BYJU’S

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About

BYJU'S is an educational technology company that develops personalized learning programs for K-12 students.

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Details

Last Funding Type
Private Equity(PE)
Last Funding Money Raised
$500M
Industries
E-Learning,EdTech,Education
Founded date
Nov 30, 2011
Number Of Employee
10001 - max
Operating Status
Active

BYJU’S is a global ed-tech company, providing highly adaptive, engaging, and effective learning solutions to more than 150 million students around the world. Founded in India in 2011, BYJU’S mission is to make high-quality learning accessible to students everywhere.

The BYJU’S family of brands includes Disney-BYJU’S Early Learn, BYJU’S FutureSchool, Epic!, Osmo, Tynker, Toppr, and WhiteHat Jr, along with the Company’s beloved flagship product BYJU’S – The Learning App. Together, BYJU’S solutions support Pre-K – 12 education and a wide range of competitive exams.

BYJU’S delivers a world-class learning experience with tools that sit at the cross-section of mobile, interactive content and personalized learning methodologies. BYJU’S geography-agnostic solutions and 12,000+ teachers make learning engaging, with visual and contextual programs that adapt to the unique learning style, skill level and pace of each student. In addition, BYJU’S has innovative partnerships with some of the world’s leading companies, including Disney and Google, to drive engagement and help even more students become active and lifelong learners.

BYJU’S is backed by blue-chip investors including the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, Sequoia Capital, Bond Capital, Silver Lake, BlackRock, Sands Capital Management, Alkeon Capital Management, Sofina, Verlinvest, Tencent, Prosus (previously Naspers Ventures), CPPIB, General Atlantic, Tiger Global, Qatar Investment Authority, Owl Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Times Internet, Aarin Capital, and IFC. Since 2017, BYJU’S has completed more than 15 acquisitions, including companies in the U.S., UK, Austria, India, and Singapore.

A 2021 Time 100 Most Influential Company, BYJU’S is headquartered in India, with operations in more than 21 countries globally and learning programs in more than 8 languages. For additional information, please visit www.byjus.com.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
9
$1.45B ₹41.57B
BYJU’S has raised a total of $1.45B ₹41.57B in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Oct 4, 2021 from a Series F round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Oct 4, 2021 Series F ₹27B 3 Detail
Sep 8, 2021 Series F ₹10.94B 1 Detail
Jun 21, 2021 Series F ₹3.63B 1 IIFL Finance Detail
Jun 12, 2021 Series F $350M 1 UBS Detail
Mar 29, 2021 Series F $460M 2 MC Global Edtech Investment Holdings Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
6
11
BYJU’S is funded by 11 investors. UBS and MC Global Edtech Investment Holdings are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
UBS Yes Series F
MC Global Edtech Investment Holdings Yes Series F
Silver Lake Yes Private Equity(PE)
IFC Venture Capital Group Yes Series E
IIFL Finance Series F
Time Capital Series F
GenGlobal Bright Corp. Series F
ARK Ncore Series F
TCDS India LP Series F
InnoVen Capital Series E

Acquisition

BYJU’S has acquired 1 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Epic on Jul 21, 2021. They acquired Epic for $500M.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Jul 21, 2021 Epic
EBooks acquisition $ 500M Detail