# Bianca Padilla Magolnick

> Bianca Padilla Magolnick is the co-founder and CEO of Carewell, a family-founded U.S. ecommerce company serving people who manage care at home. Raised in a Cuban-American household in Miami, she studied economics at New York University, moved from finance internships into software development, and used both disciplines to build Carewell with her husband, Jonathan Magolnick. The pair bootstrapped the company for three years, answered early customer calls themselves, and later raised a $24.7 million Series B in 2024. Her work has been recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 and Inc.'s 2023 Female Founders list.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Carewell
- **Organizations:** Carewell, LiveNinja, CCMP Capital Advisors, Pantheon Ventures, Aging2.0 Charlotte
- **From:** Miami, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree in economics, New York University, Service training, Disney Institute
- **Known for:** Co-founded and bootstrapped Carewell for approximately three years before raising institutional capital., Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Retail & Ecommerce for 2022., Named to Inc.'s Female Founders list in 2023.

## Career timeline

- **College years** — Studied economics at New York University, completed finance and private-equity internships, and tried building a children's savings app.
- **2015-2016** — Worked as a software developer at Miami startup LiveNinja after completing coding training.
- **2016-2017** — Co-founded Carewell with Jonathan Magolnick; public profiles vary on whether the company formally began in late 2016 or 2017.
- **2017-2020** — Bootstrapped Carewell for roughly three years while the founders built the storefront and handled customer calls.
- **2020** — Carewell closed a $5 million seed round; Padilla was also named to the Care 100 list.
- **2021** — Carewell raised nearly $25 million, ranked No. 74 on the Inc. 5000, and was recognized by Fast Company and Modern Retail.
- **2022** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Retail & Ecommerce; Carewell appeared again on the Inc. 5000.
- **2023** — Named to Inc.'s Female Founders list.
- **2024** — Carewell announced a $24.7 million Series B led by MBF Healthcare principals.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and bootstrapped Carewell for approximately three years before raising institutional capital.
- Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Retail & Ecommerce for 2022.
- Named to Inc.'s Female Founders list in 2023.
- Named to the Care 100 list in 2020.
- Led Carewell through a $24.7 million Series B announced in February 2024.
- Built Carewell's first ecommerce experience using self-taught front-end programming skills.
- Helped Carewell reach No. 74 on the 2021 Inc. 5000, with 5,162% three-year growth reported by Forbes.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Endeavor Miami highlighted Magolnick among women founders building through uncertainty; she said Carewell's work requires decisions with imperfect information while staying focused on caregivers.
- **2024-02** — Carewell announced a $24.7 million Series B to invest in its ecommerce experience, resources and customer care.
- **2023-04** — Inc. included Bianca Padilla on its 2023 Female Founders list.

## Links

- Website: https://carewell.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/biancalpadilla
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/lovecareclub
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/lovecareclub

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Last updated: 2026-09-27