# Sumit Jain

> Sumit Jain is an Indian entrepreneur and angel investor who co-founded CommonFloor, Opentalk and Graphy. An IIT Roorkee computer science graduate and former Oracle engineer, he led Graphy when it acquired Scenes in 2023, became a partner at Unacademy that August and was named CEO of its test-prep business in September 2025. His departure from full-time operations, with an advisory role to follow, was announced in May 2026.

- **Role:** Advisor at Unacademy (announced transition effective after June 30, 2026)
- **Organizations:** Graphy, Unacademy, CommonFloor, Opentalk, Oracle
- **From:** Khatauli, India
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
- **Known for:** Co-founded CommonFloor, acquired by Quikr in January 2016., Led Graphy’s acquisitions of Spayee in 2021 and Scenes in 2023., Elevated to partner at Unacademy in August 2023.

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Graduated from IIT Roorkee; worked as a software developer at Oracle.
- **2007** — Co-founded CommonFloor with Lalit Mangal and Vikas Malpani.
- **2016** — CommonFloor was acquired by Quikr.
- **2017** — Left CommonFloor and launched Opentalk with Ashwani Jain.
- **2020** — Joined Unacademy and co-founded Graphy.
- **2021** — Graphy acquired Spayee for $25 million.
- **2023** — Led Graphy during the Scenes acquisition; elevated to partner at Unacademy in August.
- **2025** — Appointed CEO of Unacademy’s Test Prep business in September.
- **2026** — May announcement set June 30 as his final operating day at Unacademy, with an advisory role afterward.

## Achievements

- Co-founded CommonFloor, acquired by Quikr in January 2016.
- Led Graphy’s acquisitions of Spayee in 2021 and Scenes in 2023.
- Elevated to partner at Unacademy in August 2023.
- Appointed CEO of Unacademy’s Test Prep business in September 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Announced departure from full-time Unacademy operations, with June 30 as his last operating day and an advisory role to follow.
- **2025-09** — Named CEO of Unacademy’s Test Prep business on September 24.

## Links

- Website: https://graphy.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumjain/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/sumjain

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