# Suneera Madhani

> Suneera Madhani is an Orlando-based Pakistani-American entrepreneur who co-founded Stax Payments with her brother Sal Rehmetullah in 2014 and led it to a valuation above $1 billion in 2022. The former Stax CEO now serves as founder and chief evangelist at Worth and leads CEO School, a podcast and education community for women building businesses.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Evangelist at Worth; Founder at CEO School
- **Organizations:** Stax Payments, Worth, CEO School
- **From:** Chicago, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Finance and marketing, University of Florida
- **Known for:** Led Stax to a valuation above $1 billion in 2022., Fortune 40 Under 40 honoree, 2020., EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Florida regional winner, 2021.

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Co-founded Fattmerchant, later renamed Stax, with Sal Rehmetullah.
- **2018** — Developed the vision for extending payments technology to software partners through APIs.
- **2020** — Launched CEO School podcast; named to Fortune 40 Under 40.
- **2021** — Fattmerchant became Stax; won EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Florida regional award.
- **2022** — Stax announced $245 million in funding at a valuation above $1 billion.
- **2023** — Departed Stax; co-founded Worth with Sal Rehmetullah and Jacques Fu.
- **2024** — Worth launched its platform.
- **2025** — Served as an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Florida judge.
- **2026** — Worth announced a $30 million Series A; company lists Madhani as founder and chief evangelist.

## Achievements

- Led Stax to a valuation above $1 billion in 2022.
- Fortune 40 Under 40 honoree, 2020.
- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Florida regional winner, 2021.
- Built CEO School into a podcast and founder education business.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — CEO School published an episode with AI and automation strategist Andrea Palacio on October 14.
- **2026-03** — Worth announced a $30 million Series A led by Fulcrum Equity Partners, with Amex Ventures and TTV Capital participating.

## Links

- Website: https://suneeramadhani.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suneeramadhani/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/suneeramadhani
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CEOSchoolPodcast/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suneeramadhani/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theceoschool

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Last updated: 2026-10-19