# Carl Madi

> Carl Madi is the co-founder and CEO of Stepful, a New York healthtech and edtech company that trains people for allied healthcare careers in weeks instead of years. After scaling operations at Uber, Airbnb, Handy, and Amino Apps and earning an MBA from Wharton, he started Stepful in 2021 with Tressia Hobeika and Edoardo Serra. The company runs AI-assisted, cohort-based programs for medical assistants, pharmacy techs, and other frontline roles, places graduates through a network of 8,000+ clinical partners, and was ranked the #1 EdTech company in the U.S. by TIME in 2025.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Stepful
- **Organizations:** Stepful, Handy, Amino Apps, Uber, Airbnb, Y Combinator
- **Nationality:** United States
- **Education:** MBA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Stepful, ranked the #1 EdTech company in the U.S. by TIME in 2025., Raised roughly $68M total across seed, Series A, and a $31.5M Series B led by Oak HC/FT., Built a clinical partner network of 8,000+ sites for student externships.

## Career timeline

- **2017** — Earned an MBA from the Wharton School; joined Amino Apps in Manhattan, leading international expansion for the GV- and USV-backed social media startup.
- **pre-2021** — Worked at Uber and Airbnb scaling operations; served as global head of direct-to-consumer business at Handy, managing a ~$75M P&L and acquiring 100,000+ workers.
- **2021** — Co-founded Stepful with Tressia Hobeika and Edoardo Serra; went through Y Combinator (S21).
- **2022** — Stepful raised a $7.5M round led by Reach Capital, with Y Combinator, EO Ventures, and Company Ventures.
- **2023** — Raised a $12M Series A to expand healthcare workforce training programs.
- **2024** — Raised a $31.5M Series B led by Oak HC/FT to scale AI-powered healthcare training.
- **2025** — Stepful named #1 EdTech company in the U.S. and Top 10 globally by TIME's World's Top EdTech Companies list.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Stepful, ranked the #1 EdTech company in the U.S. by TIME in 2025.
- Raised roughly $68M total across seed, Series A, and a $31.5M Series B led by Oak HC/FT.
- Built a clinical partner network of 8,000+ sites for student externships.
- Stepful graduates pass the NHA CCMA certification exam at an 87% rate, about 10 points above the national average.
- Grew the platform to roughly 13,000 monthly active students with a 75% program completion rate.
- Previously managed a ~$75M P&L and acquired 100,000+ workers as global DTC head at Handy.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Stepful ranked #1 EdTech company in the U.S. and Top 10 globally by TIME.
- **2024-11** — Closed a $31.5M Series B led by Oak HC/FT to scale AI-powered healthcare training.

## Links

- Website: https://www.stepful.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlmadi/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RErxAQWa5Bs
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stepful

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Last updated: 2026-06-04