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The ruling marks another setback for the entrepreneur, who is already facing legal challenges from overseas investors across multiple jurisdictions. In the United States, lenders are attempting to recover losses tied to a soured $1.2 billion loan.

Byju's, once a $22 billion edtech giant, has collapsed. Founder Byju Raveendran faces jail for contempt. The remarkable thing about Byju’s is that it did not begin as a cynical idea. There was something authentic at its core. That is partly why the collapse feels so dramatic

Byju Raveendran, the founder of failed edtech firm Byju’s, has been handed a six-month jail sentence by a Singapore court in a contempt case, as per a Bloomberg report.

Byju Raveendran, once a startup icon, faces a Singapore prison sentence for contempt, highlighting the dramatic fall of his edtech giant. Once valued in billions, the company's aggressive growth model, fueled by pandemic demand, ultimately led to financial and legal troubles, shaking India's startup narrative and prompting a re-evaluation of the edtech sector's priorities.

Edtech giant Byju's founder Byju Raveendran received a six-month prison sentence in Singapore for contempt of court over asset disclosure non-compliance. This latest setback adds to the company's mounting legal woes, including fund diversion allegations and creditor claims, marking a significant downfall for the once-celebrated startup.

Byju Raveendran, founder of edtech Byju's, has been sentenced to six months in jail by a Singapore court for contempt of court. The ruling stems from his disobedience of court orders concerning his assets since April 2024. This development marks a significant downturn for the once-celebrated startup leader.

Byju's Alpha Inc, a unit of Byju's, filed for bankruptcy in the US due to its $1.2 billion debt. The company lacks funds to continue fighting with its parent company. Parent company Byju’s, an online-education pioneer, continues to run its business in India and beyond even as the fight with creditors threatens its prospects.

Byju’s which has come under the scanner for severe corporate governance lapses is planning to set up a board advisory committee (BAC) which will be tasked with advising the CEO on matters pertaining to the company’s governance structure and composition of the board, sources said. “The BAC will serve as a working group consisting of independent directors with credible backgrounds and relevant experience from diverse corporate fields,” the startup’s founder and CEO Byju Raveendran told shareholders at the firm’s EGM (extraordinary general meeting) held earlier this week.

Lenders to one of India’s hottest tech startups, Byju’s, created bogus default claims tied to a $1.2 billion loan as part of a scheme to gain control of the education-technology provider, the firm’s lawyer told a judge. The distressed-debt lenders are “playing hardball” to create leverage in negotiations to restructure the loan and causing problems for Byju’s executives, Sheron Korpus, a lawyer for the Bengaluru-base company, said at a hearing in state-court in Delaware Friday.

Trouble continues to mount for Byju’s. A month after the firm’s investor Prosus confirmed the resignation of its representative Russell Dreisenstock from the board of the startup, the Netherlands-based technology investor on Tuesday said that the executive leadership at Byju’s regularly “disregarded” Dreisenstock’s advice and recommendations relating to strategic, operational, legal and corporate governance matters, compelling him to resign.

Education technology unicorn Byju’s reported an increase of 174% in revenues on a standalone basis to Rs 1,341 crore in the financial year ending March 31, 2019. The company also turned in a profit of a little over Rs 20 crore as compared to a loss of Rs 28.7 crore in the previous fiscal.

Even as a group of Byju’s major investors are seeking removal of the troubled startup’s founder and group CEO Byju Raveendran from leadership position and reconstitution of the company’s board which now has been pretty much reduced to a family-run entity, Raveendran has given a clear indication that he is not going to step down from the top post.

Byju’s, India’s most valued private company, has raised $250 million in debt funding from US-based investment firm Davidson Kempner. This funding is part of a larger $1 billion round that the education technology company is trying to raise, sources told TOI.

Alakh Pandey, a teacher from Prayagraj, transformed his YouTube channel into the edtech giant PhysicsWallah, making quality education accessible and affordable for millions. His journey from free online lessons to a billion-dollar valuation highlights a unique path to success in the competitive Indian education market.

Edtech major Byju’s has reportedly sued its lender Redwood, an American investment management company and its related entities in the New York Supreme Court for accelerating the repayment of a $1.2 billion Term Loan B (TLB). According to a report in Economic Times, this marks a new twist in the long-drawn saga playing out between Byju’s and its lenders. This comes after Byju’s missed its quarterly interest payment of about $40 million for the TLB that was due on June 5. Byju's offshore lenders were scheduled to receive their interest payments on May 25, as per the contract, with grace period until June 5.

Byju's, the once highly valued Indian startup, is facing more challenges as three senior executives have left the company as part of a restructuring. This comes after Deloitte and three board members resigned in June, citing concerns within the company. Byju's is currently reassessing its agreements with lenders and investors as it tries to secure fresh financing and regain investor confidence.

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Netherlands-based investment firm Prosus said in its half yearly financial statement that it has recorded the fair value of its 9.7% stake in Byju’s at $578 million. That would mean Prosus values the education platform at about $6 billion.

Byju’s managed to avoid insolvency by securing time to repay $19 million owed to India's cricket board. A court halted insolvency proceedings after a partial payment. However, Byju’s still faces several bankruptcy cases and legal troubles, with its valuation dropping significantly. Investor confidence is dwindling, leading to delayed staff salaries. Venture investments in India’s young firms have dwindled, depriving the country of capital needed to diversify and grow the world’s fifth-largest economy.