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Founders · techcrunch.com · Wednesday, 26 August 2026

Runable raises $21M to chase the harder half of AI: winning customers, not just building apps

Bengaluru's Runable started as an AI scraping play, pivoted into a general-purpose agent, then realized the real pain point was downstream. Users could build sites and slide decks in minutes, but getting customers still meant juggling ad accounts, SEO, and chatbots. Its $21M Series A funds that "grow" agent, targeting small businesses instead of fighting OpenAI and Cursor on the building turf. The bet: hit $2M ARR three weeks after launch suggests paying for outcomes, not tools.

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