Business Culture & Policy News Startups Byju Raveendran proposes formation of committee to provide strategic guidance in EGM Byju Raveendran, founder of troubled edtech major Byju’s, in a recently held… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 7, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Byju’s Byju Raveendran addresses crisis at employee townhall, assures strong comeback Edtech major Byju’s is not having the best of times right now,… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 29, 20233 minute read
Business News Startups Byju’s tries to assure investors as it commits to file 2022 earnings by September: Report Last week, edtech decacorn Byju’s lost both it’s auditor – Deloitte –… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 26, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Deloitte resigns as Byju’s auditor, three board members quit Byju’s governance troubles have taken a turn for the worse. Media reports… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 22, 20232 minute read
Business News Startups Fresh round of layoffs come to Byju’s, set to impact over 1000 employees Edtech major Byju’s continues to downsize its workforce – according to media… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 19, 20232 minute read
Business News Startups Byju’s sues ‘hawkish, predatory’ lenders over $1.2B term loan, cancels any future payments till resolution EdTech giant Byju’s has recently filed a lawsuit against its lenders concerning… Staff@The Tech PortalJune 6, 20233 minute read
Business News Startups Byju’s says it will aim for an IPO for test-prep arm Aakash in 2024 Aakash, the offline test preparation giant that Byju’s acquired in 2021 for… Staff@The Tech PortalJune 5, 20232 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Byju’s valuation gets a 62% mark down from Blackrock, now valued at $8.4Bn In a sign of the intensifying funding winter and challenging macroeconomic conditions,… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 30, 20232 minute read
News Startups Byju’s Alpha sued, faces accusations of hiding $500Mn in funds, Byju’s denies In a dramatic turn of events, Byju’s Alpha has found itself embroiled… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 19, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Byju’s fires more staff in fresh round of layoffs: Report The funding winter, which has been specially severe for India’s high profile… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 2, 20232 minute read
Business News Startups Byju’s gets a $250Mn breather from existing investors to strengthen profitability focus Byju’s founder and CEO Byju Raveendran said on Monday that the startup… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 17, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Byju’s to lay off 2500 more over next six months as it struggles to profitability Amidst trickling of funding, falling stocks, and cooling investor interest, the purse… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 12, 20222 minute read
Business News Startups After an 18-month delay, Byju’s discloses audited financials, misses own projections The delay in submitting its audited financial report for the financial year… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 14, 20222 minute read
Business News Startups Lawmaker Karti P. Chidambaram asks Indian fraud regulator to investigate edtech decacorn Byju’s finances Karti P. Chidambaram, an Indian Lawmaker who is a Member of Parliament,… Guntas SinghJuly 21, 20222 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Byju’s yet to receive $250 million of its recent $800Mn fundraise Earlier this year, edtech decacorn Byju’s announced the closure of its $800-million… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 12, 20222 minute read
Business News Startups Mass layoffs at $22Bn-valued Byju’s, pushes back payments for $1 Bn Aakash acquisition: Report Byju Raveendran’s Byju’s, India’s highest valued startup and torchbearer of the Indian… Guntas SinghJune 29, 20222 minute read
Business News Ahead of IPO, Byju’s closes $800Mn fundraise from founder Byju Raveendran, others Byju’s has been ruling the edtech industry, spurred on by the swell… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 11, 20222 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Latest fundraise puts edtech major Byju’s at a $18 billion valuation With the pandemic accelerating the need for remote learning, the edtech sector… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 4, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Byju’s and NITI Aayog join forces to provide free access to learning resources across 112 districts Byju’s has evolved into the most valued edtech start-up in the world,… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 17, 20212 minute read
Business News Startups Byju’s acquires coding platform ‘Tynker’, its ninth acquisition of the year Byju’s has had a busy year, and even though it has already… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 16, 20212 minute read
Business News Startups Byju’s acquires online exam prep startup ‘Gradeup’ Byju’s, the biggest edtech startup, not just in India but the entire… Upneet SinghSeptember 8, 20212 minute read