Unacademy acquires Online medical education platform PrepLadder

Unacademy has acquired online medical education platform PrepLadder for $50 Mn. Unacademy’s co-founder-CEO Gaurav Munjal has also confirmed the news on his official Twitter account. Based in Chandigarh, PrepLadder helps students prepare for higher medical examinations. The startup is barely two year old and reportedly employs 150 employees. PrepLadder has till date never raised an external…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 7, 20200Comments

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Unacademy Expands its ESOP Pool for second time this year

Image Source: Blog.unacademy.com While national lockdown has virtually eroded the businesses of all the startups, edtech startups are proving to be an exception during these tough times. They are witnessing a huge surge in their online traction as lockdown has literally shut down all educational institutes and has propelled students towards online education platforms. Facebook backed Unacademy…

ByGirish ShettiMay 12, 20200Comments

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Edtech Platform Unacademy’s Database Hacked

Popular online learning platform Unacademy has been hit by a massive data breach that has exposed the database of its nearly 22 million users, according to American cybersecurity firm Cyble Inc. The security firm further claims that hackers have put the database of these millions of users on sale on the Dark web for almost…

ByGirish ShettiMay 7, 20200Comments

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Weekly Funding Roundup: 1mg & Unacademy Raised this Week’s Biggest Funding Rounds

Here are the top 10 funding activities of this week. The week gone by saw the glamour quotient returning back to the funding horizon. More on this and other funding rumors doing the rounds in this week’s weekly funding roundup. online pharmacy marketplace 1mg raised this week's biggest funding round 1mg: This week’s biggest funding round was…

ByGirish ShettiJune 29, 20190Comments

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Edutech startup Unacademy secures $21-million in Series C Round

Edutech startup Unacademy raises $21-million in Series C funding. Edutech startup Unacademy has successfully raised $21-million in Series C funding round from Sequoia India, SAIF Partners and Nexus Venture Partners. The fundraising also saw participation from existing investor Blume Ventures. Following the latest round, Unacademy’s total fundraising amount has raised to $38.6 million. Unacademy plans to use…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 17, 20180Comments

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