Gaurav Munjal moved from Chief Executive Officer to Executive Chair at Unacademy, where he leads the company’s leadership team, and appointed Akhilendra Kumar as Chief Business Officer. Gaurav described Akhilendra Kumar as one of the most astute executives he has worked with and conveyed strong confidence in his leadership as the company embarks on its next phase.
Unacademy is an Indian educational technology platform that aims to make learning and exam preparation more accessible through online courses and interactive live classes across over 200 examination categories, including UPSC CSE, IIT JEE, NEET UG, and CAT. Before joining Unacademy, he founded and led Flatchat. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Software Developer at Directi, where he focused on problem-solving, Machine Learning algorithms, and building products used by millions of people.
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Also, He founded Unacademy, where he aimed to provide free, high-quality educational videos to support students across various streams. He completed a summer internship at Metacube, where he built a web application on Google App Engine using the Spring Framework. Gaurav holds a B.Tech in Computer Engineering from NMIMS University, Mumbai.
