Unacademy has been aggressively building its presence across new categories and exploring international expansion
Prima facie, the venture seems to be similar to US-based MasterClass, or India-based FrontRow, Celebrity School, Artium Academy, Bambinos, UnluClass, Mento, among others
Founder Munjal replied to an ex-Unacademy employee’s tweet on launching hobby courses such as arts, singing, music etc, stating “Unacademy Icons is launching soon”
Unacademy cofounder Gaurav Munjal has announced the edtech unicorns plans to venture into celebrity-taught extracurricular courses. The venture, currently dubbed as ‘Unacademy Icons’ is slated to launch in 2022.
While the Unacademy spokesperson did not comment on the development, the news comes directly from one of Munjal’s tweets. DeckRooster cofounder and ex-Unacademy employee Vivek Raju stated that Unacademy could venture into ‘Funacademy’ with the launch of hobby courses such as arts, singing, music, among others. To which, Munjal replied, “Unacademy Icons is launching soon.”