Byju Raveendran is an Indian entrepreneur who is the co-founder of Byju’s. He 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 set up Think & Learn in 2011, to offer online lessons, before launching his main app in 2015. In 2018, Byju Raveendran won the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Startup category). He created the learning app “Byju’s-The Learning App”, and it is the only startup in Asia which is funded by Mark Zuckerberg and his wife’s foundation- the “Chan Zuckerberg Initiative”
Byju Raveendran | |
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Bio/Wiki | |
Net Worth: | $6 Billion |
Hometown: | Azhikode, Kerala |
Age: | 40 Years |
Profession | Entrepreneur, Teacher |
Famous For | Founder of the Byju Learning App |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 180 cm |
in meters- 1.80 m | |
in feet inches- 5’ 11” | |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 80 kg |
in pounds- 176 lbs | |
Eye Colour | Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | Year 1980 |
Age (as in 2021) | 40 Years |
Birthplace | Azhikode, Kerala |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Azhikode, Kerala |
School | A local school of Azhikode, Kerala |
College/University | Government Engineering College, Kannur, Kerala |
Educational Qualification | B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering |
Religion | Hinduism |
Caste | Not Known |
Hobbies | Playing Football, Cricket, and Table Tennis |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Divya Gokulnath |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | Divya Gokulnath |
Children | Son- Nish |
Daughter- None | |
Parents | Father- Raveendran (Physics Teacher) |
Mother- Shobhanavalli (Mathematics Teacher) | |
Siblings | Brother- Riju (Younger; Director at Byju's) |
Sister- None | |
Money Factor | |
Net Worth (approx.) | $1 Billion (as in 2019) |