Investment Summary

General Atlantic Invests In Unacademy

On February 21, 2020, growth capital firm General Atlantic invested in education company Unacademy

Investment Highlights
  • This is General Atlantic’s 4th transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is General Atlantic’s 20th transaction in India.

Investment Summary
Date 2020-02-21
Target Unacademy
Sector Education
Investor(s) General Atlantic
Deal Type Venture

Target

Unacademy

Bengaluru, India
Unacademy is an online education company. Unacademy educators consist of either students who have cleared various exams or mentors who have teaching experience. Unacademy was founded in 2015 and is based in Bengaluru, India.

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Investor

General Atlantic

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 73.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

General Atlantic is a large private equity firm that invests globally in growth-oriented public and private companies. Broad areas of interest include financial services, media and consumer, healthcare, enterprise solutions, communications and electronics, and energy. General Atlantic looks to invest $40 to $400 million in transactions that support growth, expansions, buy-outs, consolidations and build-ups. General Atlantic seeks to make 8 to 12 investments per year with an investment horizon of five to ten years. The Firm's geographic coverage spans North America; Europe; Asia/Pacific; and India. General Atlantic was formed in 1980 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 239 of 343
Sector (Education) 4 of 6
Type (Venture) 51 of 99
Country (India) 20 of 24
Year (2020) 5 of 27
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-24 EcoVadis

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