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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{short description|Founder and CEO of BYJU&amp;#039;s}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{short description|Founder and CEO of BYJU&amp;#039;s}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| networth           = {{USD}} 3.05 billion{{efn|combined with [[Divya Gokulnath]] and Riju Raveendran}} (2020)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Forbes 2020&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| networth           = {{USD}} 3.05 billion{{efn|combined with [[Divya Gokulnath]] and Riju Raveendran}} (2020)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Forbes 2020&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| notable_works      =  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| notable_works      =  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Byju Raveendran&#039;&#039;&#039; (born 1981)&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Byju Raveendran {{!}} 2020 40 under 40 in Tech|url=https://fortune.com/40-under-40/2020/byju-raveendran/|access-date=2020-09-13|website=Fortune|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; is an &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[List of Indian entrepreneurs|&lt;/del&gt;Indian entrepreneur&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/del&gt;who &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;is the &lt;/del&gt;co-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;founder of &lt;/del&gt;[[Byju&#039;s]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Byju Raveendran&#039;&#039;&#039; (born 1981)&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Byju Raveendran {{!}} 2020 40 under 40 in Tech|url=https://fortune.com/40-under-40/2020/byju-raveendran/|access-date=2020-09-13|website=Fortune|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; is an Indian entrepreneur &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;and educator &lt;/ins&gt;who co-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;founded &lt;/ins&gt;[[Byju&#039;s]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Early life and education==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Early life and education==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;He was born in 1981 in the [[Azhikode and Azhikkal|Azhikode]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://qz.com/india/740893/an-engineer-has-built-indias-largest-education-technology-startup-by-helping-students-get-into-the-iims/|title=Byju&#039;s education app: A CAT topper who didn&#039;t fancy IIMs is making self-learning cool among Indian students — Quartz India|website=qz.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-10}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; village of [[Kerala|Kerala, India]]. He studied at a [[Malayalam]] medium school where his &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;parents were math &lt;/del&gt;and physics &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;teachers&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Gilchrist 2019&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Gilchrist |first1=Karen |title=India crowns its newest billionaire, a 37-year-old former teacher |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/30/indias-newest-billionaire-is-37-year-old-ex-teacher-byju-raveendran.html |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=CNBC |date=July 30, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Krishna 2016&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Krishna |first1=Niharika |title=Teacher, entrepreneur: The success story of Byju Raveendran |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/teacher-entrepreneur-the-success-story-of-byju-raveendran/story-5ByyzxoX5aM6KjHB6lVn6I.html |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=July 11, 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He would skip classes and then learn at home.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Rai 2019&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Rai |first1=Saritha |title=Byju Raveendran, a former school teacher, joins Indian billionaires&#039; club |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/byju-raveendran-a-former-school-teacher-is-india-s-newest-billionaire-1564387408340.html |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=LiveMint |agency=Bloomberg |date=July 29, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=India TV News Desk |title=Reluctant student-turned teacher, meet Byju Raveendran - India&#039;s newest billionaire |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/education/news-meet-byju-raveendran-kerala-teacher-india-newest-billionaire-539141 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=India TV |date=July 30, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;He was born in 1981 in the [[Azhikode and Azhikkal|Azhikode]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://qz.com/india/740893/an-engineer-has-built-indias-largest-education-technology-startup-by-helping-students-get-into-the-iims/|title=Byju&#039;s education app: A CAT topper who didn&#039;t fancy IIMs is making self-learning cool among Indian students — Quartz India|website=qz.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-10}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; village of [[Kerala|Kerala, India]] &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;to Raveendran and Shobhanavalli.