In early September 2026 I reposted several colleague messages on LinkedIn that highlighted my leadership style, the growth milestones of Unacademy, and the recent acquisition by upGrad. The posts celebrated a culture of transparency, highlighted massive product reach, and detailed financial decisions such as multiple ESOP buybacks.
My reputation is described as direct, transparent, and high‑integrity, with a willingness to be confrontational when needed.
Four ESOP buybacks have been executed, the most recent amounting to ₹50 crore.
Unacademy’s free platform created a generation of celebrity educators and its YouTube videos have been watched over 10 billion times.
During the Covid peak, more than 100,000 live classes were delivered per month to almost 1 million paid subscribers.
The upGrad acquisition closed in July 2025, and I proposed to run the combined entity, finalising the deal in early September 2026.