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India's Game-Changers: Byju Raveendran

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06/10/2018 GMT

Byju Raveendran

India's Game-Changers

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Sameer Hashmi meets three Indian corporate leaders.

Sameer Hashmi meets Byju Raveendran the app developer in education worth more than $1bn is turning traditional Indian educational model on its head by using technology.

He's a household name among those under 25, simply because many of them use the learning app named after him. And later this year, kids in the UK and US will have heard of BYJU's. It's India's latest unicorn- startups worth more than $1bn. In an Indian tech scene dominated by e-commerce, BYJU's stands out. It's an educational app backed by Mark Zuckeberg's personal investment fund, China's online giant Tencent as well as some of Silicon Valley's top venture capital funds. BYJU's is turning the traditional Indian model of education on its head by using technology to instil a love of learning in its subscribers. And in October, the company is going global - launching its app in the UK, US and other English - speaking countries.

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Sameer Hashmi meets three Indian corporate leaders who are changing the way business is done in India, one of the world’s fastest growing economies.

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