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Mathrubhumi&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=ബൈജൂസ് ആപ്പിന്റെ കഥ; ബൈജു രവീന്ദ്രന്റെയും |url=https://www.mathrubhumi&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;com/books/excerpts/story-of-byju-s-app-and-byju-raveendran-1.4572526 |work=Mathrubhumi |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;/ins&gt;He studied at a [[Malayalam]] medium school where his &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;mother was a mathematics teacher &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;father a &lt;/ins&gt;physics &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;teacher&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Gilchrist 2019&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Gilchrist |first1=Karen |title=India crowns its newest billionaire, a 37-year-old former teacher |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/30/indias-newest-billionaire-is-37-year-old-ex-teacher-byju-raveendran.html |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=CNBC |date=July 30, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Krishna 2016&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Krishna |first1=Niharika |title=Teacher, entrepreneur: The success story of Byju Raveendran |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/teacher-entrepreneur-the-success-story-of-byju-raveendran/story-5ByyzxoX5aM6KjHB6lVn6I.html |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=July 11, 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He would skip classes and then learn at home.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Rai 2019&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Rai |first1=Saritha |title=Byju Raveendran, a former school teacher, joins Indian billionaires&#039; club |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/byju-raveendran-a-former-school-teacher-is-india-s-newest-billionaire-1564387408340.html |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=LiveMint |agency=Bloomberg |date=July 29, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=India TV News Desk |title=Reluctant student-turned teacher, meet Byju Raveendran - India&#039;s newest billionaire |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/education/news-meet-byju-raveendran-kerala-teacher-india-newest-billionaire-539141 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=India TV |date=July 30, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Career ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Career ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;After &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;graduation, Raveendran worked in a multinational &lt;/del&gt;[[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Information technology|IT&lt;/del&gt;]] &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;job and during &lt;/del&gt;a vacation in 2003, helped friends who were studying for the CAT exam.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Krishna 2016&quot; /&amp;gt; He then took the CAT exam and says he scored in the 100th percentile.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Krishna 2016&quot; /&amp;gt; Two years later, he continued helping people study for the CAT exam, and based on the good results, decided to quit his job&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Krishna 2016&quot; /&amp;gt; In 2007, Raveendran founded the test preparation business Byju&#039;s Classes&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Krishna 2016&quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;After &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;completing his B.Tech from the &lt;/ins&gt;[[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Government College of Engineering, Kannur&lt;/ins&gt;]]&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, he joined a multinational shipping company as a service engineer.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Mathrubhumi&quot;/&amp;gt; During &lt;/ins&gt;a vacation in 2003, helped friends who were studying for the CAT exam.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Krishna 2016&quot; /&amp;gt; He then took the CAT exam and says he scored in the 100th percentile.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Krishna 2016&quot; /&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt; When he took the exam again, he again scored in the 100th percentile.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;TNM 2019&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=TNM Staff |title=Kerala-born former teacher Byju Raveendran is India’s newest billionaire |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kerala-born-former-teacher-byju-raveendran-india-s-newest-billionaire-106342 |access-date=3 May 2021 |work=The News Minute |date=July 29, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;gt; Two years later, he continued helping people study for the CAT exam, and based on the good results, decided to quit his job.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Krishna 2016&quot; /&amp;gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 2011, he founded [[Byju&#039;s]] with his wife, [[Divya Gokulnath]],&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Gilchrist 2019&quot; /&amp;gt; who he met while she was a student in his exam preparation class.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Ghosh 2020&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Ghosh |first1=Debojyoti |title=Byju’s better half |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/people/byjus-better-half/104850 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=Fortune India |date=November 21, 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;ET 2020&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=ET Now Digital |title=With a wealth of over Rs 11,300 crore, meet India&#039;s youngest billionaire |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/companies/article/with-a-wealth-of-over-rs-22000-crore-these-two-are-indias-youngest-billionaires/664128 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=TimesNowNews |date=October 10, 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;In 2007, Byju founded the test preparation business Byju&#039;s Classes,&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Krishna 2016&quot; /&amp;gt; and the company grew to stadium-size classes.