship learning app, which was launched in August 2015.
 It has launched an early learning program for younger
children in collaboration with Disney in June 2019.
 There are 1 million students learning on this new app as of
July 2019.
byju's Raveendran net worth?
 In March 2019, it was the world's most valued edtech company at $5.4
billion (Rs 37,000 crore). Shah Rukh Khan is the brand ambassador for
BYJU'S. In July 2019, BYJU'S acquired Indian cricket team's jersey rights.
 Billionaire entry! Through Engineering Education

• From A Classroom Teacher To India's Newest Billionaire, This Is The Story Of

Byju's Founder.
• Raveendran’s entry into the billionaires’ club comes after Think and Learn scored
$150 million in funding in July.
• Byju’s valuation hit $5.7 billion after latest funding round; his learning app is
riding the smartphone and edutech boom.
• India’s newest billionaire is a former classroom teacher who developed an
education app that’s grown to a valuation of almost $6 billion in about seven. years.
Byju Raveendran joined the rarefied club after his Think & Learn Pvt scored $150
million in funding earlier
• Its closing coincided with the announcement that the company’s Byju’s app -
named after the founder - will team up with Walt Disney Co. and taking its service
 The 37-year-old entrepreneur - who has said he wants to do for Indian
education what the Mouse House did for entertainment - is taking his
biggest step yet geographically and creatively.
 In his new app, Disney staples from The Lion King’s Simba to Frozen’s
Anna teach math and English to students from grades one to three. The
same characters star in animated videos, games, stories and interactive
quizzes