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Who invested in Byju's

3 rounds we have observed, with the 6 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Edtech

Valuation: $22B, Oct 2024

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$66Mraised across 3 rounds since 2017, from 3 sources

$30MRound$4.8MRound$31MRound
Latest round
Round, $31MMar 2019
Step-upi
6.5×
Investors
6 (1 led)
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20182019
$30MRound$4.8MRound$31MRound
First round
Round, $30M
Mar 2017
Biggest round
$31M
Round · Mar 2019
Between rounds
23 months
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Mar 2019
    Round$31M2 new

    Reported by Techcircle

  2. Mar 2019
    Round$4.8M2 new
    • General Atlantic
    • Tencent

    Reported by Entrackr

  3. Mar 2017
    Round$30M2 new

    Reported by Livemint

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Round2017Round2019Round2019Chan Zuckerberg InitiativeLTengxun TouziGeneral AtlanticVerlinvestGeneral AtlanticTencent

Everyone who backed them

Chan Zuckerberg InitiativeVC firm1round, led 1
Tengxun TouziVC firm1round
General AtlanticPrivate equity1round
VerlinvestFamily office1round
General Atlanticno record of our own yet1round
Tencentno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 8 firms list Byju's as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Collaborative FundVC firmPer its own site
Alkeon CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Kaizen Private EquityVC firmPer its own site
Structural CapitalPrivate creditPer its own site
3SPOKEPrivate creditPer its own site
KaizenvestPrivate equityPer its own site
Next 5 VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Parsers VCVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Byju's

Who invested in Byju's?

Byju's's investors include Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Tengxun Touzi, General Atlantic, Verlinvest and General Atlantic, and 1 more on record.

How much has Byju's raised?

Byju's has raised $66M across 3 rounds since 2017.

When did Byju's last raise?

Byju's's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $31M in Mar 2019.

What was Byju's's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $31M in Mar 2019, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Byju's first?

Byju's's first round on record, in Mar 2017, was backed by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Verlinvest.

What stage is Byju's at?

Byju's's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Mar 2019.

Where is Byju's based?

Byju's is based in India.

Who led Byju's's rounds?

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative led the Undisclosed round in 2017.

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