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Sumit Jain ka Operational Role se hatna
Toh bhai, Unacademy ke test-prep waale chief, Sumit Jain, June 30 ke baad apne full-time operational role se ja rahe hain. Woh ab advisor ki position sambhalenge. Yeh sab tab ho raha hai jab Unacademy aur upGrad ka merger almost done hai, jo June ke end tak regulatory approval ke baad final ho jayega. Jain ka jaana isliye bhi important hai kyunki unhone company ke liye kaafi profitable businesses banaye hain.
Unacademy ke liye Game Changer
Unacademy ke co-founder Gaurav Munjal ne internal memo mein bataya ki Sumit Jain ne do bade kaam kiye hain. Pehla, Graphy platform ko profitable banaya, jo Spayee ko integrate karne ke baad kaafi faaydemand ho gaya. Doosra, Unacademy ka offline test-prep business revive kiya. Usse franchise model pe shift kiya aur unit economics par focus karke use profitable banaya. Sumit Jain 2020 mein Unacademy aaye the jab unka startup Opentalk acquire hua tha.
Merger ka Plan aur Sector ka Pressure
Yeh Unacademy aur upGrad ka merger $300 million se $400 million ka hai, jo stock deal hai. Isse upGrad ka online test prep, khaas kar UPSC, JEE, aur NEET exams ke liye, aur strong hoga. Lekin Jain ke jaane se yeh sawal uth raha hai ki unke profitable Graphy aur offline businesses ko is nayi company mein kaise integrate kiya jayega. Dekho, aajkal ed-tech sector par profit dikhane ka kafi pressure hai. Kayi companies high costs aur saturated market se pareshan hain. Physics Wallah, BYJU'S, aur Vedantu jaise competitors bhi apne challenges face kar rahe hain. Is combined entity ki success Jain ki profitable units banane ki ability aur unke advisory role par depend karegi.