India just crowned its newest billionaire, a 37-year-old former teacher. (via CNBCMakeIt)
The entrepreneur's feat sees him become one of India's youngest billionaires, joining the country's recent wave of newly-minted millennial unicorn founders such asThe son of math and physics teachers, Raveendran grew up in the village of Azhikode in South India before going on to university. But, once working as an engineer, he discovered his own knack for teaching and helping friends with their entrance exams to engineering and management schools in his spare time.
Byju Raveendran, founder and chief executive officer of Byju's, speaks during an interview at the company's office in Bengaluru, India.from students eager to learn his techniques. So, in 2011, alongside fellow twenty-something co-founder Divya Gokulnath, he founded Byju's — The Learning App, an online education platform for children aged five to 16. Built around interactive videos, games and quizzes, the platform helps students with everyday classes as well as exam preparation.In the seven years since, Raveendran's young start-up — which has 35 million users in India, 2.
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