Indian e-learning startup Byju's eyes US deals after raising $540m

World's most valuable education tech unicorn has global expansion plans, CEO says

20181228N Byju's app screenshot

A screenshot of a Byju's video teaching geometry, part of the e-learning company's math curriculum. (Courtesy of company website).

ROSEMARY MARANDI, Nikkei staff writer

MUMBAI -- Indian online tutorial startup Byju's, which recently received $540 million in investment from South African fund Naspers and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, has begun talks with four or five U.S. peers toward an acquisition to speed its global expansion.

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