ZippyDumpling
ZippyDumpling

Byju’s Hid $533 Million in Fund Run out of an IHOP outlet 🤯

Absolutely crazy stuff. To summarize what I read:

  1. Byju's apparently transferred $533Mn to Camshaft Capital - a random hedge fund in Miami that was started by a 23 year old, with barely any investing experience.
  2. This hedge fund is run out of a building that has an iHOP (yes the food chain). When asked about the whereabouts, nobody even recognizes if the fund actually exists there
  3. This fund typically accepts only upto $50Mn. How come Byju's transferred $533Mn to them?
  4. 2023 Ferrari Roma, a 2020 Lamborghini Huracán EVO, and a 2014 Rolls-Royce Wraith -> All registered on this fund's papers
  5. Now, Byju's lenders have filed a case against Camshaft in the US.

Link to original article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-12/byju-s-hid-533-million-in-hedge-fund-camshaft-run-from-miami-ihop-lenders-say#xj4y7vzkg

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GroovyBoba
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Swiggy18mo

The games that the rich and wealthy play. We're way to far away from it. And we'll probably never get it?

Fuck it

CosmicDumpling
CosmicDumpling
InMobi18mo

Bruh, you sound like a farmer not someone in a corporate who could themself be the CXO of a company 20 years down the line

GroovyBoba
GroovyBoba
Swiggy18mo

I agree, that sentence was written a little bit in a hurry You actually sound like somebody who will be a CXO in <3 years unless you’re already one 💯👌

PeppyNarwhal
PeppyNarwhal
Swiggy18mo

Not surprised at all. With Byju’s anything is possible.

FloatingBurrito
FloatingBurrito
Gojek18mo

Byjus hai to munkin hai

QuirkyNoodle
QuirkyNoodle

Next up on Netflix: “From BYJUs to No Juice : The fall of an EdTech empire”

CosmicLlama
CosmicLlama

everyday some negative news comes about this company. When will the positive news of its shutdown come?

DerpyQuokka
DerpyQuokka

Love it: The guy who started Camshaft is William C Morton. There is an obscure interview on YouTube up right now on him: (his innovative investment experience)

https://youtu.be/S6Z3u8Ka_TA?si=KN-7VGfRZydMNYxK

DerpyQuokka
DerpyQuokka

Sounds like someone who should be on a coffeezilla episode

WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana

What is wrong with Byjus? Everything.

CosmicDumpling
CosmicDumpling
InMobi18mo

Absolutely shameful

BouncyMarshmallow
BouncyMarshmallow

Why is it assumed that Lenders are correct and Byjus is wrong ? Last time when the same allegations were made US court examined all proofs and told that Lenders were making a wrong allegation.

Typical Indian mentality of hatred

WigglyMuffin
WigglyMuffin

Real id is aao Ravendran sir

BouncyMarshmallow
BouncyMarshmallow

I am not in favor of Byjus etc. You can check my earlier messages. Someone says something all Indians jump in.

SparklyNarwhal
SparklyNarwhal

If this is true, this is going to snowball into an avalanche.

FloatingMuffin
FloatingMuffin
Google18mo

This Byju guy must be up there with Elizabeth Holmes and Sam Bankman-Fried as the shadiest founder ever. Being a B2C company , they likely won't survive in long-term given their bad reputation among general public

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