Byju’s raises additional $500 Mn from Silver Lake & Other Existing Investors

Barely weeks after raising INR 908 crores or $122 Mn from DST Global, Byju’s has now raised $500 Mn from Silver Lake and other existing investors. According to reports, existing investors include Tiger Global, General Atlantic and Owl Ventures. Byju’s has so far not made any major announcement about this funding but sources claim that…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 8, 20200Comments

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Byju’s may procure more funds in the ongoing series F round for international expansion

Being the world’s most valued edutech startup, Byju’s funding rounds always have a long gestation period and therefore it may not come as a major surprise that Byju’s is still not done with its ongoing series F round. This after it raised approximately $122 Mn from DST Global in the ongoing series F round - …

ByGirish ShettiAugust 27, 20200Comments

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Nexus, Omidyar & Owl rake Massive returns Post Byju’s Buyout

Byju’s acquisition of WhiteHat Jr for $300 Mn has become talk of the town in India’s startup industry and all the hype surrounding this deal is rightly justified. For this acquisition deal comes with so many milestones that this deal is likely to set a new precedence for India’s startup industry. To begin with, it…

ByGirish ShettiAugust 8, 20200Comments

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Byju Raveendran Drops Hint about Byju’s IPO

Just day after acquiring WhiteHat Jr for $300 Mn, Byju’s founder & CEO Byju Raveendran has dropped a hint about Byju’s IPO. In an exclusive interview with Mint, Raveendran said that Byju’s business has reached to a stage where it can seriously plan for an IPO sooner. However, he added that the company has not…

ByGirish ShettiAugust 7, 20200Comments

Acquisitions

Byju’s forays in Coding space with WhiteHat Jr Acquisition

Edutech major Byju’s has forayed in the coding space by acquiring Mumbai based WhiteHat Jr for estimated $300 Mn in all cash deal. Founded in 2018, WhiteHat Jr offers online training program to K-12 Students and is today pretty much an undisputed leader in this space. Techpluto will soon provide the breakdown of this transaction by…

ByGirish ShettiAugust 6, 20200Comments

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Post LinkedIn ban, Aniruddha Malpani claims Byju’s Prioritizing profit over Students’ future

Aniruddha Malpani recently got a rude shock after he came to know that LinkedIn has permanently banned his account. His shock is partially justified given that LinkedIn reportedly didn’t even bother to inform Malpani before taking this extreme action. A celebrated angel investor and a popular figure in India’s startup investment world, Malpani boasted over…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 25, 20200Comments

Acquisitions

What is Doubtnut – Byju’s Latest Acquisition Target

Byju’s, which barely 24 hours ago become the third Indian startup to enter the decacorn club, is reportedly pursuing negotiation to acquire edtech startup Doubtnut. Doubtnut seeks to solve doubts in tough subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Maths and Biology through interactive videos that can be accessed through its official website and Android app. Within a very…

ByGirish ShettiJune 27, 20200Comments

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Weekly Startup Funding: Byju’s & Waycool Scooped up Largest Funding Round

Unicorn edtech startup Byju’s played an rescue act at last minute to salvage this week’s funding scenario. However, the week’s biggest surprise came from the agritech space, since the week’s second largest funding round was raised by an agirtech startup. Byju’s & Waycool raised this week's largest funding This was the first…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 8, 20200Comments

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Byju’s all set to Become New Sponsor of Indian Cricket Team

The unicorn edutech startup Byju's is all set to become the new sponsor of Indian cricket team, according to Times of India (TOI) report. The Bengaluru based company will be replacing Chinese mobile maker Oppo as the new sponsor once the Indian team concludes the upcoming West Indies tour. This means come September Indians will…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 25, 20190Comments

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Byju’s Scales new high with fresh funding of $31 million

Byju’s can willingly claim to be the poster boy of India’s edutech sector, just like Oyo can for hospitality sector or Swiggy for foodtech sector. This tag is most certainly justified given that the Bengaluru based startup has been a spectacular run for a long time now. Today Byju’s long drawn spectacular run got another…

ByGirish ShettiMarch 22, 20190Comments

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