- Sachin
Tendulkar will now be a model ambassador for the startup and in addition conduct a sequence of reside interactive courses. - Tendulkar was already part of the sequence ‘Legends on
Unacademy ’ the place he has gone reside on the platform to share his experiences and journey with the scholars. - In September 2020, Unacademy had entered the unicorn membership with a $150 million cheque from Japanese funding agency SoftBank, after 5 years of beginning up.
Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has picked up a strategic stake in Unacademy, the
“With this partnership, we’re creating an unmatched studying expertise by having Sachin share his life classes with our learners and coach them. We’re engaged on creating a deeper content-led partnership, the contours of which will likely be revealed within the coming months,” stated Gaurav Munjal, Co-Founder and CEO, Unacademy Group in an announcement.
Tendulkar was already part of the sequence ‘Legends on Unacademy’ the place he has gone reside on the platform to share his experiences and journey with the scholars. With the partnership, Unacademy can also be set to develop a sports activities studying class.
“I’ve at all times believed within the energy of sports activities as a medium that not solely unifies folks but additionally offers invaluable classes which may help people in any stroll of life. It has at all times been my endeavor to share my learnings of the sport with younger ladies and boys and encourage them to be the perfect model of themselves,” stated Tendulkar in an announcement.
In September 2020, Unacademy had entered the unicorn membership with a $150 million cheque from Japanese funding agency SoftBank, after 5 years of beginning up. In November 2020, the edtech unicorn’s valuation soared to $2 billion because it raised an undisclosed quantity of funding from New York-based Tiger International Administration and the US-based Dragoneer Funding Group.
Unacademy had additionally raised funding from Fb in February, the social media big’s second direct funding in India.
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The edtech unicorn has additionally seen an enormous uptick in customers due to the web shift in studying, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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