Quick Info
| Profession | Entrepreneur |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of Birth | 08/09/1990 |
| Age | 35 years |
| Birthplace | Jaipur, Rajasthan |
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Bio/Wiki
| Religion | Hindu |
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| Food Habit | Non-vegetarian |
| Hobby | Travelling |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 5' 10" (178 cm) |
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| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Educational Qualification(s)
| School | St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School, Jaipur (2004-2008) |
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| College/University | NMIMS University, Mumbai |
| Qualification | B.Tech in Computer Engineering (2008-2012) |
Personal Life
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Marriage Date | 17/02/2018 |
Relationships & More
| Wife/Spouse | Reema Behl (Brand Lead at Ultrahuman) |
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Family
| Father | Ish Munjal (Doctor) |
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| Mother | Seema Munjal |
| Siblings | Brother - Vaibhav Munjal (CEO of Chalchitra Talks) |
| Spouse | Reema Behl |
Career
| Overview | Gaurav 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. |
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Favourites
| Food | Pizza |
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| Actor | Shah Rukh Khan |
| Actress | Scarlett Johansson |
| Film | Veer-Zara (2004) |
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| Song | Kyon Hawa by Lata Mangeshkar, Sonu Nigam, and Yash Chopra (2004) |
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| Salary (approx.) | 1.58 crore (per annum; as CEO of Unacademy) |
Social Media
| https://www.instagram.com/gauravmunjal/ | |
| https://x.com/gauravmunjal | |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravmunjal8/ | |
| YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/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. |