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{{Short description|Indian education technology company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Unacademy
| logo = Unacademy_logo.png
| logo_size = 250px
| logo_alt = Unacademy Logo
| logo_caption =
| type = [[Private Company|Private]]
| industry = {{plainlist|
*[[Distance education]]
*[[E-Learning]]
*[[M-learning]]
*[[Educational technology]]}}
| founded = {{start date and age|2015|}}
| founder = {{plainlist|
*Gaurav Munjal}}
| hq_location_city = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| area_served = India
| products = Unacademy app, website
| parent = Sorting Hat Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
| subsid = {{plainlist|
*[[CodeChef]]
*Wifistudy
*Prepladder
*Kreatryx
*Mastree
*Coursavy
*Neostancil
*Graphy<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Munjal |first=Gaurav |user=gauravmunjal |number=1270426754016919553 |date=2020-06-09 |title=Graphy is a new Product by the Unacademy Group. Books haven’t changed since a really really really long time. Maybe it’s time to change that? P.S. Graphy is still in Beta :) Try it out: https://t.co/MedK9fPKv3 |language=en |access-date=2021-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524150422/https://twitter.com/gauravmunjal/status/1270426754016919553 |archive-date=2021-05-24 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*Tap chief
*Handa Ka Funda
*Relevel<ref>https://in.linkedin.com/company/relevelhq</ref>
*Digichamp Private limited
<ref>https://www.livemint.com/news/india/largest-consumer-internet-firm-will-be-from-edtech-11610384828386.html</ref>
}}
| website = {{url|https://unacademy.com/|unacademy.com}}
}}

'''Unacademy,''' is an Indian [[educational technology]] company, based in [[Bangalore]]. Originally created as a [[YouTube]] channel in 2010 by Gaurav Munjal,<ref name="forbesindia">{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/30-under-30-2018/unacademy-a-new-(digital-education)-academy/49329/1|title=Unacademy: A New (digital Education) Academy|website=[[Forbes India]]|language=en|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref> later, the company was founded in 2015 by Gaurav Munjal, Roman Saini, and Hemesh Singh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/spotlight/unacademy-to-conduct-free-full-length-upsc-cse-prelims-general-studiesShriya-paper-mock-tests-for-2020-upsc-aspirants/articleshow/74870788.cms|title=Unacademy to conduct free full-length UPSC CSE Prelims – General Studies Paper Mock Tests for 2020 UPSC aspirants - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.republicworld.com/initiatives/specials/unacademy-provides-a-platform-for-seamless-education-amidst-corona-fea|title=Unacademy provides a platform for seamless education amidst Corona Fear|website=[[Republic World]]|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/01/10/why-a-24yearold-quit-ias-_n_8948122.html | title=24-Year-Old Roman Saini Quits IAS To Turn Into A E-Tutor | publisher=[[Huffington Post]] }}</ref> The company has a network of over 50,000 registered educators, and offers preparation material for several professional and [[Educational entrance examination|educational entrance exams]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian edtech Unacademy valued at $3.44 billion in $440 million fundraise|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2021/08/01/indian-edtech-unacademy-valued-at-3-44-billion-in-440-million-fundraise/|access-date=2021-09-02|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US}}</ref> Unacademy lessons are in the form of Live Classes both free and via subscription.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shrivastava|first=Apurwa|date=2019-09-05|title=Making Quality Education Affordable And Accessible, These Front Runners Are Transforming The Learning Ecosystem Through Innovative Solutions|url=https://thelogicalindian.com/exclusive/education-affordable-accessible/|access-date=2020-06-15|website=thelogicalindian.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Unacademy, Byju's success lifts fortunes of edtech start-ups|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/start-ups/unacademy-byju-s-success-lifts-fortunes-of-edtech-start-ups-11582565410821.html|last=Vankipuram|first=Meera|date=2020-02-24|website=Livemint|language=en|access-date=2020-05-09}}</ref>