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Banerjee 2019&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Banerjee |first1=Sreya |title=Teacher turned app maker Byju Raveendran is India&#039;s newest billionaire |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/teacher-turned-app-maker-byju-raveendran-indias-newest/story?id=64678698 |access-date=3 May 2021 |work=ABC News |date=July 31, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;/ins&gt;In 2011, he founded [[Byju&#039;s]] with his wife, [[Divya Gokulnath]],&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Gilchrist 2019&quot; /&amp;gt; who he met while she was a student in his exam preparation class.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Ghosh 2020&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Ghosh |first1=Debojyoti |title=Byju’s better half |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/people/byjus-better-half/104850 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=Fortune India |date=November 21, 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;ET 2020&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=ET Now Digital |title=With a wealth of over Rs 11,300 crore, meet India&#039;s youngest billionaire |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/companies/article/with-a-wealth-of-over-rs-22000-crore-these-two-are-indias-youngest-billionaires/664128 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=TimesNowNews |date=October 10, 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 2015, as smartphone screen sizes increased, [[Byju&#039;s]] launched an app developed by Raveendran.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;FP 2019&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=FP Staff |title=Byju&#039;s founder, Raveendran polevaults into billionaire club with latest funding of $150 mn |url=https://www.firstpost.com/business/byjus-founder-raveendran-polevaults-into-billionaire-club-with-latest-funding-of-150-mn-7076731.html |access-date=27 March 2021 |work=FirstPost |date=July 29, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Krishna 2016&quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Rai 2020&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Rai |first1=Saritha |title=Byju Raveendran, the A Student in Online Ed |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-03/byju-raveendran-the-a-student-in-online-ed-bloomberg-50-2020 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=Bloomberg BusinessWeek |date=December 3, 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Shah |first1=Vrutika |title=5 youngest billionaires of India and how they make their money |url=https://www.gqindia.com/get-smart/content/5-youngest-billionaires-of-india-net-worth-richest-people-in-india |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=[[GQ]] India |date=February 12, 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In October 2018, the app expanded to the UK, US and other English-speaking countries.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=India&#039;s Game-Changers - Byju Raveendran |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/n3ct5ckk |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=BBC World News |date=October 6, 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 2015, as smartphone screen sizes increased, [[Byju&#039;s]] launched an app developed by &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Byju &lt;/ins&gt;Raveendran.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;FP 2019&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=FP Staff |title=Byju&#039;s founder, Raveendran polevaults into billionaire club with latest funding of $150 mn |url=https://www.firstpost.com/business/byjus-founder-raveendran-polevaults-into-billionaire-club-with-latest-funding-of-150-mn-7076731.html |access-date=27 March 2021 |work=FirstPost |date=July 29, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Krishna 2016&quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Rai 2020&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Rai |first1=Saritha |title=Byju Raveendran, the A Student in Online Ed |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-03/byju-raveendran-the-a-student-in-online-ed-bloomberg-50-2020 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=Bloomberg BusinessWeek |date=December 3, 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Shah |first1=Vrutika |title=5 youngest billionaires of India and how they make their money |url=https://www.gqindia.com/get-smart/content/5-youngest-billionaires-of-india-net-worth-richest-people-in-india |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=[[GQ]] India |date=February 12, 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In October 2018, the app expanded to the UK, US and other English-speaking countries.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=India&#039;s Game-Changers - Byju Raveendran |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/n3ct5ckk |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=BBC World News |date=October 6, 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;According to &#039;&#039;[[Forbes]]&#039;&#039;, as of 2020,  &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Raveendran&lt;/del&gt;, his wife, and his &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/del&gt;brother Riju Raveendran, have a combined net worth of $3.05B.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Forbes 2020&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/byju-raveendran-and-divya-gokulnath-1/?list=india-billionaires&amp;amp;sh=5e1254e55bb3|title=India&#039;s Richest - #46 Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath &amp;amp; family|date=10 July 2020|work=Forbes}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;According to &#039;&#039;[[Forbes]]&#039;&#039;, as of 2020,  &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Byju&lt;/ins&gt;, his wife, and his brother Riju Raveendran, have a combined net worth of $3.05B.