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    Divya Gokulnath is an Indian entrepreneur and educator who co-founded the educational technology company Byju's in 2011 with her husband Byju Raveendran. She began her career as a teacher in 2008 after graduating with a degree in biotechnology. As co-founder and director of Byju's, she has helped grow the company into one of India's most valuable startups, reaching over 70 million students. Divya leads user experience, content, and marketing efforts at Byju's and has advocated for women in STEM fields and mitigating gender pay gaps in India. She has received several awards and honors for her work, including being named to Fortune's list of Most Powerful Women in

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    In this Indian name, the name Gokulnath is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by
    the given name, Divya.

    Divya Gokulnath is an Indian entrepreneur and educator who is the co-founder and director of
    Byju’s, an educational technology company founded in 2012 in Bangalore, India.[1][2]

    Divya Gokulnath

    Divya Gokulnath in 2022.jpg

    Gokulnath at TechSparks 2022, Bengaluru

    Born

    1987 (age 35–36)

    Nationality

    Indian

    Alma mater

    R.V. College of Engineering

    Occupations

    EntrepreneurEducator

    Years active

    2008–present

    Title

    Director and co-founder of Byju’s

    Spouse

    Byju Raveendran

    Children
    2

    Early life and education

    Divya was born in Bengaluru.[3] Her father is a nephrologist with Apollo Hospitals and her mother
    was a programming executive with the broadcasting company Doordarshan.[3][4] She is an only
    child of her parents.[5] As a child, her father taught her science.[6]

    Divya completed her schooling at Frank Anthony Public School and pursued a Bachelor of
    Technology in Biotechnology from RV College of Engineering in Bengaluru.[3][7] After her graduation
    in 2007, she met Byju Raveendran,[8] who was teaching her GRE exam prep course.[3][9] Byju
    encouraged her to become a teacher due to her questions during breaks between the classes.[3]

    Her career as a teacher began in 2008[3] at age 21.[10][7] In 2020, she told Fortune India, “It was an
    auditorium style class with 100 students. They were just a couple of years younger than me so to
    look mature I wore a saree to the class.”[3] During her teaching career, she taught mathematics,
    English, and logical reasoning.[3]

    Career

    In 2011, Divya co-founded the online education platform Byju’s with her husband.[11][12][13] At
    first, the company offered in-person education to support school education, and in 2015, launched
    an online app with video lessons.[11][14] Divya has appeared in videos as a teacher.[15] During the
    COVID-19 lockdown in India, Divya managed user experience, content, and brand marketing.[3] She
    led BYJU’s free access to its educational content so students could continue learning from home
    during the pandemic.[16][17] Byju’s reportedly added 13.5 million users in March and April 2020, for
    a total of 50 million,[11] and reached 70 million students by September 2020, and 4.5 million
    subscribers.[18]

    According to Forbes, as of 2020, Divya, her husband Byju Raveendran and his brother Riju
    Raveendran, have a combined net worth of $3.05 billion.[12]

    Divya also writes online, including about the future of education, parenting, and women’s
    participation in STEM fields[19][20] and has been an advocate for mitigating gender pay gap in India.
    [21] She has also spoken with Mint Startup Diaries about challenges for women entrepreneurs,[22]
    and co-written an opinion article with Byju Raveendran in Vogue India about educational technology
    in India.[23]

    In March 2022, Gokulnath was appointed as the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce &
    Industry’s EdTech Taskforce Chair.[24]
    Honours and awards

    Year Title

    2019

    2020

    LinkedIn Top Voices: India[19][25]

    2020 Business Today Most Powerful Women in Indian Business[26]

    2020 Femina Power List[20][27]

    2020 Forbes Asia’s Power Businesswomen[28]

    2020 Fortune India Most Powerful Women[1]

    2021 Fortune 50 Most Powerful Women In Business[29]

    2021 Kotak Private Banking’s Hurun Leading Wealthy Women List for 2021[30][31]

    2022 Fortune India 40 under 40.[32]

    2022 The Indian Express’ ExpressAWE.[33]

    Personal life

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