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Who is Byju Raveendran

Byju Raveendran

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Who is Byju Raveendran

Byju Raveendran is the founder of edutech start-up Byju's. Son of physics and mathematics teachers from Azhikode village in Kannur district of Kerala, Raveendran is a former teacher who turned an entrepreneur. An engineering graduate, he started teaching maths to friends (and whoever else wanted to learn) after spending a couple of years at a shipping company. He would help students prepare for entrance exams like the common entrance exam (CAT). In 2003, he appeared for CAT himself and scored 100%, despite not studying enough for the exam. Two years later, he helped some others crack CAT and then decided
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Don't want to go Byju's way: Aakash Educational Services to NCLAT

NCLAT refuses to set aside order halting move to amend AoA

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Updated On : 06 Dec 2024 | 11:21 PM IST

Byju's insolvency: Riju Raveendran moves NCLT seeking inclusion in case

Byju's US-based lenders had opposed the settlement, claiming that the money used to repay BCCI was tainted as it was part of the $533 million that had allegedly gone "missing"

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Updated On : 02 Dec 2024 | 9:34 PM IST

Trouble mounts for Byju's as firm faces new probe over financial practices

The federal government has asked the regional office of the Registrar of Companies in Hyderabad to investigate Byju's books to ascertain if the company misreported financial statements

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Updated On : 26 Nov 2024 | 12:04 PM IST

Byju's founder told ally to flee US to avoid testifying against him

William R Hailer said Raveendran sent him a plane ticket to Dubai just two days before Hailer was set to testify about Raveedran's efforts to regain control of parts of the Byju's education empire

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Updated On : 22 Nov 2024 | 8:18 AM IST

Byju's founder 'tried to regain firm' with cash hidden from US lenders

Raveendran allegedly recruited Hailer, who is a former political consultant, to try to buy out US creditors owed more than $1.2 billion under a loan

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Updated On : 21 Nov 2024 | 11:47 PM IST

Byju's US units wrongly stripped of education app, says federal judge

Dorsey ordered Apple to return ownership of the apps to the US units. A lawyer for an Indian firm that had been wrongly given ownership of the apps unsuccessfully tried to persuade Dorsey

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Updated On : 13 Nov 2024 | 9:12 AM IST

Byju Raveendran, Pai planning an 'out-of-court' settlement with US lenders

The dispute revolves around the $1.5 billion Term Loan B (TLB) guaranteed by Think and Learn Pvt Ltd, the parent of Byju's

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Updated On : 20 Oct 2024 | 10:44 PM IST

Byju's worth zero now: How the cookie crumbled for India's edtech giant

Byju Raveendran, founder and chief executive of crisis-hit edtech firm Byju's, said the company, once valued at $22 billion, has seen its valuation plummet to zero

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Updated On : 18 Oct 2024 | 12:52 PM IST

Byju introspects, says Byju's worth zero now, promises a turnaround

Last month, the Supreme Court reserved its verdict on a plea of a US firm against NCLAT order stopping insolvency proceedings against Byju's

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Updated On : 17 Oct 2024 | 9:58 PM IST

Byju's founder denies fraud, says missing funds used for legitimate purpose

The company got the $1.2 billion loan nearly three years ago as it planned to use most of the proceeds on an international expansion, Raveendran claimed

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Updated On : 09 Oct 2024 | 10:34 PM IST

Byju's affiliate drained cash from US units, violating bankruptcy rules

Money that should be used to repay creditors was instead siphoned off to Whitehat Education Technology, a court-approved trustee for the affiliates said in court papers

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Updated On : 09 Oct 2024 | 8:28 AM IST

BCCI secy appointment off Apex Council agenda as Shah preps for ICC chair

There will also be a discussion on the inauguration of the state-of-the-art National Cricket Academy on the outskirts of Bengaluru

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Updated On : 24 Sep 2024 | 12:19 PM IST

Byju Raveendran apologises to employees, pledges support amid challenges

As a small token of appreciation, Raveendran said he has managed, against all odds, to borrow some funds and to compensate the employees and urged them to continue teaching

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Updated On : 21 Sep 2024 | 8:36 PM IST

Byju's may not have to pay Glas Trust; verified claim is only Rs 20 cr: CEO

Glas Trust has filed an appeal against Byju's claiming dues of $ 1.35 billion, or Rs 11,432.98 crore, arising out of the raising of $ 1.2 billion by the edtech firm as Term Loan B

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Updated On : 09 Sep 2024 | 6:19 PM IST

Byju's hits back, says BDO's lack of communication with IRP suspicious

Byju's statement further added that they had 'multiple call recordings', where BDO representatives explicitly suggested backdating these documents, which Byju's refused to do

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Updated On : 07 Sep 2024 | 2:42 PM IST

Byju's lenders kicked off creditor panel by court official Srivastava

Lenders have been trying to force Byju's into an insolvency proceeding in a court in India for months, but with limited success

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Updated On : 04 Sep 2024 | 8:17 AM IST

US lender Glas Trust not part of insolvency panel of Byju's: Report

Byju's was once a darling of global investors and valued at $22 billion in 2022, but is now facing insolvency due to its dispute with US lenders

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Updated On : 03 Sep 2024 | 10:26 PM IST

Byju's foreign investors ask SC to hear their concerns in insolvency case

The four investors are the biggest foreign shareholders in Byju's with a combined stake of nearly 17 per cent

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Updated On : 27 Aug 2024 | 5:11 PM IST
Updated On : 22 Aug 2024 | 7:19 PM IST

Cash-strapped Byju's insolvency case fans fears of employees, parents

India's Supreme Court is set to hold on Thursday its next hearing in the insolvency process it allowed to continue last week, when it sided with the protesting US lenders

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Updated On : 22 Aug 2024 | 1:36 PM IST