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Forbes 2020&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/byju-raveendran-and-divya-gokulnath-1/?list=india-billionaires&amp;amp;sh=5e1254e55bb3|title=India&#039;s Richest - #46 Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath &amp;amp; family|date=10 July 2020|work=Forbes}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In January 2021, he was added to the National Startup Advisory Council as a non-official member along with [[Kunal Bahl]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=2021-01-19|title=Byju Raveendran, Kunal Bahl named to startup advisory panel|url=https://www.siasat.com/byju-raveendran-kunal-bahl-named-to-startup-advisory-panel-2071262/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=The Siasat Daily|language=en-GB}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In January 2021, he was added to the National Startup Advisory Council as a non-official member along with [[Kunal Bahl]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=2021-01-19|title=Byju Raveendran, Kunal Bahl named to startup advisory panel|url=https://www.siasat.com/byju-raveendran-kunal-bahl-named-to-startup-advisory-panel-2071262/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=The Siasat Daily|language=en-GB}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 50:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Living people]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Living people]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>&gt;Proudly Indian09 at 05:55, 17 April 2021</title>
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{{short description|Founder and CEO of BYJU&amp;#039;s}}&lt;br /&gt;
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| name               = Byju Raveendran&lt;br /&gt;
| image              = Byju Raveendran CEO Byju&amp;#039;s (cropped).jpg&lt;br /&gt;
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| birth_date         = {{Birth year and age|1981}}&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place        = [[Azhikode and Azhikkal|Azhikode]], [[Kannur district]], [[Kerala]], India&lt;br /&gt;
| nationality        = Indian&lt;br /&gt;
| networth           = {{USD}} 3.05 billion{{efn|combined with [[Divya Gokulnath]] and Riju Raveendran}} (2020)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Forbes 2020&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| occupation = Entrepreneur&lt;br /&gt;
| title              = Founder of [[Byju]]&amp;#039;s&lt;br /&gt;
| spouse             = [[Divya Gokulnath]]&lt;br /&gt;
| years_active       = &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Byju Raveendran&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (born 1981)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Byju Raveendran {{!}} 2020 40 under 40 in Tech|url=https://fortune.com/40-under-40/2020/byju-raveendran/|access-date=2020-09-13|website=Fortune|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; is an [[List of Indian entrepreneurs|Indian entrepreneur]] who is the co-founder of [[Byju&amp;#039;s]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early life and education==&lt;br /&gt;
He was born in 1981 in the [[Azhikode and Azhikkal|Azhikode]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://qz.com/india/740893/an-engineer-has-built-indias-largest-education-technology-startup-by-helping-students-get-into-the-iims/|title=Byju&amp;#039;s education app: A CAT topper who didn&amp;#039;t fancy IIMs is making self-learning cool among Indian students — Quartz India|website=qz.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-10}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; village of [[Kerala|Kerala, India]]. He studied at a [[Malayalam]] medium school where his parents were math and physics teachers.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Gilchrist 2019&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Gilchrist |first1=Karen |title=India crowns its newest billionaire, a 37-year-old former teacher |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/30/indias-newest-billionaire-is-37-year-old-ex-teacher-byju-raveendran.html |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=CNBC |date=July 30, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Krishna 2016&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Krishna |first1=Niharika |title=Teacher, entrepreneur: The success story of Byju Raveendran |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/teacher-entrepreneur-the-success-story-of-byju-raveendran/story-5ByyzxoX5aM6KjHB6lVn6I.html |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=July 11, 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He would skip classes and then learn at home.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Rai 2019&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Rai |first1=Saritha |title=Byju Raveendran, a former school teacher, joins Indian billionaires&amp;#039; club |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/byju-raveendran-a-former-school-teacher-is-india-s-newest-billionaire-1564387408340.html |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=LiveMint |agency=Bloomberg |date=July 29, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=India TV News Desk |title=Reluctant student-turned teacher, meet Byju Raveendran - India&amp;#039;s newest billionaire |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/education/news-meet-byju-raveendran-kerala-teacher-india-newest-billionaire-539141 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=India TV |date=July 30, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Career ==&lt;br /&gt;
After graduation, Raveendran worked in a multinational [[Information technology|IT]] job and during a vacation in 2003, helped friends who were studying for the CAT exam.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Krishna 2016&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; He then took the CAT exam and says he scored in the 100th percentile.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Krishna 2016&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; Two years later, he continued helping people study for the CAT exam, and based on the good results, decided to quit his job.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Krishna 2016&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; In 2007, Raveendran founded the test preparation business Byju&amp;#039;s Classes.