Unacademy
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Opportunity India Desk May 18 2022 - 3 min readIn the last two years, education technology (Edtech) ventures like BYJU’s, Unacademy and Vedantu to name a few have boomed owing to the Covid-induced lockdown which forced people to opt for online learning for their children. In 2020, the Edtech industry was valued at $750 million (around INR 5,625 crore) and was predicted to reach ...
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Franchise India Bureau Jun 27 2019 - 1 min readOnline learning platform Unacademy has raised $50 million in Series D funding round from Steadview Capital, Sequoia India, Nexus Venture Partners and Blume Ventures. The round has also seen participation from Aakrit Vaish, Co-Founder of tech firm Haptik and Sujeet Kumar, Co-Founder of business-to-business online marketplace Udaan, along with Unacademy Founders, Gaurav Munjal and Roman Saini. Gaurav Munjal, Co-Founder ...
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Franchise India Bureau Oct 30 2018 - 1 min readBengaluru-based online education startup Unacademy has acquired WiFiStudy, a Jaipur-based online education and career portal, in a cash and stock deal. The size of the transaction has not been disclosed. With this acquisition, Unacademy will establish its presence in smaller Indian towns and cities where WiFiStudy has a stronghold. Wifistudy, founded in late 2013, will ...
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Franchise India Bureau Jul 17 2018 - 2 min readEducation technology company Unacademy has raised $21 million (about Rs 143 crore) in series-C funds to fuel its expansion plans. The money was raised from Sequoia Capital, Nexus Venture Partners and SAIF Partners, with participation from Blume Ventures. The funding round values the company at over $100 million. “When we started, we had only one ...
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Franchise India Bureau Sep 29 2017 - 1 min readOnline learning platform Unacademy, run by Sorting Hat Technologies Pvt. Ltd., has raised $4.5 million (Rs 30 crore) in Series A funding led by Nexus Venture Partners and existing investor Blume Ventures, the company said in a statement.The platform allows educators to create courses using their app on various subjects, including exclusive content for various ...