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As in 2019
From: Gadgetsnow
10 things to know about India's newest tech billionaire
It was revealed that when Byju Raveendran – the man behind popular education app Byjus – secured a funding of $150 million, he catapulted in the billionaire’s club. The 37-year-old teacher-turned-entrepreneur is India’s newest tech billionaire. Raveendran’s company Think and Learn also struck a deal with Disney to launch a standalone education app. Here are 10 things that you should know about India’s newest tech billionaire:
Byju Raveendran hails from the coastal village of Azhikode in Kerala.
He worked as an engineer with a UK-based shipping company before turning an entrepreneur
It was in 2006 when Raveendran started coaching students initially for Maths exams
He then helped friends and other students prepare for CAT exams
Raveendran himself achieved a score of 100 percentile in CAT
In 2011, he formed his company called Think and Learn
It was four years later when Byjus, the app was officially launched and within 3 months had seen 2 million downloads
Currently, there are over 35 million students who use Byjus and out of these about 2.5 million are paid subscribers
Byju's is valued at $5.7 billion and is a long-time member of India’s unicorn club (companies with valuation of $ 1 billion)
Byju’s bought the rights of the Indian cricket team’s jersey
