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Unacademy Co-founder Gaurav Munjal Says Edtech is Here to Stay
"EdTech is here to stay. In fact I am more bullish on it than I ever was."

Vishvas NarayanJune 25, 2022

The education tech industry in the country has been facing massive slumps over the past year. During the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing national lockdowns...

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1,000 Unacademy Employees Sacked in Cost Cutting Exercise
Many of these employees are educators contracted to the company

Vishvas NarayanApril 8, 2022

Educational start-up company, Unacademy were forced to lay off around a thousand employees as they go through a cost cutting procedure to stay afloat. According...

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EdTech firms can’t be allowed to offer Degrees or Diplomas, says AICTE chairman

BalrajJanuary 31, 2022

The government is not hostile to EdTech firms, according to Anil Sahasrabudhe, chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), but they canno...

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Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group

Masayoshi Son says SoftBank is India’s largest foreign investor, having invested 10% in unicorns

BalrajDecember 5, 2021

Masayoshi Son, the founder of SoftBank Group, stated that he believes in India's bright future and the ambition of the country's young entrepreneurs. Courte...

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Unacademy acquires K-10 live tutoring platform Swiflearn

BalrajNovember 4, 2021

Bengaluru-based ed-tech unicorn Unacademy has announced the acquisition of Swiflearn, a live tutoring platform, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is in...

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Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal joins Unacademy Board of Directors

BalrajOctober 21, 2021

Deepinder Goyal, Founder, and CEO of Zomato have been appointed to the board of directors of ed-tech unicorn Unacademy. Zomato Founder and CEO Deepinder Goy...

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Unacademy’s Graphy acquires Spayee for $25 million

BalrajOctober 12, 2021

Unacademy group-owned content platform Graphy disclosed the acquisition of ed-tech platform Spayee for $25 million on Monday. The company, however, didn't discl...

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Unacademy invests $20 million in its job hiring platform Relevel

BalrajOctober 2, 2021

Unacademy, the ed-tech unicorn startup, has announced a fresh $20 million investment in its group subsidiary Relevel. The investment comes nearly four months af...

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LinkedIn Top Startups List for India: Unacademy, Udaan, CRED top three startups in India

BalrajSeptember 23, 2021

Edtech startup Unacademy, B2B e-commerce platform Udaan, and fintech firm CRED have been ranked the top three startups in India on the 2021 LinkedIn Top Startup...

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Unacademy elevates CMO Karan Shroff as “Partner” Co-founder

BalrajSeptember 7, 2021

Bangalore-based ed-tech startup Unacademy, has promoted its Chief Marketing Officer, Karan Shroff, to 'Partner', as part of the company's internal 'Partner' pro...

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