LeadSquared signed Byju's in Q4 2014, unlocking the edtech vertical
Nilesh Patel · $1Billion CRM From India Competing With Salesforce | Nilesh Patel, LeadSquared · Apr 18, 2025 · at 4:12
LeadSquared founder and CEO Nilesh Patel explains the inflection points in the CRM company's journey and how landing Byju's catalyzed their edtech growth.
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“Sometime during last quarter of 14 We had signed up by Jews as a customer and their growth was phenomenal you know, in from 14 till, you know, 20, 21, 20, 22. And along with them you know, many other ed tech companies also were growing at that time, Vedantu was one and several others. And because we signed by Jews, it was an easier story for us to tell other ed tech companies and we signed up customers as a result of that.”
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