In the latest round, BlackRock, as existing investor, participated along with T.Rowe Price, which has joined as a new investor, the Business Standard reported adding that with this investment BYJU’S has raised more than $2.3 billion from investors in 18 funding rounds so far.

Since the lockdown, BYJU’S has witnessed a stellar growth adding over 25 million new students to its platform. As of date, the app had more than 70 million registered students as well as 4.5 million annual paid subscriptions. Besides, the renewed investor interest also propelled the company into India’s second-most valuable startup, also earning it decacorn status. A decacorn is a firm valued at over $10 billion.

With the latest funding round, BYJU’S has further narrowed its valuation gap with digital payments platform Paytm, which presently enjoys a valuation of $16 billion, as per the Hurun India Unicorn Index 2020. The online edtech startup has also almost doubled its revenue from Rs. 1,430 crore to Rs. 2,800 crore in FY20 and is advancing towards the $1 billion revenue milestone.