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Unacademy promotes Abhishek Pipara as CFO for offline centres

EntrackrEntrackr · 9m ago
Unacademy promotes Abhishek Pipara as CFO for offline centres
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Edtech firm Unacademy has promoted Abhishek Pipara to the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for its offline business, Unacademy Centres, according to a memo from CEO Gaurav Munjal to employees on Slack this Saturday. “Abhishek has been an instrumental part of our journey, driving financial efficiency and strategic growth. With his leadership, I’m confident we will continue to scale and excel as we move forward..,” Munjal wrote on the company’s Slack channel, which was reviewed by Entrackr. Unacademy’s offline centers provide a personalized learning experience with structured courses and dedicated mentors, along with the benefits of online learning. These centers help students prepare for various exams, including IIT JEE, NEET, UPSC, and CAT. Pipara has been with Unacademy for around seven years, previously serving as vice president of finance. Before joining Unacademy, he held roles at Little, Zovi, and Inkfruit, among others. Earlier this year, Unacademy also elevated Jagnoor Singh to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) for its offline centers, signaling a leadership restructuring within the company. The appointment of a CFO comes shortly after Entrackr‘s report on Unacademy’s key financials for the last fiscal year. The SoftBank-backed company’s revenue remained flat for the fiscal year ending March 2024, but it managed to reduce its losses by an impressive 62%. Over the past year, Unacademy has seen several senior leadership departures, including a co-founder. In August 2023, Chief Operating Officer Vivek Sinha resigned from the test prep platform, followed by Group CFO Subramanian Ramachandran, who stepped down in October. Additionally, in June this year, the company’s co-founder and CTO Hemesh Singh also exited the company.

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Unacademy elevates Arooshi Singh as Head of HR

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Unacademy elevates Arooshi Singh as Head of HR
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Edtech company Unacademy is undergoing several high-level appointments. In the latest development, Arooshi Singh has been promoted from Director of People Experience and Culture to Chief People Officer at the Bengaluru-based firm. “I’m thrilled to share that Arooshi Singh, who has been with us for over seven incredible years, is being promoted to Head of HR,” said Gaurav Munjal, CEO and co-founder of Unacademy, in a Slack message to employees on Monday, as reviewed by Entrackr. Singh will replace Sandhydeep Purri, who was appointed as Chief People Officer of the SoftBank-backed company in November 2023. Arooshi led multiple functions across HR functions at Unacademy. She joined the company as a junior staff member for employee wellness. This marks the third promotion announced by the Munjal-led company in 2024. In January, Jagnoor Singh was elevated to Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Unacademy Centres, and last month, Abhishek Pipara was promoted to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the offline business. In the past year, Unacademy has also seen several senior leadership exits, including a co-founder. In August 2023, Chief Operating Officer Vivek Sinha resigned, followed by Group CFO Subramanian Ramachandran in October, and co-founder and CTO Hemesh Singh in June. Last month, Unacademy also disclosed its financial numbers for the fiscal year ending March 2024. While the company’s revenue remained flat for the said fiscal year with Rs 988 crore, it managed to reduce its losses by a whopping 62%.

Unacademy Appoints former CRED finance head Pratik Dalal as CFO for offline vertical

Inc42Inc42 · 1y ago
Unacademy Appoints former CRED finance head Pratik Dalal as CFO for offline vertical
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Bengaluru-based edtech unicorn, Unacademy, has appointed Pratik Dalal as the CFO of its offline business, Unacademy Centres. Dalal, who previously served as the head of finance at fintech unicorn CRED, brings diverse experience in corporate banking, fintech, and consumer internet. This announcement follows the resignation of Unacademy's previous CFO, Subramanian Ramachandran, three months ago. Unacademy has witnessed several executive departures in the past two years. Despite this, the startup has managed to reduce its cash burn and achieve growth in its offline business. Founded in 2015, Unacademy boasts a vast network of educators and learners and has raised over $800 million in funding.

Edtech startup PhysicsWallah to launch 26 Vidyapeeth offline centres

Economic TimesEconomic Times · 1y ago
Edtech startup PhysicsWallah to launch 26 Vidyapeeth offline centres
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Edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah on Friday said it is launching 26 offline centres across India, in as many cities. The centres are called PW Vidyapeeth. Currently, the Noida-based startup has 67 centres operational in 38 cities. The offline centres will offer a curriculum for engineering and medical entrance examinations. “By expanding our tech enabled offline Vidyapeeth Centres across cities, our goal is to ensure access to quality education for students in their own towns, eliminating the need for them to relocate to education hubs in distant cities,” said Ankit Gupta, CEO of the startup’s offline centres vertical. The company had reportedly rolled out 50 offline centres in May this year, with an investment of around Rs 82 crore in technologies. In July, it launched the PW Institute of Innovation (PW IOI), a four-year residential programme in computer science and AI.Founded by Alakh Pandey and Prateek Maheshwari, PhysicsWallah gained unicorn status last year, when it raised $100 million in its maiden funding round from WestBridge Capital and GSV Ventures, at a valuation of more than $1.1 billion. For the financial year through March 2022, it reported standalone operating revenue of Rs 232.48 crore, a nine-fold increase from the previous year. Net profit for FY22 increased to Rs 97.8 crore from Rs 6.93 crore. Also read | Upskilling companies see brisk business as K-12, test prep stall The broader offline play Post-pandemic, edtech startups have been reeling under the pressure as demand for online and digital education in the K-12 and examination preparation has gone down. This has prompted players such as Byju’s, Unacademy and Vedantu to invest in offline centres.While Unacademy announced multiple rounds of layoffs, it also expanded its offline centres from 10 to around 58, in the first half of 2023. Vedantu also counts its hybrid centres as one of its key growth levers. The Tiger Global-backed startup had bought a majority stake in offline test prep business Deeksha for $40 million. ET had reported in December about how major edtechs across the board are expected to move away from the K-12 business model and focus on priorities such as a bigger offline play in 2023. In Byju’s case, its 302 offline tuition centres across 143 towns also double up as office spaces. Each has an office room for sales staff. This has helped ease the Bengaluru-based startup’s real estate spaces consolidation plans that have gone hand-in-hand with its layoffs. Experience Your Economic Times Newspaper, The Digital Way!Front PagePure PoliticsCompanies & EconomyCompaniesLearn more about our print editionMoreRIL may Sell 8-10% More in Rel Retail VenturesReliance Industries is likely to sell another 8-10% stake in Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL) to fund expansion, retire debt and prepare for the initial public offering of the conglomerate’s retail business, two senior industry executives aware of the plans said.Brics Set to Add 6 New Members from N Africa, Gulf and LatAmBrics is set to add heft to the grouping of emerging economies as it announced on Thursday the inclusion of six new members, including India’s key partners in the Gulf and North Africa, a development that Prime Minister Narendra Modi described as a message that “all global institutions need to transform considering the changing times”.Strong Signals from Investors, Vi may Get Much-needed Cash SoonVodafone Idea (Vi) is closer to tying up its much-delayed equity funding with chief executive Akshaya Moondra informing the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) that the telco has term sheets from several potential investors. Read More News onphysicswallahoffline centresedtechunicornvidyapeeth centres Stay on top of technology and startup news that matters. Subscribe to our daily newsletter for the latest and must-read tech news, delivered straight to your inbox. InvestingGQG Partners rescues Adani stocks from Deloitte fiasco. But primary fundraise is a bigger issue.Under the lensHow Ireo’s Lalit Goyal allegedly siphoned off INR1,800 crore to his offshore entitiesEconomyThe phoenix-like rise of private capex, and why we should thank ‘creative destruction’ for this

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