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From $22 billion to zero: Success, not failure, brought Byju downByju's, once a $22 billion edtech giant, has collapsed. Founder Byju Raveendran faces jail for contempt. The company's downfall stems from ...- From billionaire to jail: Why Byju Raveendran is facing prison and how $22B startup with SRK & Messi as ambassadors crashedByju's founder Byju Raveendran has been sentenced to six months in jail by a Singapore court for contempt of court. The court cited his dis...
- Lightspeed eyes new India fund, plans smaller corpus of $300–350 million amid AI focusThe venture capital firm, which was initially looking to raise as much as $500 million for its fifth India fund, has now cut the target siz...
- Groww investors reap bumper returns; Lightspeed’s India rethinkHappy Wednesday! Groww delivered strong gains to early investors after the IPO lock-in expired. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dis...
- UpGrad to acquire Unacademy for Rs 2,055 crore, 90% below peak valuationAfter on-again, off-again talks, Ronnie Screwvala-run edtech firm UpGrad is acquiring UpGrad in a cut price deal. UpGrad is also raising an...
- Byju’s unveils key changes in sales pay structures, product pricingByju's reduced course fees by 30-40%, raised incentives by 50-100%, shifted to a pull-based sales model, and lowered annual subscription co...
- Byju’s asset sale hangs fire amid investor flare-upsUnlike Epic — which is also on the block — the sale of Great Learning is being overseen directly by its founder Mohan Lakhamraju, along wit...
- The downfall of Byju's: How the world’s most valuable learning app became a trapThe group is facing an acute liquidity crunch. Amid mass layoffs and deep losses, the former billionaire founder has sold his homes to pay ...
- For more capital, Byju’s must pass a tough testThese investors have asked the company to file its audited financials for the year ended March 31, 2023, at the earliest. In addition, they...
- Byju’s in talks to sell US unit Epic for $400 million to JoffreThe potential sale of Epic! Creations Inc. would help Byju’s raise funds to pay down a disputed $1.2 billion term loan, people familiar wit...
- Byju’s CFO quits; Flipkart’s Big Billion sale numbersIn another blow to edtech Byju’s, its chief financial officer, Ajay Goel, is leaving after seven months at the company. This and more in to...
- Five key developments at tottering edtech Byju’sThe troubled edtech is mired in multiple issues, such as repayment of a $1.2 billion term loan, and is the subject of a government probe.
- Manipal group's Ranjan Pai likely to invest $250-300 million in Byju's subsidiary Aakash InstituteThe initial $170 million tranche will pay off Davidson Kempner debt; the Manipal chairman may rope in more PEs.
- Byju’s puts Epic, Great Learning on sale to clear $1.2 billion loanByju’s has been working with bankers to sell the two assets to strategic investors and the sources told us it has garnered some interest. S...
- Byju’s lets go of more staffers in mentoring, product expert functionsThe employees who were let go were placed on a performance improvement plan from July 1 to 20, sources said.
- Byju's to adopt internal sales model amid allegations of mis-sellingThis model, the company said in a statement, will ensure more accurate customer identification, clearer communication and guard against mis...
- 'Loss after loss': Parents detail how Byju's pushed them into debtParents said Byju's staff took advantage of a desire to provide the best education for their children, and encroached on their privacy by a...
- NCPCR summons | Before sign-up, Byju’s will test what parents can payThe assurance comes a week after the child rights body summoned the edtech unicorn’s chief executive, Byju Raveendran, following complaints...
- Byju’s picks up Rs 300-crore loan from subsidiary AakashLast week, Byju’s closed a financing round of $250 million from existing investors, including Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), which led t...
- Byju’s to recruit 3.5k, double workforceByju’s is looking to hire about 2,000 people for its sales and operations team, while the rest will be added to its content-creation team.
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