# Byju funding: rounds and investors

> Byju has raised $790M across 3 rounds since 2018. Investors include Naspers, Owl Ventures and Sequoia India. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/byju (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Byju*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$790M** raised across 3 rounds since 2018, from 3 sources

**$100M** Round **$540M** Round **$150M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $150M Jul 2019
- **Biggest round:** $540M Round · Dec 2018
- **Investors:** 5 (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.

2019

**$100M** Round

**$540M** Round

**$150M** Round

- **First round:** Round, $100M
- **Biggest round:** $540M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 7 months

## The rounds

- **Jul 2019** Round **$150M** *2 new* [Owl Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/owl-ventures) Qatar Investent Authority Reported by TechCrunch
- **Dec 2018** Round **$540M** *2 new* [Naspers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naspers) Lead [Sequoia India](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-india) Reported by TechCrunch
- **Sept 2018** Round **$100M** *1 new* General Atlantic India Reported by Indianweb2

## 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.

**Round** 2018 **Round** 2018 **Round** 2019 [Naspers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naspers) L [Owl Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/owl-ventures) [Sequoia India](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-india) General Atlantic India Qatar Investent Authority

## Everyone who backed them

[Naspers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naspers) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Owl Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/owl-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Sequoia India](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-india) Growth equity **1** round

General Atlantic India no record of our own yet **1** round

Qatar Investent Authority no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Byju

### Who invested in Byju?

Byju's investors include Naspers, Owl Ventures, Sequoia India, General Atlantic India and Qatar Investent Authority.

### How much has Byju raised?

Byju has raised $790M across 3 rounds since 2018.

### When did Byju last raise?

Byju's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $150M in Jul 2019.

### What was Byju's biggest round?

Byju's largest round on record is $540M (Undisclosed round), in Dec 2018, led by Naspers.

### Who backed Byju first?

Byju's first round on record, in Sept 2018, was backed by General Atlantic India.

### What stage is Byju at?

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

### Where is Byju based?

Byju is based in India.

### Who led Byju's rounds?

Naspers led the Undisclosed round in 2018.

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