Unacademy raises $440 million valued at $3.4 billion

Online learning firm Unacademy said on August 2 that it has raised $440 million led by sovereign wealth fund Temasek, valuing it at $ 3.4 billion -- a ten-fold jump in 18 months.

Existing backers SoftBank, General Atlantic and Tiger Global also participated in the round. Other new investors include OYO founder Ritesh Agarwal's family office Aroa Ventures, Korean firm Mirae Asset and recently listed Zomato's founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal.

Some early angel investors cashed out on their holdings too.

"With funding comes responsibility- to build and scale Iconic Products of the future that delight our customer; to constantly innovate and experiment; to create value for our shareholders; to not mis-sell in an industry which is known for its bad sales tactics," co-founder and CEO Gaurav Munjal tweeted.

"There are three major products that we will build and scale (or continue scaling): Unacademy: helping people crack life-changing exams; Relevel: giving people a path to get their dream job irrespective of their educational background and; Graphy: empowering creators to build their online businesses to sell digital goods including NFTs," he added.