# Zain Qayyum

> Zain Qayyum is the co-founder and co-CEO of Medsender, a New York based healthcare automation company that uses AI to turn faxes, emails and phone calls into structured data that flows straight into patient records. A pre-med student who walked away from medicine after watching hospitals shuttle paper and CDs between systems, he built a platform now used by thousands of practices across all 50 states. In early 2025 Medsender raised a $5M Series A led by Ballast Point Ventures while already cash-positive, and the company debuted on the 2025 Inc. 5000 at #550.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Medsender
- **Organizations:** Medsender
- **From:** Hudson Valley, New York, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Microbiology research (pre-med, later left for computer science), Marist College (Marist University), School of Science
- **Known for:** Co-founded and scaled Medsender to thousands of healthcare provider customers across all 50 states, Raised a $5M Series A led by Ballast Point Ventures while the company was already cash-positive, Led Medsender to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list, debuting at #550

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Microbiology researcher at Marist College School of Science
- **2013** — Biomedical/ER intern at MidHudson Regional Hospital, witnessing healthcare operational dysfunction
- **2015** — Founded Medsender and became co-CEO after leaving pre-med for computer science
- **2024** — Launched MAIRA, an AI phone agent that reduces call handling by up to 80%
- **2025** — Raised $5M Series A led by Ballast Point Ventures while already cash-positive
- **2025** — Medsender debuts on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies at #550

## Achievements

- Co-founded and scaled Medsender to thousands of healthcare provider customers across all 50 states
- Raised a $5M Series A led by Ballast Point Ventures while the company was already cash-positive
- Led Medsender to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list, debuting at #550
- Launched MAIRA, an AI medical assistant / phone agent cutting call handling by up to 80%
- Built a platform saving practices up to 8 hours per provider per day

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Medsender closed a $5M Series A led by Ballast Point Ventures.
- **2025** — Medsender debuted on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing US private companies at #550.
- **2024-12** — Launched MAIRA, an AI phone agent reducing call handling by up to 80%, with MAIRA 2.0 planned.

## Links

- Website: https://medsender.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/zainq
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MedsenderSocial
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/medsender

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Last updated: 2026-07-07