Byju’s learning app has gained tremendous popularity worldwide and day by day it is reaching out to many people. At present, it’s the world’s leading Edtech company. The onset of the pandemic in 2020 saw the rapid adoption of digital tools and it brought significant change in the mindset of parents towards online learning. By saw close to 50 million new students learn in several regional languages. Here we try to know about Byju’s and its founder.
* He is a teacher by choice and an engineer by chance, and an entrepreneur by accident. He is the owner, founder, and CEO of Byju. His name is Byju Raveendran. He is born and raised in a small village in a small village in coastal Kerala, he attributes the lessons he has learned about teamwork, leadership, and handling work pressure. His kin interest is in physical education, but he is also a dedicated academic student and believes in self-learning.
* He worked abroad for few years after completing his engineering. On one of his trips to India, he appeared for the cat exam and scored 100 percentage twice and after that, he started coaching students for the test.
* Students have always been at the center of innovation at Byju’s and with the same outlook company launched its flagship product- Byju’s learning app in 2015 and within three months, the app saw 2 million downloads.
* The app makes learning engaging, interactive, adaptive, and personalized through its animated videos, games, quizzes, and more.
* Today the app has around 100 million-plus downloads and 6.5 million paid subscribers and an annual renewal rate of 86 percent.
* Byju’s became the first Asian company to receive funding from the chan Zukerburg initiative. With a vision to take world-class learning products from India to the world, Byju’s has been expanding its global footprint.
