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It’s the third senior exit at the edtech startup in the past couple of months, and also follows the resignation of CFO Ajay Goel at rival Byju’s this month.

The chief financial officer of edtech startup Unacademy is on his way out. According to a person aware of the ongoing development, Subramanian Ramachandran has put in his papers and is currently serving his notice period.
Ramachandran has been with the company since 2019. Before Unacademy, Ramachandran served as CFO of Medi Assist Healthcare Services and previously as CFO of Nova Specialty Surgery.
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