BYJU'S

An online education platform with learning apps, tutoring and test-preparation programs for school students. It has made acquisitions such as WhiteHat Jr and Aakash Educational Services.

Consumer & mediaOnline education (edtech)Bengaluru, India
FoundersSince 2011
Valuation
$225M
Total raised
$5.0B
Last round · Jan 2024
Rights issue
Founded
2011
Quarters in VP50
14

Valuation

$100M$1B$10B201920202021202220232024$225M
BYJU'S priced rounds
RoundDatePost-money valuationRaisedLed by
Funding roundDec 2018$3.6B$540MNaspers
Series GMar 20, 2019$5.0B$31MUnknown
Funding roundJul 10, 2019$5.8B$150MQatar Investment Authority
Funding roundJan 9, 2020$8.0B$200MTiger Global Management
Funding roundFeb 7, 2020$8.0B$200MGeneral Atlantic
Funding roundJun 25, 2020$11BUnknownBond
Funding roundAug 2020$11B$122MDST Global
Funding roundSep 7, 2020$11B$500MSilver Lake
Funding roundNov 2020$12B$200MBlackRock and T. Rowe Price
Series FMar 29, 2021$13B$460MMC Global Edtech Investment Holdings
Series FApr 10, 2021$15BUnknownUnknown
Series FJun 12, 2021$17B$350MUnknown
Series FJul 2021$17BUnknownUnknown
Series FOct 4, 2021$18B$295MOxshott Venture Fund LLC
Funding roundMar 11, 2022$22B$800MByju Raveendran
Funding roundOct 17, 2022$22B$250MUnknown
Rights issueJan 29, 2024$225M$200MUnknown
Post-money valuation at each priced round. Log scale.Hover a point for the round

Updated

In VP50

  1. Q4 2023: #36
  2. Q1 2024: no place
  3. Q2 2024: no place
  4. Q3 2024: no place
  5. Q4 2024: no place
  6. Q1 2025: no place
  7. Q2 2025: no place
  8. Q3 2025: no place
  9. Q4 2025: no place
  10. Q1 2026: no place
  11. Q2 2026: no place
  12. Q3 2026: no place
  13. Q4 2026: no place

Place by quarter since Q4 2023. Best place #12, in Q4 2020.

Funding rounds

DateRound · leadRaisedValuation
Jan 29, 2024Rights issue$200M$225M
May 2023Debt financing · Davidson Kempner Capital Management$250M—
Oct 17, 2022Funding round$250M$22B
Mar 11, 2022Funding round · Byju Raveendran$800M$22B
Nov 2021Term loan B$1.2B—
Oct 4, 2021Series F · Oxshott Venture Fund LLC$295M$18B
Jul 2021Series F—$17B
Jun 12, 2021Series F$350M$17B
Apr 10, 2021Series F—$15B
Mar 29, 2021Series F · MC Global Edtech Investment Holdings$460M$13B
Nov 2020Funding round · BlackRock, T. Rowe Price$200M$12B
Sep 22, 2020Series F extension——
Sep 7, 2020Funding round · Silver Lake$500M$11B
Aug 2020Funding round · DST Global$122M$11B
Jun 25, 2020Funding round · Bond—$11B
Feb 7, 2020Funding round · General Atlantic$200M$8.0B
Jan 9, 2020Funding round · Tiger Global Management$200M$8.0B
Jul 10, 2019Funding round · Qatar Investment Authority$150M$5.8B
Mar 20, 2019Series G$31M$5.0B
Dec 2018Funding round · Naspers$540M$3.6B
Jul 2017Funding round · Tencent Holdings——
Mar 2017Funding round · Verlinvest——
Dec 2016Funding round · International Finance Corporation$15M—
Sep 8, 2016Funding round · Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Sequoia Capital$50M—
Mar 2016Series C$75M—
2015Series B · Sequoia Capital$25M—
2013Seed · Aarin Capital$9M—

Team

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