Umesh Kumar, co-founder and CEO of Runable.
New Delhi (India), October 30: Umesh Kumar was building companies well before Runnablethe AI startup he now runs with co-founder Saksham Sarda. His path began in a village in Haryanawent through computer science studies at IIT Roorkeeand included an education technology venture that Bodhi AI went on to acquire.
Kumar started formal coaching for the Joint Entrance Examination in Class 12. After about a year of preparation, he won a place in IIT Roorkee’s Computer Science and Engineering programme. At university, he began spotting problems that software could solve, and learning what it takes to build a business around the answer.
In 2020 he co-founded SkoolStreama platform that helped coaching institutes and teachers run their operations online. The work put him in a market where technology only succeeds if it fits how educators actually work day to day.
In March 2022, EdTechReview reported that Bodhi AI had acquired SkoolStream. It was an early milestone for Kumar: a company he started during his university years had become a product someone else wanted to buy.
Runable co-founders Saksham Sarda (left) and Umesh Kumar (right).
At RunnableKumar has moved from education technology into helping small businesses grow with AI. He is co-founder and CEOand Sarda leads the technology side as well CTO. The company announced a $21 million Series A in 2026.
Runnable brings website creation, publishing and business workflows onto one platform. Its Grow offering extends into activities after launch, including marketing and recurring business tasks.
The move from SkoolStream to Runnable is a step up in scale and technology, but the core interest hasn’t changed: software that helps people run a business. For Kumar, the next chapter is about whether AI can help small teams take on work that would otherwise require more people and specialist skills.