# Mohit Kumar

> Mohit Kumar is the co-founder and CEO of Ultrahuman, a consumer technology company known for smart rings. A computer science graduate of PES Institute of Technology, he previously founded the logistics startup Roadrunnr, later Runnr, which Zomato acquired in 2017. His career spans engineering, product management, delivery operations, hardware manufacturing and angel investing.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Ultrahuman
- **Organizations:** Ultrahuman, Runnr / Roadrunnr, Zomato, Flipkart, Ola, HolidayIQ
- **From:** Patna, India
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Engineering in Computer Science, PES Institute of Technology, Bengaluru
- **Known for:** Founded Runnr, acquired by Zomato in 2017., Co-founded Ultrahuman and led its expansion into consumer hardware., Ultrahuman announced $70 million in financing on September 3, 2026, with participants including Qualcomm Ventures.

## Career timeline

- **2010–2012** — Worked as lead engineer at HolidayIQ.
- **2012–2013** — Worked as senior product manager at Ola.
- **2015** — Left Flipkart and founded Roadrunnr with Arpit Dave.
- **2016** — Roadrunnr combined with TinyOwl to form Runnr.
- **2017** — Zomato announced its acquisition of Runnr on September 13.
- **2019** — Co-founded Ultrahuman with Vatsal Singhal.
- **2022** — Ultrahuman acquired wearables company LazyCo.
- **2023** — Ultrahuman introduced Ring AIR.
- **2026** — Ultrahuman introduced Ring PRO and announced a $70 million financing round in September.

## Achievements

- Founded Runnr, acquired by Zomato in 2017.
- Co-founded Ultrahuman and led its expansion into consumer hardware.
- Ultrahuman announced $70 million in financing on September 3, 2026, with participants including Qualcomm Ventures.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Ultrahuman announced a $70 million financing round involving Qualcomm Ventures, Labcorp, Alpha Wave, Blume, Nexus and Alteria, among others.
- **2026-06** — In a published interview, Kumar discussed Ring PRO battery design and his enjoyment of work, reading and history.
- **2026-02** — Discussed the engineering work behind Ring PRO’s advertised battery life of up to 15 days.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ultrahuman.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohit-kumar-1014a326/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/deeppurpled

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Last updated: 2026-10-16