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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• ​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 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 acquired Indian cricket team jersey rights.
  
  
• According to data available as of 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. It has received several awards, including the Business Standard Annual Award for Corporate Excellence (2018).
  
  
• Byju Raveendran's net worth of ₹17,545 crore ($2.1 billion) in 2023 dwindled to zero by 2024 as a result of Byju's financial woes, insolvency, and claims of mismanagement. As of February 2025, his net worth is still zero.
  

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