Byju’s: The World’s Most Valuable Edtech Startup

An Indian edtech startup with global ambitions

This piece was originally published here.

Attending school and education are a right of passage for kids worldwide and of critical importance in an increasingly complex world. Despite the importance of education, the field has changed little over the past 100 years. However, the burgeoning educational technology sector — “edtech” — is promising to transform how we learn at every stage of our educational journey. One of the most important companies spearheading the transformation of education is Indian edtech startup Byju’s.

Byju’s is a personalized learning platform that creates dynamic learning experiences for students from kindergarten through graduation across a broad range of subjects. Byju’s was founded in 2011 and over the past decade has grown to immense scale:

• 80 million students on the platform
• 5.5 million paying users
• $800 million revenue run rate
• 100 minutes spent on the app on average during the pandemic (71 minutes on average pre-pandemic)
• 85% renewal rate year-to-year
• $16.5B valuation