At $16.5 billion, Byju’s to be top ..

Edtech major Byju's is set to be the most valued startup in India amid the pandemic, toppling SoftBank- and Alibaba-backed Paytm, which is valued at $16 billion. Byju's is in advanced stages of talks to raise another $150-200 million from UBS Group, after which it is expected to be valued at around $16.5 billion, a person aware of the matter said. The cheque size could change. This is on top of the $1-billion funding it is currently closing at a valuation of over $15 billion from a clutch of new
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