India crowns its newest billionaire, a 37-year-old former teacher
Published Tue, Jul 30 2019 3:38 AM EDTUpdated Tue, Jul 30 2019 10:26 AM EDT
Karen Gilchrist @_karengilchrist
India has crowned its latest billionaire, a 37-year-old former teacher from a small village in Kerala.
Byju Raveendran received the coveted title this month after his seven-year-old education app Byju’s raked in $150 million in its latest funding round.
The deal gives Raveendran’s eponymous business a valuation of $5.7 billion, sending his own personal wealth over the billion-dollar threshold.
Read more at: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/30/indias-newest-billionaire-is-37-year-old-ex-teacher-byju-raveendran.html
Could have gone into the business economic area but a pretty mean fete, rather outstanding.
