# Stepful

> Stepful is a New York-based healthcare education company that trains people for entry-level allied-health jobs - medical assistants, pharmacy technicians, surgical techs and more - through fast, affordable, AI-supported online programs. Roughly four months and about $2,500 replace a two-year, $20,000 community-college track, and graduates are funneled toward clinical hours and full-time jobs through a network of partner clinics and hospitals. The company pairs a B2C learner business with a growing B2B arm that helps health systems build their own talent pipelines, positioning itself as an end-to-end answer to the U.S. healthcare worker shortage.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Carl Madi (Co-Founder & CEO (prev. Uber, Handy/Airbnb, Amino Apps)), Tressia Hobeika (Co-Founder, Product & Operations (prev. Udacity, Triplebyte)), Edoardo Serra (Co-Founder (prev. Apple, led Siri global expansion))
- **Team size:** ~380 employees (per Apollo data)
- **Products:** Medical Assistant (CCMA) Program, Pharmacy Technician Program, Advanced & specialized programs, Job Coaching Program, Stepful for Employers (B2B)
- **Notable:** Named #1 EdTech company in the U.S. and Top 10 globally on TIME's 2025 World's Top EdTech Companies list, Describes itself as the largest online school for medical assistants in the United States, Reported ~90% program completion rate and ~85% national certification pass rate

## Products & services

- **Medical Assistant (CCMA) Program** — Stepful's flagship ~4-5 month online program preparing students for the NHA CCMA exam, with live twice-weekly classes, a mailed clinical kit, simulations, mock exams, in-person clinical hours and job coaching.
- **Pharmacy Technician Program** — Online training preparing students for pharmacy technician certification (PTCB-CPhT), including pharmacy calculations and pharmacology basics.
- **Advanced & specialized programs** — Programs spanning surgical technologist, patient care technician, medical administrative assistant, dental assistant and pathways toward licensed practical nursing.
- **Job Coaching Program** — 8-week career support with mock-interview workshops, 1:1 coaching, resume help and curated local full-time openings after certification.
- **Stepful for Employers (B2B)** — Workforce solution letting health systems train and pipeline their own staff directly, feeding their labor pool with certified workers.

## Achievements

- Named #1 EdTech company in the U.S. and Top 10 globally on TIME's 2025 World's Top EdTech Companies list
- Describes itself as the largest online school for medical assistants in the United States
- Reported ~90% program completion rate and ~85% national certification pass rate
- Programs roughly 4x faster than community college equivalents
- Scaled from 50 students (2021) to 30,000+ projected enrollees (2024)
- Raised $68M+ in total funding across Seed, Series A and Series B

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Closed $31.5M Series B led by Oak HC/FT to scale AI-powered healthcare training and expand its employer (B2B) business.
- **2025** — Recognized on TIME's 2025 World's Top EdTech Companies list as the #1 EdTech company in the U.S.

## Links

- Website: https://stepful.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stepful
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnCAhEMYYEBmsPjF7CpdNWA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stepful/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stepful
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stepful

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Last updated: 2026-06-06