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Unacademy Unicorn (peak $3.44 Bn valuation, 2021)

Sorting Hat Technologies Private Limited ● Bengaluru, Karnataka ● Founded 2015 ● unacademy.com ↗
Gaurav Munjal · Co-Founder & CEO Roman Saini · Co-Founder Hemesh Singh · Co-Founder & CTO
$787 MnTotal funding (tracked)
9Funding rounds
2 Aug 2021Last round
1,799Team size (sourced)

Unacademy: Funding Rounds

0100200300400500$MSeries A: $4.5M4.5Series B: $11.5M12Sep '17Series C: $21M21Series D: $50M50Jun '19Series E: $110M110Series F: $150M150Sep '20Secondary Market: $50M50Series H: $440M440Aug '21

Disclosed round amounts over time, USD millions.

Date Round Amount Investors Source
2 Aug 2021 Series H $440 Mn Temasek Aroa Ventures (Ritesh Agarwal family office) General Atlantic SoftBank Vision Fund Tiger Global Management source
12 Jan 2021 Secondary Market $50 Mn Tiger Global Management source
25 Nov 2020 Series G $75-100 Mn (exact figure undisclosed) Tiger Global Management Dragoneer Investment Group source
1 Sep 2020 Series F $150 Mn Blume Ventures source
18 Feb 2020 Series E $110 Mn Sequoia Capital India source
25 Jun 2019 Series D $50 Mn Sequoia Capital India source
15 Jul 2018 Series C $21 Mn Sequoia Capital India source
12 Sep 2017 Series B $11.5 Mn Sequoia Capital India source
12 Jan 2017 Series A $4.5 Mn Blume Ventures source

Unacademy: Investors

Temasek Aroa Ventures (Ritesh Agarwal family office) General Atlantic SoftBank Vision Fund Tiger Global Management Dragoneer Investment Group Blume Ventures Sequoia Capital India

Acquisitions

DateAcquirerAcquiredAmountSource
19 Mar 2026 upGrad Unacademy 100% all-stock share swap; term sheet signed, deal not yet closed at time of announcement source
5 Sep 2022 Unacademy GATE Academy Undisclosed source
3 Nov 2021 Unacademy SwifLearn Undisclosed source
26 Jul 2021 Unacademy Rheo TV Undisclosed source
23 Mar 2021 Unacademy Handa Ka Funda Undisclosed source
16 Feb 2021 Unacademy TapChief Undisclosed (majority stake; existing investors exited) source
7 Jul 2020 Unacademy PrepLadder $50 Mn source
18 Jun 2020 Unacademy CodeChef Undisclosed source
30 Mar 2020 Unacademy Kreatryx Undisclosed (cash and stock) source
27 Aug 2018 Unacademy wifistudy $10 Mn (cash and stock) source

FAQs on Unacademy

How much funding has Unacademy raised?

Unacademy has raised $787 Mn across 9 tracked funding round(s), most recently on 2021-08-02. Figures are compiled from cited public sources.

Who are the investors in Unacademy?

Investors in Unacademy include Temasek, Aroa Ventures (Ritesh Agarwal family office), General Atlantic, SoftBank Vision Fund, Tiger Global Management, Dragoneer Investment Group.

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