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Unacademy CMO Karan Shroff quits firm year after being made partner

CEO recently said edtech unicorn may see a funding dry spell for at least 12-18 months and it would cut costs

Karan Shroff
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Karan Shroff

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Karan Shroff, chief marketing officer (CMO) at Unacademy and who was made partner in September 2021, has resigned from the SoftBank-backed edtech unicorn.

Shroff announced his resignation in a LinkedIn post on Thursday, three years after he joined Unacademy as vice president of marketing. “I would like to thank everyone that helped in this chapter of life and I’m extremely grateful to everyone in the industry for their support in helping make Unacademy the brand it is today,” said Shroff. "On that note I will be moving on from Unacademy and onto the next.”

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