Apr 30: Codingal, an online *AI & coding* education platform for K–12 students, today announced the appointment of *Praveen Kumar* as *Vice President of Operations*, where he will oversee end-to-end operations across teacher management, customer experience, and program delivery.
In this role, he will lead teacher operations and community, customer service, and delivery systems, while working closely with sales, product, and customer relations teams to streamline execution and reduce operational gaps across markets.
Praveen brings over 16 years of experience across internet, edtech, and marketplace businesses. Most recently, at *Apna*, a networking platform, he led operations and helped scale annual recurring revenue from $0 to $11 million in two years. Prior to that, at Udacity, a California-based edtech platform, he helped scale their India vertical to $6 million ARR within 18 months and later managed a global mentor network supporting a $100 million business.
Earlier in his career, Praveen co-founded an agri-tech startup and held leadership roles at *OYO, EduKart, and TACT*. He holds an Engineering degree from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow. The appointment comes as Codingal expands its presence in K–12 AI & coding education globally, with increased focus on standardising program delivery and improving student outcomes at scale.
“This is a very important leadership hire for us as we enter the next phase of growth. Praveen’s proven track record of building world-class operating systems at companies like Apna and Udacity makes him the ideal leader to help us scale execution and consistency across AI & coding at Codingal,” said *Vivek Prakash, Co-Founder & CEO, Codingal*
Praveen will focus on strengthening execution systems, improving turnaround times, and tightening feedback loops across teams as the company scales its learning programs across geographies.
