Gaurav Munjal

  Meet the man who turned his YouTube channel  into a Rs 25,000 crore company 

Unacademy jobs, currently one of the most popular educational technology companies in India. Unacademy has grown tremendously in recent years and it's fair to say it's now a household name. Unacademy, JEE, NEET, UPSC, GATE, CA etc. It offers a variety of courses for students preparing for competitive exams. The EdTech platform also offers basic education (K-12). Unacademy was founded in 2015 by Gaurav Munjal, Hemesh Singh and Roman Saini.

In this article, we learn more about Gaurav Munjal, who turned his YouTube channel Unacademy into a Rs 2,500 business. Chapter

Gaurav Munjal is the CEO of Unacademy. He became interested in technology since childhood and was a member of a scientific group while he was still a student. Gaurav Munjal started coding at the age of 12. After completing his education, Gaurav Munjal went to NMIMS University to complete his BA in Business Administration.

Gaurav Munjal created a YouTube channel while in college, initially sharing videos on his YouTube channel. Gaurav Munjal later changed his name to the Unacademy channel. Gaurav Munjal has always wanted to start a business and after completing his business, he started a business called Flatchat. Gaurav Munjal also works as a software engineer at Directi. Gaurav continues to post content on his YouTube channel Unacademy, even while working on Flatchat and Directi.

A few years later, Gaurav decided to turn his YouTube channel into an educational one and teamed up with his friend Roman Saini. Unacademy started to grow rapidly and within a few months many teachers joined Unacademy. SoftBank has invested $150 million in its expansion and Unacademy is reportedly worth Rs 2,500.