We are nowhere close to saturation in edtech space: Byju's founder & CEO

Byju's has received investments from Mary Meeker and Yuri Milner, and now from private equity firm Silver Lake, taking valuation close to $11 bn. In an interview, the CEO tells us what all this means

The last few months have been quite action-packed for education technology company Byju’s. Even during the pandemic, the Bengaluru-based firm has received investments from celebrated investors like Mary Meeker and Yuri Milner, and now from US private equity firm Silver Lake, taking its valuation close to $11 billion. Founder and CEO BYJU RAVEENDRAN tells Bibhu Ranjan Mishra in an interview what all this means for the company. Edited excerpts:

How are you coping with the new environment where you are closing funds, and even acquisitions, virtually?

I am very comfortable doing everything remotely. In fact, for me, this is a