PoS terminal supply squeeze; Skyroot CEO on unicorn flightHappy Friday! The point-of-sale (PoS) supply has dried up in India as the West Asia conflict squeezes imports. This and more in today's ETt...
08 May, 2026, 07.45 AM IST
UpGrad, Unacademy file application with CCI for mergerEdtech firms UpGrad and Unacademy have filed for antitrust clearance with the CCI for their proposed merger. UpGrad will acquire Unacademy ...
08 May, 2026, 12.51 AM IST
UpGrad to acquire Unacademy for Rs 2,055 crore, 90% below peak valuationAfter on-again, off-again talks, Ronnie Screwvala-run edtech firm UpGrad is acquiring UpGrad in a cut price deal. UpGrad is also raising an...
05 May, 2026, 12.02 AM IST
UpGrad-Unacademy deal closes; India’s largest private satellite lifts offHappy Monday! Upgrad is set to acquire Unacademy at a 90% markdown of its peak valuation. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
04 May, 2026, 07.41 AM IST
Upgrad, Unacademy betting on AI to disrupt edtechGaurav Munjal, who will stay on as the cofounder and CEO of Unacademy, said the startup redefined the edtech playbook when it entered the m...
16 Mar, 2026, 01.32 PM IST
Peak XV alum’s fund; Snabbit, Scapia funding; Upgrad-Unacademy dealHappy Monday! Former Peak XV Partners executives have launched a new early-stage venture fund. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Disp...
16 Mar, 2026, 08.20 AM IST
Ronnie Screwvala’s Upgrad to acquire Unacademy in all-stock dealHigher learning firm Upgrad will acquire Unacademy in an all-stock deal, according to the SoftBank-backed test prep company's founder Gaura...
15 Mar, 2026, 09.59 PM IST
Unacademy rolls out Rs 50 crore Esop buyback; employees to receive big payoutsUnacademy has initiated a Rs 50 crore Esop buyback, founder Gaurav Munjal said, creating a cash pool for employees despite a lower valuatio...
27 Feb, 2026, 06.01 PM IST
After failed acquisition talks with Upgrad, Unacademy pivots back to online test prepIn an internal email to employees, cofounder and CEO Gaurav Munjal said Unacademy sharply reduced cash burn in its test prep business in ca...
14 Jan, 2026, 02.05 PM IST
Snowflake CEO on AI, search & more; Razorpay joins IPO queueHappy Friday! Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy spoke with ET about the impending overhaul of online search due to AI. This and more in today...
09 Jan, 2026, 08.36 AM IST
UpGrad-Unacademy deal talks fail; Amagi downsizes IPOTalks between edtech companies Unacademy and UpGrad for a potential acquisition have fallen through. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
08 Jan, 2026, 09.30 PM IST
UpGrad pulls out of talks to acquire Unacademy over valuation differencesThe discussions stalled due to differing valuation expectations between the two sides. “The deal talks were officially called off today. Th...
08 Jan, 2026, 08.56 PM IST
UpGrad in talks with Unacademy investors, no deal yet, says Ronnie ScrewvalaRonnie Screwvala, the mind behind UpGrad, has disclosed that he is in talks with Unacademy investors, although a finalized deal isn't on th...
26 Nov, 2025, 10.36 AM IST
Unacademy-run Relevel lays off 40 employeesIn an internal memo, Gaurav Munjal, Unacademy's Co-Founder and CEO, said that almost 80 per cent of Relevel's remaining team will be absorb...
11 Jan, 2023, 11.42 AM IST
Unacademy acquires Gate Academy, launches 50 YouTube education channelsUmesh Dhande, the founder and a director at GATE Academy, will join Unacademy as its vice president, academics, GATE and ESE, the company s...
06 Sep, 2022, 12.12 AM IST
UpGrad raises $120 million from Temasek at $575-675 million valuationThe online education segment, both K-12 and higher education, has seen a large rush of risk capital following the Covid-19 epidemic.
26 Apr, 2021, 08.55 AM IST
upGrad buys The Gate Academy, to invest Rs 100 crore in test preparation businessBengaluru-based The Gate Academy has over 57 coaching centres and nearly 200,000 learners preparing for the GATE and other entrance tests f...
24 Nov, 2020, 08.18 PM IST