VIDEO - Blind trust helped close deals fast: Byju
Byju Raveendran, founder and CEO of his eponymous edtech firm, has mastered the art of wooing investors with a string of marquee names and a valuation of $17 billion.
edtech
August 2021
I don’t think we are successful: Byju
The founder and CEO of India’s largest edtech firm Byju’s doesn’t want to be complacent about the company’s growth in the last few years and thinks that there is still a long way to go.
What's behind Byju's ambition?
What distinguishes Byju Raveendran—the founder of India’s largest edtech unicorn—BYJU’S from other entrepreneurs is the scale and ambition of the edtech firm.
VIDEO - Entrepreneur by chance: Byju Raveendran
India’s fifth-richest tech billionaire Byju Raveendran narrates his life story in just one sentence.
Unconventionally Yours: Karandeep Singh, The EdTech Visionary
For Karandeep Singh, a seasoned EduPreneur, this is one transformation with the highest potential for growth and disruption in the years to come.
Edtech juggernaut: 2 unicorns, $3.8 bn fund raise
Between January and August 2021, the country’s edtech space has attracted almost 4x more funding than last year while adding 2 new unicorns.
Great Learning on China’s edtech crackdown
China’s regulatory clampdown on its technology sector is unlikely to make India a sole beneficiary, says Mohan Lakhamraju, founder, Great Learning.
upGrad: India’s newest unicorn
The edtech firm raises $185 million at a valuation of $1.2 billion. upGrad is India’s 22nd unicorn this year so far and the third in the edtech space after larger rivals Byju’s and Unacademy.
Edtech access societal problem: Great Learning
The pandemic-induced edtech boom in India has a serious problem: the widening divide between the haves and have-nots. And it is for real, says Mohan Lakhamraju, founder, Great Learning.
Big-ticket deals dominate first half of 2021
In H1 of 2021, 17 growth-stage startups raised funds in the range of $100 mn-$500 mn while PE investments were at an all-time high of $26.3 bn, says a PwC report.
