Recent events
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2022
BYJU'S appoints Majid Yazdani as vice president
BYJU'S announced Majid Yazdani's appointment as vice president at BYJU'S Lab. He will work on personalisation and other AI applications in education and incubate ideas across BYJU'S learning products.
2022
Byju's raises $800 million in funding
Byju's said it raised USD 800 million in a funding round led by its founder and CEO Byju Raveendran, with Sumeru Ventures, Vitruvian Partners and BlackRock also participating. The company said the funding valued it at USD 22 billion.
2021
BYJU'S appoints Rachna Bahadur as Senior Vice President
BYJU'S appointed former Bain & Company Partner Rachna Bahadur as Senior Vice President to lead its global expansion plans.
2021
BYJU’S acquires GeoGebra
BYJU’S announced that it had acquired Austria-headquartered mathematics learning platform GeoGebra for an undisclosed sum. GeoGebra will continue to operate as an independent unit within the BYJU’S group.
2021
BYJU'S partners with Ladli Foundation on free learning programmes
BYJU'S Education for All partnered with Ladli Foundation to provide free access to BYJU'S learning programmes for children in classes 6–10, as part of a three-year programme planned to reach 100,000 underprivileged children across India.
2021
BYJU'S announces acquisition of Gradeup
BYJU'S announced its acquisition of online exam preparation platform Gradeup; the acquisition amount was not disclosed.
2021
Byju’s acquires Gradeup
Byju’s announced on Tuesday that it had acquired online exam preparation platform Gradeup for an undisclosed amount.
2021
Gradeup rebranded as BYJU'S Exam Prep
Gradeup was rebranded as BYJU'S Exam Prep, a test-preparation offering for students preparing for more than 150 exams.
2021
Byju’s introduces Two-Teacher Advantage classes
Byju’s introduced a two-teacher model for its online tutoring classes in India, with one teacher explaining concepts and another answering students’ questions.
2021
KBC 13 secures sponsors
Sony Entertainment Television announced that BYJU’S and Cadbury Dairy Milk would be co-presenting sponsors of KBC 13, with Hyundai Motor India, Asian Paints Royale Glitz, Ultratech Cement, Zydus Wellness (Complan), CERA, Pharmeasy, IDFC First Bank, LIC of India and Bharat Matrimony also joining as sponsors.
2021
BYJU’S announces acquisition of Great Learning
BYJU’S announced its acquisition of Great Learning in a transaction valued at $600 million, comprising cash, stock and earnout. BYJU’S also earmarked a further $400 million investment in the segment.
2021
Byju's acquires Great Learning
Online education platform Byju's acquired Great Learning, an ed-tech company serving professionals and higher education, in a deal consisting of cash and equity shares.
2021
Byju’s raises over Rs 363 crore in funding
Byju’s raised over Rs 363 crore (about USD 50 million) in funding from Maitri Edtech and IIFL’s private equity fund, according to regulatory documents.
2021
BYJU’S completes Aakash acquisition
BYJU’S completed its acquisition of Aakash Educational Services, with Aakash’s founders and Blackstone Group set to become shareholders in BYJU’S.
2021
BYJU'S announces acquisition of Aakash Educational Services
BYJU'S announced that it would acquire Aakash Educational Services, a chain of coaching centres with online and offline offerings. BYJU'S would hold a majority stake, while Aakash's founders and Blackstone would become shareholders in BYJU'S.
2020
Byju's raises $200 million in funding
Byju's raised $200 million in fresh funding, and its valuation rose to $12 billion, according to the headline.
2020
BYJU’S and Times of India launch #KeepLearning campaign
Times of India and BYJU’S launched the #KeepLearning campaign to provide students, parents and educators with information and practices for online learning. The campaign was to have a national presence in India, with digital and social media amplification.
2020
BYJU’S introduces learning programmes in Tamil
BYJU’S introduced its learning programmes in Tamil for students in classes 4–10.
2020
Byju's acquires LabInApp
Byju's acquired 3D virtual lab startup LabInApp, according to the article headline.
2020
BYJU’S announces a $500 million funding round
BYJU’S announced a funding round led by Silver Lake, with existing investors Tiger Global, General Atlantic and Owl Ventures also participating. The article reports, citing sources, that the round raised $500 million; BYJU’S had not disclosed the amount.