Byju's - Wikipedia
Byju's - Wikipedia
Type Private
Industry Edtech
Founded 2011[1]
Divya Gokulnath
(CEO)
Divya Gokulnath
(Director)[2]
Subsidiaries Osmo
HashLearn
WhiteHat Jr
LabInApp
Scholr
Aakash Institute
Toppr
Whodat
tynker
Epic!
Great Learning
Gradeup (Rebranded as BYJU'S Exam Prep)
GeoGebra
Website www.byjus.com (https://www.byjus.com)
History
BYJU'S' app was developed by Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd, a company which was established by Byju
Raveendran, Divya Gokulnath and a group of students in 2011.[6][1][7] Byju, an engineer by
profession was coaching students in mathematics since 2006.[6] In initial days The company
focused on offering online video-based learning programs for the K-12 segment and for
competitive exams.[8][9] In 2012, the firm entered Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India and Deloitte
Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific ratings and has been present there ever since.[1][10]
In August 2015, the firm launched BYJU'S: The Learning App.[11][8] In 2017, they launched BYJU'S
Math App for kids and BYJU'S Parent Connect app.[12][13] By 2018, it had 15 million users out of
which 900,000 were paid users at that time.[14][15] In the same year, BYJU'S became India’s first
edtech unicorn.[16] By 2019, 60% of BYJU’S students were from non-metros and rural cities.[17]
In July 2019, BYJU'S won the sponsorship rights for the Indian cricket team jersey.[18]
BYJU'S is an education tutoring app that runs on a freemium model,[19] with free access to content
limited for 15 days after the registration.[19][20] It was launched in August 2015,[21] offering
educational content for students from classes 4 to 12 and in 2019 an early learning program has
started for classes 1 to 3.[14] It also trains students for examinations in India such as IIT-JEE, NEET,
CAT, IAS, and international examinations such as GRE and GMAT.[22]
Academic subjects and concepts are explained with 12-20 minute digital animation
videos.[23][24][25] BYJU'S reports to have 4 crore (40 million) users overall, 30 lakh (3 million) annual
paid subscribers and an annual retention rate of about 85%.[26][27] In 2019, the company
announced that it would launch its app in regional Indian languages.[28][14] It also planned to launch
an international version of the app for English-speaking students in other countries.[29][30]
Recently, Byju's launched new programs in its Early Learn App for students of kindergarten as
well.[31] In April 2021, the company also announced the launch of "BYJU'S Future School" to be led
by WhiteHat Jr Founder Karan Bajaj.[32] The Future School aims to cross the bridge from passive
to active learning with an interactive learning platform blended with coding and other subjects like
Math, Science, English, Music and Fine arts through storytelling. BYJU'S will launch the Future
School in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil, Indonesia and Mexico in May.[33]
Acquisitions
In July 2017, Think and Learn acquired TutorVista (including Edurite) from Pearson.[34][35][36] In
January 2019, BYJU'S acquired American-based Osmo, a maker of educational games for children
aged 3–8 years for US$120 million.[37] BYJU'S also acquired Indian startup WhiteHat Jr for
US$300 million.[38] In September 2020, BYJU'S acquires virtual labs simulation startup
LabInApp.[39][40][41] In February 2021, BYJU'S acquires Mumbai-based doubt clearing platform
Scholr.[42]
In April 2021, BYJU'S acquired test prep firm Aakash Educational Services Ltd. in an estimated
US$950 million cash and stock deal. Aakash's founders and Blackstone Group will receive minority
stakes in BYJU'S as part of the deal.[43][44] In July 2021, BYJU'S acquired American-based kids
learning platform Epic! in a US$500-million cash-and-stock deal. The Epic acquisition was part of
BYJU'S foray into the overseas market, from where it expects annual revenue of US$300 million
per financial year.[45] In July 2021, BYJU'S acquired Singapore based higher education platform
Great Learning at a cost of US$600 million and after-school learning app Toppr.[46] In September
2021, BYJU'S acquired two startups including online test preparation platform Gradeup for an
undisclosed price and rebranded it to BYJU’S Exam Prep[47][48] and American based coding
platform Tynker for US$200 million.[49][50] In December 2021, Byju’s acquired GeoGebra in a
US$100-million cash-and-stock deal.[51]
Funding and financials
BYJU'S received seed funding from Aarin Capital in 2013.[52] As of 2019, BYJU'S had secured
nearly $785 million in funding from investors, including Sequoia Capital India, Chan Zuckerberg
Initiative (CZI), Tencent, Sofina, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Brussels-based family office
Verlinvest, development finance institution IFC, Napsters Ventures, CPPIB and General
Atlantic.[15][53][54] BYJU'S was the first company in Asia to receive an investment from Chan-
Zuckerberg Initiative (co-funded by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla
Chan).[55][56][57] As per the company filings with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, BYJU'S became a
unicorn and was valued at ₹6,505 crore ($1 billion) as of March 2018.[58][53] In June 2020, BYJU'S
attained the decacorn status with an investment by Mary Meeker's Bond Capital.[59]
In September 2020, BYJU'S replaced Oppo as the title sponsor of the India national cricket
team.[60] BYJU'S operates roughly on a premium business model where a paid subscription is
required for most of the content.[23] In 2017, BYJU'S generated revenues of about ₹260 crore
(US$40 million or €33 million) and doubled it in 2018 financial year, earning ₹520 crore.[61][62][63] In
June 2020, with the investment of Bond, a global technology investment firm, BYJU'S became
decacorn at US$10.5 billion valuations.[64] In November 2020, BYJU'S became the title sponsor of
the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC replacing Muthoot Group.[65] In November 2020,
BYJU'S raised US$200 million in a fresh funding round led by BlackRock and T. Rowe Price at a
valuation of $12 billion.[66] In March 2021, BYJU'S secured $460m in a series F funding round.[67] In
April 2021, B Capital, Baron Funds, and XN invested $1 billion in BYJU'S.[68] In June 2021, BYJU'S
raised $50 million in a Series F round from IIFL's private equity fund and Maitri Edtech.[69] In
October 2021, BYJU'S raised $296 million as a part of its Series F round from Oxshott Venture
Fund, Edelweiss Group, Verition Fund, XN Exponent Holdings, and MarketX Ventures.[70]
Criticism
BYJU'S was criticized for charging fees that only the rich can afford.[71] Former salespeople say the
company pushes its products on parents who can’t afford them.[72][73] BYJU'S filed a ₹20 crore
defamation suit against critic Pradeep Poonia.[74][75]
BYJU'S subsidiary WhiteHat Jr. was asked to remove their five TV advertisements by the
Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) due to misleading advertisements.[76] WhiteHat Jr.
had created a fictional character named "Wolf Gupta" for its social media advertisements, without
disclaiming that he was just a character. They often claimed his age to be between 6 to 14 years
who got job offers worth crores in multiple posters.[77]
2012 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Company 321 [78]
[79]
2013 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Company 176
[80]
2014 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Company 329
2015 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Company 167 [81]
[82]
2016 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Company 115
2016 VCCircle Awards (Education company of the year) Company Won [85][23]
[86]
2016 Future of India Awards Company Won
2016 Global Mobile App Summit & Awards (Education) Company Won [87]
2017 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Company 126 [88]
[89]
2017 FT/IFC Transformational Business Awards Company Nominated
See also
Doubtnut
Khan Academy
Vedantu
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