Unacademy - About the company
Unacademy is an acquired company based in Bengaluru (India), founded in 2015 by Gaurav Munjal, Roman Saini, Hemesh Singh, Sumit Jain and Sachin Gupta. It operates as a Provider of online educational resources and structured courses for exam preparation. Unacademy has raised $880M in funding from investors like Peak XV Partners, Blume Venture and Nexus Venture Partners, with last known valuation of $222M. The company has 261 active competitors, including 19 funded and 10 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Princeton Review, Varsity Tutors and Descomplica.
Sectors and market segments that Unacademy operate in
Unacademy serves in the EdTech market segments.The primary business model of Unacademy is:Company Details
Provider of online educational resources and structured courses for exam preparation. They offer live classes with educator interaction and doubt clearing sessions. The platform provides access to recorded classes for learning anytime, anywhere. Resources include practice sections, mock tests, and downloadable lecture notes.
- Website
- unacademy.com
- Email ID
- *****@unacademy.com
- Phone Number
- +91 **********
- Registered Address
- NO 11/1,12/1 2nd FLOOR, BlOCK B MARUTI INFO-TECH CENTRE, AMARJYOTHI LAYOUT, INTERMEDIATE RING ROAD, Domlur, Bangalore, Bangalore North, Karnataka, India, 560071
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
Bengaluru, India
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$880M in 13 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
$222M as on Mar 15, 2026
Investors
Ranked
1st among 261 active competitors
Annual Revenue
₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Employee Count
1,799 as on Jul 31, 2025
Investment & Acquisitions
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Exit Details
Acquired by UpGrad (Mar 15, 2026)
Legal entities associated with Unacademy
Unacademy is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SORTING HAT SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U22219KA2022PTC161167 , India, Active | May 12, 2022 | ₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 593 (As on Aug 31, 2025) | |
SORTING HAT TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72200KA2015PTC082063 , India, Active | Aug 06, 2015 | ₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 1039 (As on Apr 01, 2026) |
Unacademy's acquisition details
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Unacademy's funding and investors
Unacademy has raised a total funding of $880M over 13 rounds. Its first funding round was on Dec 19, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Series H round on Aug 01, 2021 for $440M. 8 investors participated in its latest round. Unacademy has 33 institutional investors and 37 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Unacademy:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Aug 01, 2021 | $440M | Series H | $3.13B | 32.1x | ||
Feb 23, 2021 | Undisclosed | Angel | - | - | - | |
Nov 25, 2020 | $86.3M | Series F | $1.97B | 40.4x |
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Unacademy's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Unacademy are Gaurav Munjal, Roman Saini, Hemesh Singh, Sumit Jain and Sachin Gupta. Gaurav Munjal is the CEO of Unacademy.
Here are the details of Unacademy's key team members:
- Gaurav Munjal: Co-Founder & CEO of Unacademy and founder of 2 other companies, Flatchat and Flat.to. They are also an angel investor in 69 startups and serve on the boards of 3 companies.Contact Info: 1 phone number
- Roman Saini: Co-Founder of Unacademy. They are also an angel investor in 45 startups and serve on the boards of 2 companies.Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number
- Hemesh Singh: Former Co-Founder of Unacademy. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 phone number
- Sumit Jain: Co-Founder of Unacademy.
- Sachin Gupta: Former Co-Founder of Unacademy. Contact Info: 1 phone number
Unacademy's Board of Directors
Unacademy's board has 6 active members. Gaurav Munjal, Roman Saini, Sumit Jain and Shantanu Rastogi are part of team and Sujeet Kumar and Bhavin Mahendra Turakhia are independent board members.Here is the list of Unacademy's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
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Team | - | Current | 11y 1m | |
Team | - | Current | 9y 7m | |
Team | - | Past | 2y 3m | |
Investor | General Atlantic | Current | 6y 5m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 6y 0m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 7y 11m |
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Unacademy's employee count trend
Unacademy has 1,799 employees as of Jul 25. Here is Unacademy's employee count trend over the years:
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Unacademy's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Unacademy include Princeton Review, Varsity Tutors and Descomplica. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Unacademy, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Provider of online educational resources and structured courses for exam preparation | $880M | 78/100 | ||
2nd | Princeton Review 1981, New York City (United States), Acquired | Test preparation, tutoring, and college admissions services for academic success | $27M | 67/100 | |
3rd | Varsity Tutors 2007, St. Louis (United States), Series C | Provider of live online tutoring and test prep platform | $107M | 65/100 | |
4th | Descomplica 2011, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Series E | Provider of online learning platform for students | $115M | 64/100 | |
5th | Meritnation 2008, Delhi (India), Acquired | Provider of tutoring and learning resource platform for students | $9.71M | 61/100 | |
6th | Kaplan Test 1938, New York City (United States), Unfunded | Test preparation, tutoring, and college admissions services for every learner | - | - | 53/100 |
7th | Competishun 2020, Jaipur (India), Unfunded | Provider of comprehensive online educational courses and test preparation resources for competitive engineering and medical entrance examinations | - | - | 50/100 |
8th | Genshuixue 2014, Beijing (China), Public | Listing platform connecting students with online and offline tutors | $50M | 49/100 | |
9th | Veritas Prep 2002, Malibu (United States), Acquired | Comprehensive tutoring and test preparation services for academic and professional success | - | - | 48/100 |
10th | Provider of an online coaching platform | - | 48/100 |
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Unacademy's Investments and acquisitions
Unacademy has made 2 investments in companies including Polygon and K12 Techno Services. Unacademy has also acquired 12 companies including GATE Academy and SwifLearn.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:
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Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Sep 06, 2022 | Acquisition | Bhilai (India) | ||
Feb 02, 2022 | Investments | 2017 | George Town (Cayman Islands) | |
Nov 03, 2021 | Acquisition | 2019 | Gurugram (India) |
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Reports related to Unacademy
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News related to Unacademy
Media has covered Unacademy for a total of 30 events in the last 1 year, 11 of them have been about company updates and 3 about people movement.
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India’s EdTech Sector Moves from Funding-Led Growth to Model-Led Consolidation: TracxnEntrepreneur•Sep 04, 2026•Unacademy
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upGrad acquires Unacademy at a valuation 90% below 2021 peakFinancial Express•Sep 01, 2026•UpGrad, Unacademy
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upGrad secures CCI approval for Unacademy acquisitionElets Technomedia•Jul 10, 2026•Unacademy, UpGrad
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Unacademy Co-founder Sumit Jain Steps Down as Test-Prep CEOViestories•May 19, 2026•Unacademy, UpGrad
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upGrad files merger application with CCI for Unacademy acquisitionMoneycontrol•May 07, 2026•Unacademy, UpGrad
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upGrad to acquire Unacademy in all-stock deal; Munjal to continue as CEOBanyan NetFaqs•Mar 16, 2026•Unacademy, UpGrad
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