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{{short description|Founder and CEO of BYJU's}}
{{short description|Founder and CEO of BYJU's}}
{{Indian name|Byju|Raveendran}}
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| name              = Byju Raveendran
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| birth_place        = [[Azhikode and Azhikkal|Azhikode]], [[Kannur district]], [[Kerala]], India
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| networth          = {{USD}} 3.05 billion{{efn|combined with [[Divya Gokulnath]] and Riju Raveendran}} (2020)<ref name="Forbes 2020" />
| networth          = {{USD}} 3.05 billion{{efn|combined with [[Divya Gokulnath]] and Riju Raveendran}} (2020)<ref name="Forbes 2020" />
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'''Byju Raveendran''' (born 1981)<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref> is an [[List of Indian entrepreneurs|Indian entrepreneur]] who is the co-founder of [[Byju's]].
'''Byju Raveendran''' (born 1981)<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref> is an Indian entrepreneur and educator who co-founded [[Byju's]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
He was born in 1981 in the [[Azhikode and Azhikkal|Azhikode]]<ref>{{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's education app: A CAT topper who didn't fancy IIMs is making self-learning cool among Indian students — Quartz India|website=qz.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-10}}</ref> village of [[Kerala|Kerala, India]]. He studied at a [[Malayalam]] medium school where his parents were math and physics teachers.<ref name="Gilchrist 2019">{{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}}</ref><ref name="Krishna 2016">{{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}}</ref> He would skip classes and then learn at home.<ref name="Rai 2019">{{cite news |last1=Rai |first1=Saritha |title=Byju Raveendran, a former school teacher, joins Indian billionaires' 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}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=India TV News Desk |title=Reluctant student-turned teacher, meet Byju Raveendran - India'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}}</ref>
He was born in 1981 in the [[Azhikode and Azhikkal|Azhikode]]<ref>{{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's education app: A CAT topper who didn't fancy IIMs is making self-learning cool among Indian students — Quartz India|website=qz.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-10}}</ref> village of [[Kerala|Kerala, India]] to Raveendran and Shobhanavalli.<ref name="Mathrubhumi">{{cite news |title=ബൈജൂസ് ആപ്പിന്റെ കഥ; ബൈജു രവീന്ദ്രന്റെയും |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/books/excerpts/story-of-byju-s-app-and-byju-raveendran-1.4572526 |work=Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref> He studied at a [[Malayalam]] medium school where his mother was a mathematics teacher and father a physics teacher.<ref name="Gilchrist 2019">{{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}}</ref><ref name="Krishna 2016">{{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}}</ref> He would skip classes and then learn at home.<ref name="Rai 2019">{{cite news |last1=Rai |first1=Saritha |title=Byju Raveendran, a former school teacher, joins Indian billionaires' 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}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=India TV News Desk |title=Reluctant student-turned teacher, meet Byju Raveendran - India'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}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
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.<ref name="Krishna 2016" /> He then took the CAT exam and says he scored in the 100th percentile.<ref name="Krishna 2016" /> Two years later, he continued helping people study for the CAT exam, and based on the good results, decided to quit his job.<ref name="Krishna 2016" /> In 2007, Raveendran founded the test preparation business Byju's Classes.<ref name="Krishna 2016" />
After completing his B.Tech from the [[Government College of Engineering, Kannur]], he joined a multinational shipping company as a service engineer.<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/> During a vacation in 2003, helped friends who were studying for the CAT exam.<ref name="Krishna 2016" /> He then took the CAT exam and says he scored in the 100th percentile.<ref name="Krishna 2016" /> When he took the exam again, he again scored in the 100th percentile.<ref name="TNM 2019">{{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}}</ref> Two years later, he continued helping people study for the CAT exam, and based on the good results, decided to quit his job.<ref name="Krishna 2016" />  


In 2011, he founded [[Byju's]] with his wife, [[Divya Gokulnath]],<ref name="Gilchrist 2019" /> who he met while she was a student in his exam preparation class.<ref name="Ghosh 2020">{{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}}</ref><ref name="ET 2020">{{cite news |last1=ET Now Digital |title=With a wealth of over Rs 11,300 crore, meet India'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}}</ref>
In 2007, Byju founded the test preparation business Byju's Classes,<ref name="Krishna 2016" /> and the company grew to stadium-size classes.<ref name="Banerjee 2019">{{cite news |last1=Banerjee |first1=Sreya |title=Teacher turned app maker Byju Raveendran is India'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}}</ref> In 2011, he founded [[Byju's]] with his wife, [[Divya Gokulnath]],<ref name="Gilchrist 2019" /> who he met while she was a student in his exam preparation class.<ref name="Ghosh 2020">{{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}}</ref><ref name="ET 2020">{{cite news |last1=ET Now Digital |title=With a wealth of over Rs 11,300 crore, meet India'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}}</ref>


In 2015, as smartphone screen sizes increased, [[Byju's]] launched an app developed by Raveendran.<ref name="FP 2019">{{cite news |last1=FP Staff |title=Byju'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}}</ref><ref name="Krishna 2016" /><ref name="Rai 2020">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> In October 2018, the app expanded to the UK, US and other English-speaking countries.<ref>{{cite news |title=India'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}}</ref>
In 2015, as smartphone screen sizes increased, [[Byju's]] launched an app developed by Byju Raveendran.<ref name="FP 2019">{{cite news |last1=FP Staff |title=Byju'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}}</ref><ref name="Krishna 2016" /><ref name="Rai 2020">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> In October 2018, the app expanded to the UK, US and other English-speaking countries.<ref>{{cite news |title=India'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}}</ref>


