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  1. Byju was born in 5th January 1980 in the Azhikode [1] [2] village of Kerala, India to Raveendran and Shobhanavalli, physics and mathematics teachers, respectively. [3] [4] He studied at a Malayalam medium school where his mother was a mathematics teacher and his father a physics teacher.

  2. Age: 44 Years. Wife: Divya Gokulnath. Some Lesser Known Facts About Byju Raveendran. He created the learning app “Byju’s-The Learning App”, and it is the only startup in Asia which is funded by Mark Zuckerberg and his wife’s foundation- the “Chan Zuckerberg Initiative”.

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    Byju Raveendran was born in 1980 (age 44 years; as of 2024) in Azhikode, Kerala. He received his primary education from a local school in Azhikode, Kerala. He pursued B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from a Government Engineering College in Kannur, Kerala. Since childhood, Byju has been interested in sports. Although his parents were teachers, they...

    Byju Raveendran belongs to a Malayali Family. His father, Raveendran, is a retired physics teacher. His mother, Shobhanavalli, is a retired mathematics teacher. He has a younger brother, Riju. He is married to Divya Gokulnath. He met Divya when he used to teach in classrooms. She was his student and they fell in love and got married. They have a so...

    When Byju completed his college studies, he got a job as a service engineer in a multi-national shipping firm. Once, he was staying with his friends in Bangalore during a vacation. His friends were preparing for their CAT examinations. Byju was a bright student and his friends asked him to help and guide them; as Byju was very good at mathematics. ...

    NCPCR Summons

    Byju Raveendran was summoned by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on 17 December 2022 following complaints from parents and children. The allegations stated that BYJU’S enticed them into entering loan-based contracts for their educational programs. The Hindu

    Irregularities in loan repayment

    In March 2023, lenders associated with BYJU’S in the United States, led by investment management firm Redwood, expedited the repayment of the Term Loan B (TLB). They alleged certain non-monetary and technical breaches of contract, which resulted in them assuming control of Byju’s Alpha, the holding company for Byju’s, and appointing their own management team. The lenders claimed that Byju’s Alpha had been established solely to receive the TLB funds. Byju’s, along with its subsidiaries and acq...

    Raids by the ED

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at the premises of Byju’s in Bengaluru on 29 April 2022; the searches were in response to complaints from various private persons against the firm. According to the ED, they found irregularities in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) that the firm received since 2011; the firm received Rs 28,000 crore as FDI out of which it allegedly remitted abroad over Rs 9,700 crore, according to the ED. The agency also found that Byju’s had remitted Rs 9,754...

    In 2017, “Byju’s The Learning App” was included in Harvard University, as one of its case studies.
    As of July 2019, Byju’s- The Learning App had more than 11 million downloads on Android’s Play Store and 35 million registered users.
    In 2019, Byju Raveendran’s net worth grew to $6 Billion.

    Byju Raveendran is the founder of Byju's Learning App, a popular online education platform. He was born in 1980 in Kerala and has a degree in mechanical engineering. He faced controversies over loan irregularities and allegations of hiding funds.

  3. www.forbes.com › profile › raveendran-byjuRaveendran Byju - Forbes

    Apr 4, 2023 · Raveendran Byju is a former math tutor and the founder of online ed-tech company Byju's. He is 42 years old as of 2023 and has a net worth of $2.1 billion.

  4. Aug 26, 2020 · Thirty-nine-year-old teacher-turned-entrepreneur Byju Raveendran’s fabled journey starts from the small coastal village of Azhikode in Kerala. The Founder and CEO of India’s largest online...

  5. Learn about the life and achievements of Byju Raveendran, the founder and CEO of BYJU'S, the world's leading edtech company. Find out his age, background, vision, products, partnerships, and social initiatives.

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  7. Aug 21, 2021 · Byju Raveendran is a 37-year-old entrepreneur who founded an education app that is valued at $5.7 billion. He started as a school teacher and became a celebrity tutor, and now plans to expand his service to the US with Disney's help.