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Who is Byju Raveendran

Byju Raveendran is the founder of edutech start-up Byju's. Son of physics and mathematics teachers from Azhikode village in Kannur district of Kerala, Raveendran is a former teacher who turned an entrepreneur. An engineering graduate, he started teaching maths to friends (and whoever else wanted to learn) after spending a couple of years at a shipping company. He would help students prepare for entrance exams like the common entrance exam (CAT). In 2003, he appeared for CAT himself and scored 100%, despite not studying enough for the exam. Two years later, he helped some others crack CAT and then decided to take up teaching as a full-time job. Raveendran went from teaching a few friends, to teaching hundreds of students in large auditoriums, and taking classes through satellite communication. He set up Think & Learn in 2011, to offer online lessons, before launching his main app in 2015. In 2018, Byju Raveendran won the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Startup category).
 
Raveendran’s start-up Byju’s runs on a freemium model and trains students for Indian examinations like IIT-JEE, NEET, CAT and IAS, as well as international ones such as GRE and GMAT. In July, 2019 Byju's acquired Indian cricket team jersey rights.
 
Today, Byju's has grown into the world's most successful edutech start-ups with 33 million users and 2.2 million paid subscribers. According to data available as on July 2019, its valuation has quadrupled in the past year. That also makes it one of the top five most-valuable internet companies in the country. The present value of this unicorn company is $3.6 billion.
 
The Byju's app has become a business case at Harvard Business School. It has received several awards, including the Business Standard Annual Award for Corporate Excellence (2018).

Latest Updates on Byju Raveendran

Education tech company Byju's alleges 'corporate raid' by debt buyers

Raveendran announces plans to seek $2.5 billion in damages

Updated On: 29 Jul 2025 | 10:05 PM IST
Bs_logoEducation tech company Byju's alleges 'corporate raid' by debt buyers

Supreme Court nixes BCCI, Riju Raveendran pleas on settlement for Byju's

The Supreme Court dismisses the appeals of BCCI and Riju Raveendran to withdraw insolvency proceedings against Byju's parent company, Think and Learn Private Limited, over unpaid sponsorship dues

Updated On: 21 Jul 2025 | 11:10 PM IST
Bs_logoSupreme Court nixes BCCI, Riju Raveendran pleas on settlement for Byju's

Supreme Court rejects BCCI, Riju Raveendran plea in Byju's settlement case

The BCCI and Byju's contended Form FA, which is an application for withdrawal of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP), was submitted before the formation of CoC of Byju's

Updated On: 21 Jul 2025 | 3:52 PM IST

Glas Trust calls Byju's defamation threat a bid to divert from court orders

Glas Trust now controls Byju's Alpha, which was a special-purpose financing vehicle established by the edtech firm to receive Term Loan B funds

Updated On: 19 Jul 2025 | 5:36 PM IST

Byju's founders plan $2.5 billion lawsuit against investors, lenders

Education startup's creators blame financial backers for the company's collapse from $22 billion valuation to insolvency

Updated On: 18 Jul 2025 | 7:43 PM IST

Byju's offloads US assets at steep loss amid mounting financial crisis

Byju's subsidiaries Epic and Tynker were acquired by TAL Education and CodeHS for $95 million and $2.2 million after a 48-round auction, as a part of ongoing bankruptcy proceedings in the US

Updated On: 11 Jun 2025 | 9:45 AM IST

Aakash Educational moves NCLT to implead EY in edtech firm Byju's dispute

Aakash urges NCLT to add EY and its partner as parties in Byju's dispute, citing conflict of interest and alleging professional misconduct in corporate advisory role

Updated On: 03 Jun 2025 | 11:50 PM IST

Byju Raveendran eyes return via AI model, says students will be compensated

BYJU'S CEO Byju Raveendran apologises for past service disruptions, pledges compensation to affected students, and outlines vision for AI-powered BYJU'S 3.0

Updated On: 18 May 2025 | 2:16 PM IST

NCLAT sets aside BCCI and Riju Raveendran's plea on Byju's settlement

A two-member Chennai bench of the NCLAT comprising Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain and Jatindranath Swain upheld the directions passed by the NCLT

Updated On: 18 Apr 2025 | 3:54 PM IST

Lenders to SPV in Delaware sue Byju Raveendran for 'stealing' $533 mn

Edtech pioneer, wife and close business associate accused of 'masterminding theft of more than half a billion dollars'

Updated On: 10 Apr 2025 | 5:47 PM IST

US lender trustee Glas Trust denies allegations by Byju Raveendran

Glas would take all necessary actions to hold Byju Raveendran and his associates accountable for the harm caused to lenders and thousands of T&L customers, says spokesperson

Updated On: 10 Apr 2025 | 12:36 AM IST

Byju Raveendran files FIR against former Byju's RPs, EY, and Glas Trust

Valued at $22 billion in 2022, Byju's has seen its fortunes almost wiped out due to a massive cash crunch, regulatory issues and disputes with investors

Updated On: 09 Apr 2025 | 12:50 AM IST

'Will rise again': Byju Raveendran promises comeback and company relaunch

Raveendran joined X on Friday to reveal the "truth" about the company and the events of the past two years

Updated On: 30 Mar 2025 | 8:39 PM IST

Was pressured to select process advisor, alleges Byju's former IRP

Khaitan & Co, EY refute allegations

Updated On: 10 Mar 2025 | 6:05 AM IST

Will Byju's employees ever get their unpaid salaries? What CEO has to say

Byju CEO Byju Raveendran assures unpaid employees that salaries will be cleared 'not immediately, but eventually', as staff struggle with three months of unpaid wages and financial uncertainty

Updated On: 05 Mar 2025 | 4:58 PM IST

Legal net tightens around Byju Raveendran after US court ruling on fraud

Raveendran has called for an investigation into what he alleged is a "criminal collusion" between accounting firm EY India, GLAS Trust which represents US lenders, and the IRP

Updated On: 05 Mar 2025 | 4:15 PM IST

Byju Raveendran faces legal risks after US court ruling on fund fraud

Lenders may argue that as the ultimate decision-maker, Raveendran had knowledge of or actively participated in the diversion of funds, potentially justifying a 'corporate veil-piercing' claim

Updated On: 04 Mar 2025 | 6:51 PM IST

Judge says Byju's official broke duty to lenders by hiding $533 million

Byju's fraudulently transferred at least part of the money to a small hedge fund based in Miami to keep it out of lenders' hands, US Bankruptcy Judge John Dorsey also ruled

Updated On: 01 Mar 2025 | 7:40 AM IST

Byju Raveendran accuses IRP, EY India, Glas Trust of criminal collusion

Raveendran alleges he and employees received proof of criminal collusion involving EY India, GLAS Trust, and the IRP, urging authorities to investigate the evidence

Updated On: 28 Feb 2025 | 10:43 PM IST

Settlement with BCCI outside lenders' scrutiny, Byju's Raveendran to NCLAT

Riju, the younger brother of founder Byju Raveendran, told the appellate tribunal that the settlement with BCCI had been finalised before the committee of creditors (CoC) was formed

Updated On: 19 Feb 2025 | 10:34 PM IST