Gaurav Munjal

Entrepreneur

Indian Jaipur, Rajasthan

Quick Info

ProfessionEntrepreneur
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth08/09/1990
Age35 years
BirthplaceJaipur, Rajasthan

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Bio/Wiki

ReligionHindu
Food HabitNon-vegetarian
HobbyTravelling

Physical Stats & More

Height5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolSt. Xavier's Senior Secondary School, Jaipur (2004-2008)
College/UniversityNMIMS University, Mumbai
QualificationB.Tech in Computer Engineering (2008-2012)

Personal Life

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date17/02/2018

Relationships & More

Wife/SpouseReema Behl (Brand Lead at Ultrahuman)

Family

FatherIsh Munjal (Doctor)
MotherSeema Munjal
SiblingsBrother - Vaibhav Munjal (CEO of Chalchitra Talks)
SpouseReema Behl

Career

OverviewGaurav Munjal is the CEO and co-founder of Unacademy, a leading educational technology platform in India. He began his entrepreneurial journey by creating a YouTube channel for programming tutorials during his college years, which he later renamed Unacademy. He co-founded Unacademy in December 2010 as a YouTube channel and officially launched the Unacademy app in December 2015 with co-founders Roman Saini and Hemesh Singh. Prior to Unacademy, he founded Flatchat, a platform to help people find compatible flatmates, which he sold to CommonFloor in 2015. He also worked as a software developer at Directi. Under his leadership, Unacademy has grown into a comprehensive online learning platform serving millions of students preparing for competitive exams, with 140 million monthly views across YouTube channels, app, and web. Munjal is also an active investor, having invested over INR 370 million in ventures including One Code, Pepper Content, Avalon Meta, and Airmeet.

Favourites

FoodPizza
ActorShah Rukh Khan
ActressScarlett Johansson
FilmVeer-Zara (2004)
Books
  • Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes (1605)
  • The Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (1859)
  • The Call of the Wild by Jack London (1903)
  • Guerrillas by V. S. Naipaul (1975)
  • Oliver's Story by Erich Segal (1977)
  • Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom (1997)
  • Harry Potter Novel Series by J. K. Rowling (1997-2007)
  • The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow (2008)
  • Winner Stands Alone by Paulo Cohelo (2008)
SongKyon Hawa by Lata Mangeshkar, Sonu Nigam, and Yash Chopra (2004)
Quote
  • "You know the Greeks didn't write obituaries. They only asked one question after a man died: Did he have passion?"
  • "It is better to be worn out, than to be rusted."
  • "Product market fit sparks a strong feeling and may be better than falling in love."
Salary (approx.)1.58 crore (per annum; as CEO of Unacademy)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. While in college, he created a YouTube channel focused on programming tutorials.
2. He worked as a summer intern at Metacube in 2010.
3. Gaurav founded Unacademy in December 2010, which he briefly closed in April 2013.
4. He has had various roles at Directi, starting as a software engineer intern in April 2011.
5. After founding and running Flatchat, he later sold it to CommonFloor.
6. Passionate about dogs, he owns a Shih Tzu named Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.
7. At the age of 12, he created a KBC-like quiz demonstrated to his classmates and school.
8. He co-founded Unacademy with Roman Saini, who cracked AIIMS at age 16 and later became an IAS officer, and Hemesh Singh, his former CTO at Flatchat.
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