<p>For our final episode: Education start-up Byju’s quickly became the pride of India during the Covid-19 pandemic. But almost as fast as the company rose, it collapsed. The fallout has already resulted in millions of dollars’ worth of US court sanctions and allegations of witness tampering. The FT’s Mumbai bureau chief Chris Kay has been following the legal drama and examines what Byju’s demise means for India’s burgeoning technology sector.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Clips from Byju’s, US Bankruptcy Court - District of Delaware&nbsp;</p><br><p>The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts.</p><br><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>Thank you for listening to Behind the Money!</strong>&nbsp;</p><br><p>You can stay in touch with host <a href="https://www.ft.com/michela-tindera" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michela Tindera</a> on X (<a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mtindera07</a>) and Bluesky (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mtindera.ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mtindera.ft.com</a>), follow her on LinkedIn, or email her at <a href="mailto:michela.tindera@ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">michela.tindera@ft.com</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>For further reading on this episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/cd202eb4-c06a-4932-8328-2ddd3cc0c175" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A fallen Indian tech star and the hunt for its missing millions</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8788b2d7-98c1-469b-acbc-fd5fadd97939" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Screaming into a hurricane’: the fall of India’s most valuable start-up Byju’s</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8d998d44-3937-4931-8ee1-f963f6a8b253" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How a teaching app feted by Silicon Valley was left chasing the Indian dream</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/49cc8d0c-f9de-481b-b61f-fde0703f6cf5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The Story of Money

Financial Times

Finale: The collapse of India’s $22bn tech star

APR 1, 202631 MIN
The Story of Money

Finale: The collapse of India’s $22bn tech star

APR 1, 202631 MIN

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<p>For our final episode: Education start-up Byju’s quickly became the pride of India during the Covid-19 pandemic. But almost as fast as the company rose, it collapsed. The fallout has already resulted in millions of dollars’ worth of US court sanctions and allegations of witness tampering. The FT’s Mumbai bureau chief Chris Kay has been following the legal drama and examines what Byju’s demise means for India’s burgeoning technology sector.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Clips from Byju’s, US Bankruptcy Court - District of Delaware&nbsp;</p><br><p>The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts.</p><br><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>Thank you for listening to Behind the Money!</strong>&nbsp;</p><br><p>You can stay in touch with host <a href="https://www.ft.com/michela-tindera" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michela Tindera</a> on X (<a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mtindera07</a>) and Bluesky (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mtindera.ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mtindera.ft.com</a>), follow her on LinkedIn, or email her at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>For further reading on this episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/cd202eb4-c06a-4932-8328-2ddd3cc0c175" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A fallen Indian tech star and the hunt for its missing millions</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8788b2d7-98c1-469b-acbc-fd5fadd97939" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Screaming into a hurricane’: the fall of India’s most valuable start-up Byju’s</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8d998d44-3937-4931-8ee1-f963f6a8b253" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How a teaching app feted by Silicon Valley was left chasing the Indian dream</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/49cc8d0c-f9de-481b-b61f-fde0703f6cf5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>