==History==
Unacademy started in 2010 as a [[YouTube]] channel by Dheeraj meena. In 2015, Unacademy was officially registered as an education company in Bengaluru.
A privately held company, Unacademy has secured funding through a series of offerings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/startups/unacademy-secures-11-5m-funding-led-by-sequoia-india-saif-partners/60498041|title=Unacademy secures $11.5M funding led by Sequoia India & SAIF Partners - ETtech|last=www.ETtech.com|website=ETtech.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2018/07/16/online-learning-platform-unacademy-gets-21m-series-c-from-sequoia-india-saif-and-nexus/|title=Online learning platform Unacademy gets $21M Series C from Sequoia India, SAIF and Nexus|website=[[TechCrunch]]|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/biz-tech/2020/02/19/unacademy-raises-110-million-led-by-facebook-general-atlantic.html|title=Unacademy raises $110 million led by Facebook, General Atlantic|website=[[The Week]]|language=en|access-date=2020-04-12}}[[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]</ref> As of December 2020, Unacademy was valued at US$2.0 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mittal|first=Aarzoo|date=2020-07-14|title=Unacademy acquires majority stake in Mastree at over Rs 100 Cr valuation|url=https://entrackr.com/2020/07/unacademy-acquires-majority-stake-in-mastree-at-over-rs-100-cr-valuation/|access-date=2020-08-10|website=Entrackr|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Acquisitions==
* 2018, Wifistudy for $10 million. Wifistudy is a YouTube-based online exam preparation and learning platform founded in 2013 by Dinesh Godara. Wifistudy focuses on preparation for public-sector exams .<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/ke3DuZqvPrkxbAcLDDwQUK/Unacademy-acquires-exams-preparation-startup-WiFiStudy.html|title=Unacademy acquires exams preparation start-up WiFiStudy|last=Patwa|first=Prasannata|date=2018-10-26|website=Livemint|language=en|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Bansal|first=Varsha|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/unacademy-acquires-test-prep-platform-wifistudy/articleshow/66379183.cms|title=Unacademy acquires test prep platform Wifistudy|date=2018-10-26|work=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref>
*April 2020 Kreatryx, founded in 2014 by Ankit Goyal, to expand [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering|GATE]] and [[Engineering Services Examination|ESE]] preparation services.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vankipuram|first=Meera|date=2020-03-31|title=Unacademy acquires GATE, ESE prep platform Kreatryx|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/start-ups/unacademy-acquires-gate-ese-prep-platform-kreatryx-11585593474411.html|access-date=2020-04-12|website=Livemint|language=en}}</ref>
*June 2020 Mumbai-based online competitive programming platform [[CodeChef]] in June 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-18|title=A new home for CodeChef!|url=https://blog.codechef.com/2020/06/18/a-new-home-for-codechef/|access-date=2020-09-27|website=CodeChef|language=en-US}}</ref>
* July 2020 Chandigarh based [[National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Postgraduate)|NEET PG]] on-line coaching Prepladder for $50 million in July 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=www.ETtech.com|title=Unacademy acquires medical entrance preparation platform PrepLadder for $50 million - ETtech|url=https://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/startups/unacademy-acquires-medical-entrance-preparation-platform-prepladder-for-50-million/76830122|access-date=2020-08-25|website=ETtech.com|language=en}}</ref>
* July 20 major stake in Mastree, a K12 learning platform, by investing $5 million in July 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mathur|first=Nandita|date=2020-07-14|title=Unacademy leads a strategic investment of $5 mn in Mastree|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/start-ups/unacademy-leads-a-strategic-investment-of-5-mn-in-mastree-11594738496883.html|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Livemint|language=en}}</ref>
* Sept. 2020 [[Civil Services Examination (India)|UPSC]] test prep platform Coursavy in Sept 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Unacademy acquires test preparation startup Coursavy|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/unacademy-acquires-test-preparation-startup-coursavy/articleshow/78307465.cms|access-date=2020-09-26}}</ref>
* December 2020, [[National Capital Region (India)|Delhi NCR]]-based test prep startup Neostencil.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-01|title=Unacademy Makes Its Sixth Acquisition Of 2020 With Test Prep Startup NeoStencil|url=https://inc42.com/buzz/unacademy-makes-its-sixth-acquisition-of-2020-with-test-prep-startup-neostencil/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=Inc42 Media|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Feb 2021, majority stake in TapChief, in February 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Unacademy acquires majority stake in TapChief|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/unacademy-acquires-tapchief-in-rs-100-crore-deal/articleshow/80982195.cms|access-date=2021-02-16|language=en}}</ref>
*March 2021, CAT prep platform Handa ka Funda.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-30|title=Unacademy acquires Handa Ka Funda to further CAT and MBA preparation platform|url=https://www.ciol.com/unacademy-acquires-handa-ka-funda/|access-date=2021-04-19|website=CIOL|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-12|title=All 9 Acquisitions By Unacademy So Far (6 of them happened in 2020!)|url=https://www.ciol.com/acquisitions-unacademy-2020/|access-date=2021-04-19|website=CIOL|language=en-US}}</ref>

==2020 Data Breach==
In May 2020, Unacademy's security came into question with a 'For Sale' ad on the [[Dark web|Dark Web]], which promised to sell 2.2 [[crore]] (22 million) Unacademy accounts' sensitive information for $2000. The data dump (as obtained and claimed by few researchers) included Names, Usernames, Email Ids, Passwords, and other account details. Unacademy authorities later confirmed that almost 1.1 crore (11 million) accounts got compromised. In a statement, Unacademy claimed that no sensitive information had been compromised and nothing valuable was misused.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Unacademy Hacked: 22M User Data Leaked {{!}} Details on Data Dump|url=https://www.hackreports.com/unacademy-hacked-users-data-leaked-on-dark-web-data-breach/|date=2020-05-07|website=Hack Reports|language=en|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ahaskar|first=Abhijit|date=2020-05-06|title=Millions of Unacademy user accounts exposed in data breach: Report|url=https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/over-20-mn-unacademy-user-accounts-exposed-in-data-breach-report-11588775083410.html|access-date=2020-06-15|website=Livemint|language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Byju's]]
* [[Vedantu]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Official website|https://unacademy.com/}}

[[Category:Indian educational websites]]
[[Category:Education companies of India]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2015]]
[[Category:Education-related YouTube channels]]

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