2. INTRODUCTION
• BORN IN 1980 IN THE AZHIKODE VILLAGE OF KERALA,INDIA
• HE STUDIED AT MALAYALAM MEDIUM SCHOOL
• WHERE HIS MOTHER WAS A MATHEMATICS
• HE’S FATHER WAS A PHYSICS TEACHER
• HE WOULD SKIP CLASSES AND THEN LEARN AT HOME
3. CAREER
• AFTER COMPLETING HIS B.TECH FROM THE GOVERNMENT COLLEGE
OF ENGINEERING
• HE JOINED A MULTINATIONAL SHIPPING COMPANY AS A SERVICE
ENGINEER
• DURING A VACATION IN 2003,HE HELPED HIS FRIENDS WHO WERE
STUDYING FOR THE CAT EXAM
• HE THEN TOOK THE CAT EXAM AND SCORED IN THE 100TH
PERCENTILE
• WHEN HE TOOK THE EXAM AGAIN,HE AGAIN SCORED IN THE 100TH
PERCENTILE
• TWO YEARS LATER, HE CONTINUED HELPING PEOPLE STUDY FOR CAT
EXAM, AND BASED ON THE GOOD RESULTS, AND DECIDED TO QUIT
HIS JOB
4. STARTUPS
• IN 2007, BYJU FOUNDED THE TEST
PREPARATION BUSINESS
• BYJU’S CLASSES, AND THE COMPANY GREW
TO STADIUM – SIZE CLASSES.
• IN 2011, HE FOUNDED BYJU’S WITH HIS
WIFE, DIVYA GOKULNATH
• WHOM HE MET WHILE SHE WAS A STUDENT
IN HIS EXAM PREPARATION CLASS.
5. BYJU’S SUCCESS STORY
• IN 2015, AS SMART PHONE SCREEN SIZES INCREASED, BYJU’S LUNCHED AN APP
• THIS APP DEVELOPED BY RAVEENDRAN FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN ON THEIR HANDHELD
DEVICES
• IN OCTOBER 2018, THE APP EXPANDED TO THE UK,US AND OTHER ENGLISH SPEAKING
COUNTRIES.
• BY JULY 2022, THE APP HAD BEEN DOWNLOADED MORE THAN 150 MILLION TIMES, AND
ON AVERAGE, ITS USERS SPENT 71 MINUTES ON THE APP EVERYDAY
• HIS COMPANY WAS BOOMED IN MARCH 2022 DURING LOCKDOWN
• SO MANY PARENTS ARE INTRESTED TO JOIN HIS CHILDRENS IN BYJU’S TECH
• BYJU’S WAS OWNED ALSO HIS COMPETITORS COMPANY
• AND BOLLYWOOD ACTOR SHARUH KHAN WAS BRAND AMBASSADOR OF BYJU’S
• THE FAMOUS FOOTBALLER, LIONEL MESSI HAS TAKEN OVER THE ROLE OF GLOBAL BRAND
AMBASSADOR FOR BYJU’S EDUCATION FOR ALL
• BYJU’S WAS THE BRANDING PARTNER OF BOARD OF INDIAN CRICKET COUNCIL AND FIFA
WORLD CUP IN 2022
6. INVESTMENTS AND INVESTORS
• HIS STARTING INVESTMENT WAS 2LAKHS
• AND LATER BYJU’S GAINING THE INVESTORS
INCLUDING THE CHAN-ZUCKERBERG,
SEQUOIA, BOND CAPITAL, SILVER LAKE,
BLACKROCK, SAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT,
ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, SOFINA,
VERLINVEST, TENCENT, PROSUS, CPPIB,
GENERAL ATLANTIC, TIGER GLOBAL, QATAR
INVESTMENT
7. TURNOVER AND NETWORTH
• BYJU RAVEENDRAN AND HIS FAMILY ARE RANKED 994TH
ON THE GLOBAL LIST OF INDIAN BILLIONAIRES, HAVING
RISEN 1005 POSITIONS OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS AND
AMASSING A FORTUNE OF $3.3 BILLION ACCORDING TO
THE REPORT
• AS OF JUNE 2023,BYJU’S WAS VALUED AT $22 BILLION.
• AS OF APRIL 2023, THE COMPANY CLAIMS TO HAVE OVER
150 MILLION REGISTERED STUDENTS
• HIS PRESENT NET WORTH IS VALUED AT $475 MILLION.
• BYJU WAS VALUED AT $1.8 BILLION WHEN IT ENTERED THE
FORBES LIST FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2020.WITH IN TWO
YEARS, IT HAD RISEN TO $3.6 BILLION
8. FALL OF BYJU’S
• OVER SELLING TECHNOLOGY, RATHER THAN COURSES,
HAS EMERGED AS ONE OF THE FIRM’S BIGGEST MISTAKES.
• BYJU’S WAS SELLING HARDWARE IN THE FORM OF
TABLETS THAT DISPENSED STUDY MATERIAL AND
BULLDOZED THEIR WAY INTO MAKING PARENTS BUY
SUBSCRIPITIONS BY BLACKMAILING THEM ABOUT CHILD’S
FUTURE
• SO MANY CLASSROOMS WAS EMPTY CURRENT DAYS
• BYJU’S WAS SACKED HIS 1000 WORKERS LAST MONTH
• LAST YEAR BUJU’S WAS SACKED AROUND 3000 WORKERS