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Byju's in talks with investors to raise $300 mn in return for more controls

Shareholders call for board rejig so that they can have a bigger say in ops

Byju’s, the edtech giant’s founder and chief executive officer (CEO), Byju Raveendran
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Byju’s, the edtech giant’s founder and chief executive officer (CEO), Byju Raveendran

Peerzada Abrar Bengaluru
With investors asking for a change in the board structure at Byju’s, the edtech giant’s founder and chief executive officer (CEO), Byju Raveendran, is now asking them to put $300 million into the company for more control.
 
The company has rung up $5.8 billion from investors such as General Atlantic, Sofina, the Qatar Investment Authority, Sumeru Ventures, Vitruvian Partners, BlackRock, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Seq­uoia, Silver Lake, Bond Capital, Tencent, and Tiger Global. “The shareholders have asked Raveendran to revamp the board so that they can have a bigger say in company operations. Raveendran has asked them to infuse about $300

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