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From a sprawling HQ to a mailbox: Inside the Great Byju’s sale

Nikhil Patwardhan

November 04, 2025 | 8 Min Read

From billion-dollar boardrooms to a rented desk, Byju’s story returns to where it began, smaller, quieter, and up for sale. The insolvency-led auction of India’s most famous startup isn’t just about ownership but whether the country’s biggest tech dream still holds any value.

Few companies have risen—and fallen—as visibly as Byju’s. Once the pride of India’s startup ecosystem, Byju’s sprawled across Bengaluru in a way that mirrored its ambitions: thousands of square feet of office space, hundreds of employees across multiple campuses, and a 220,000-square-foot headquarters at IBC Knowledge Park that alone cost over Rs 2 crore a month in rent. Inside that glass-and-steel tower, billion-dollar rounds were raised, global acquisitions were signed, and edtech’s first Indian giant imagined its dominance.

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