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Krishna 2016&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2011, he founded [[Byju&amp;#039;s]] with his wife, [[Divya Gokulnath]],&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Gilchrist 2019&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; who he met while she was a student in his exam preparation class.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Ghosh 2020&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Ghosh |first1=Debojyoti |title=Byju’s better half |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/people/byjus-better-half/104850 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=Fortune India |date=November 21, 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ET 2020&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=ET Now Digital |title=With a wealth of over Rs 11,300 crore, meet India&amp;#039;s youngest billionaire |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/companies/article/with-a-wealth-of-over-rs-22000-crore-these-two-are-indias-youngest-billionaires/664128 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=TimesNowNews |date=October 10, 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2015, as smartphone screen sizes increased, [[Byju&amp;#039;s]] launched an app developed by Raveendran.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;FP 2019&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=FP Staff |title=Byju&amp;#039;s founder, Raveendran polevaults into billionaire club with latest funding of $150 mn |url=https://www.firstpost.com/business/byjus-founder-raveendran-polevaults-into-billionaire-club-with-latest-funding-of-150-mn-7076731.html |access-date=27 March 2021 |work=FirstPost |date=July 29, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Krishna 2016&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Rai 2020&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Rai |first1=Saritha |title=Byju Raveendran, the A Student in Online Ed |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-03/byju-raveendran-the-a-student-in-online-ed-bloomberg-50-2020 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=Bloomberg BusinessWeek |date=December 3, 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Shah |first1=Vrutika |title=5 youngest billionaires of India and how they make their money |url=https://www.gqindia.com/get-smart/content/5-youngest-billionaires-of-india-net-worth-richest-people-in-india |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=[[GQ]] India |date=February 12, 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In October 2018, the app expanded to the UK, US and other English-speaking countries.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=India&amp;#039;s Game-Changers - Byju Raveendran |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/n3ct5ckk |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=BBC World News |date=October 6, 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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According to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Forbes]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, as of 2020,  Raveendran, his wife, and his  brother Riju Raveendran, have a combined net worth of $3.05B.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Forbes 2020&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/byju-raveendran-and-divya-gokulnath-1/?list=india-billionaires&amp;amp;sh=5e1254e55bb3|title=India&amp;#039;s Richest - #46 Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath &amp;amp; family|date=10 July 2020|work=Forbes}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In January 2021, he was added to the National Startup Advisory Council as a non-official member along with [[Kunal Bahl]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=2021-01-19|title=Byju Raveendran, Kunal Bahl named to startup advisory panel|url=https://www.siasat.com/byju-raveendran-kunal-bahl-named-to-startup-advisory-panel-2071262/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=The Siasat Daily|language=en-GB}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Honors and awards==&lt;br /&gt;
* 2019 [[Malayala Manorama|Manorama]] News Newsmaker award&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Staff |title=Byju Raveendran dedicates Manorama News Newsmaker Award to COVID warriors, teachers |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/kerala/top-news/2020/12/06/byju-raveendran-receives-manorama-news-newsmaker-award-2019.html |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=Onmanorama |date=December 7, 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* 2020 [[Ernst &amp;amp; Young]] Finalist, Entrepreneur of the Year, India&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Byju Raveendran |url=https://www.ey.com/en_in/entrepreneur-of-the-year/finalists-2020/byju-raveendran |access-date=6 April 2021 |work=EY}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and Winner, Business Transformation Award&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Dave |first1=Sachin |title=Harsh Mariwala wins EY Entrepreneur of the year 2020 award |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/harsh-mariwala-wins-ey-entrepreneur-of-the-year-2020-award/articleshow/81693034.cms |access-date=14 April 2021 |work=Economic Times |date=March 25, 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* 2020 [[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune Magazine]]&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;[[40 Under 40]]&amp;#039; list&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* 2021 [[Forbes India]] Leadership Award (FILA) Entrepreneur for the Year&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Bathija 2021&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Bathija |first1=Monica |title=FILA 2021 Entrepreneur for the Year: Byju Raveendran&amp;#039;s global ambitions |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/leadership-awards-202021/fila-2021-entrepreneur-for-the-year-byju-raveendrans-global-ambitions/66885/1 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=Forbes India |date=March 18, 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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