Unacademy co-founder and CTO Hemesh Singh steps down, to take up advisory role

(From L to R: Roman Saini, Gaurav Munjal and Hemesh Singh)

In a significant shift within the leadership team at Unacademy, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Hemesh Singh, on June 8 announced his decision to move from an executive role to an advisory role.

Singh shared the update on X, formerly Twitter, reflecting on nearly a decade of contributions to the edtech giant alongside his cofounders, Gaurav Munjal and Roman Saini.

"After almost a decade of building Unacademy with Gaurav Munjal and Roman Saini, I have decided to move from an Executive Role to an Advisory Role," Singh posted on the social media platform.

Expressing his gratitude for the opportunity to be a part of Unacademy's journey , he highlighted the transformative impact the company has had on the test preparation industry. Singh also extended his thanks to Gaurav Munjal for his support throughout their collaboration.

After almost a decade of building Unacademy with @gauravmunjal and @romansaini, I have decided to move from an Executive Role to an Advisory Role.

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It has been a wonderful ride and I am extremely grateful to have been a part of this journey. We did change the Test Prep Industry… pic.twitter.com/tuj1weqBsu

— Hemesh Singh (@hemezh) June 8, 2024

Unacademy CEO Munjal recalled how Singh and he began their collaboration 11 years ago.

“Hemesh and I started working together 11 years ago when we were building Flatchat. It has been a crazy ride and I have been grateful to have a Co-Founder like you. Unacademy will miss you,” Gaurav Munjal posted on X.

Hemesh and I started working together 11 years ago when we were building Flatchat. It had been a Crazy Ride and I have been grateful to have a Co-Founder like you

Unacademy will miss you ️ https://t.co/bCqn7r44MF

— Gaurav Munjal (@gauravmunjal) June 8, 2024

Unacademy was established in 2015 by Munjal, Saini and Singh.