India, April 15 -- Udemy co-founder Gagan Biyani has publicly criticised the company's planned merger with Coursera, calling the $2.5 billion deal disappointing and reflective of deeper structural issues within the edtech firm. Notably, Coursera and Udemy announced a merger in December 2025, valued at approximately $2.5 billion in an all-stock transaction. The deal is currently awaiting regulatory approvals.

In a detailed post on X, Biyani said he felt "kinda pissed" about the acquisition, despite acknowledging that Udemy had been life-changing for him. "I'm grateful for the opportunity to start and benefit from Udemy's success. It changed my life. But there's another side to Udemy. A story of what could have been," he wrote.

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