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The team shaping Unacademy’s consumer internet ambitions

Madhav Chanchani

January 20, 2022 | 5 Min Read

January 20, 2022 | 5 Min Read

While education is Unacademy’s core focus, co-founder and CEO Gaurav Munjal has created a set-up where new businesses operate and scale independently. In another interesting move, he has stacked the board with founders of other unicorns

Edtech startup Unacademy has been on a tear for the past two years, benefiting from the pandemic-triggered adoption of online education tools.

Between September 2020 and August 2021, the seven-year-old company raised over $700 million, bringing large investors such as SoftBank, Tiger Global and Temasek to its cap table. Its valuation has increased over seven times to hit $3.4 billion.

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