According to ''[[Forbes]]'', as of 2020,  Raveendran, his wife, and his brother Riju Raveendran, have a combined net worth of $3.05B.<ref name="Forbes 2020">{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/byju-raveendran-and-divya-gokulnath-1/?list=india-billionaires&sh=5e1254e55bb3|title=India's Richest - #46 Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath & family|date=10 July 2020|work=Forbes}}</ref>
According to ''[[Forbes]]'', as of 2020,  Byju, his wife, and his brother Riju Raveendran, have a combined net worth of $3.05B.<ref name="Forbes 2020">{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/byju-raveendran-and-divya-gokulnath-1/?list=india-billionaires&sh=5e1254e55bb3|title=India's Richest - #46 Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath & family|date=10 July 2020|work=Forbes}}</ref>


In January 2021, he was added to the National Startup Advisory Council as a non-official member along with [[Kunal Bahl]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
In January 2021, he was added to the National Startup Advisory Council as a non-official member along with [[Kunal Bahl]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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In this Indian name, the name Raveendran is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Byju.
Byju Raveendran
Born1981 (age 44–45)
Azhikode, Kannur district, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationEntrepreneur
Net worthUS$ 3.05 billion< [lower-alpha 1] (2020)[1]
TitleFounder of Byju's
Spouse(s)Divya Gokulnath

Byju Raveendran (born 1981)[2] is an Indian entrepreneur and educator who co-founded Byju's.

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

He was born in 1981 in the Azhikode[3] village of Kerala, India to Raveendran and Shobhanavalli.[4] He studied at a Malayalam medium school where his mother was a mathematics teacher and father a physics teacher.[5][6] He would skip classes and then learn at home.[7][8]

Career[edit | edit source]

After completing his B.Tech from the Government College of Engineering, Kannur, he joined a multinational shipping company as a service engineer.[4] During a vacation in 2003, helped friends who were studying for the CAT exam.[6] He then took the CAT exam and says he scored in the 100th percentile.[6] When he took the exam again, he again scored in the 100th percentile.[9] Two years later, he continued helping people study for the CAT exam, and based on the good results, decided to quit his job.[6]

In 2007, Byju founded the test preparation business Byju's Classes,[6] and the company grew to stadium-size classes.[10] In 2011, he founded Byju's with his wife, Divya Gokulnath,[5] who he met while she was a student in his exam preparation class.[11][12]

In 2015, as smartphone screen sizes increased, Byju's launched an app developed by Byju Raveendran.[13][6][14][15] In October 2018, the app expanded to the UK, US and other English-speaking countries.[16]

According to Forbes, as of 2020, Byju, his wife, and his brother Riju Raveendran, have a combined net worth of $3.05B.[1]

In January 2021, he was added to the National Startup Advisory Council as a non-official member along with Kunal Bahl.[17]

Honors and awards[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ combined with Divya Gokulnath and Riju Raveendran

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "India's Richest - #46 Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath & family". Forbes. 10 July 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Byju Raveendran | 2020 40 under 40 in Tech". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  3. ↑ "Byju's education app: A CAT topper who didn't fancy IIMs is making self-learning cool among Indian students — Quartz India". qz.com. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "ബൈജൂസ് ആപ്പിന്റെ കഥ; ബൈജു രവീന്ദ്രന്റെയും". Mathrubhumi.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Gilchrist, Karen (July 30, 2019). "India crowns its newest billionaire, a 37-year-old former teacher". CNBC. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Krishna, Niharika (July 11, 2016). "Teacher, entrepreneur: The success story of Byju Raveendran". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. ↑ Rai, Saritha (July 29, 2019). "Byju Raveendran, a former school teacher, joins Indian billionaires' club". LiveMint. Bloomberg. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  8. ↑ India TV News Desk (July 30, 2019). "Reluctant student-turned teacher, meet Byju Raveendran - India's newest billionaire". India TV. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  9. ↑ TNM Staff (July 29, 2019). "Kerala-born former teacher Byju Raveendran is India's newest billionaire". The News Minute. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  10. ↑ Banerjee, Sreya (July 31, 2019). "Teacher turned app maker Byju Raveendran is India's newest billionaire". ABC News. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  11. ↑ Ghosh, Debojyoti (November 21, 2020). "Byju's better half". Fortune India. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  12. ↑ ET Now Digital (October 10, 2020). "With a wealth of over Rs 11,300 crore, meet India's youngest billionaire". TimesNowNews. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  13. ↑ FP Staff (July 29, 2019). "Byju's founder, Raveendran polevaults into billionaire club with latest funding of $150 mn". FirstPost. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  14. ↑ Rai, Saritha (December 3, 2020). "Byju Raveendran, the A Student in Online Ed". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  15. ↑ Shah, Vrutika (February 12, 2020). "5 youngest billionaires of India and how they make their money". GQ India. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  16. ↑ "India's Game-Changers - Byju Raveendran". BBC World News. October 6, 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  17. ↑ "Byju Raveendran, Kunal Bahl named to startup advisory panel". The Siasat Daily. 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  18. ↑ Staff (December 7, 2020). "Byju Raveendran dedicates Manorama News Newsmaker Award to COVID warriors, teachers". Onmanorama. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  19. ↑ "Byju Raveendran". EY. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  20. ↑ Dave, Sachin (March 25, 2021). "Harsh Mariwala wins EY Entrepreneur of the year 2020 award". Economic Times. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  21. ↑ Bathija, Monica (March 18, 2021). "FILA 2021 Entrepreneur for the Year: Byju Raveendran's global ambitions". Forbes India. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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