Stepful

Online Training for Healthcare Jobs

stepful.com

HQ: New York, NY, USA

51-200

Education

Company research

Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Updated Aug 2, 2026

Overview

Stepful is a privately held healthcare-education and workforce technology company founded in 2021. It combines live, instructor-led online training, AI-supported learning and assessment, career services, clinical placement, and employer partnerships to help working adults enter allied-health careers and help health systems build talent pipelines.

Primary product

An online healthcare training and workforce platform offering accelerated programs such as Medical Assistant, Pharmacy Technician, Dental Assistant, Medical Administration, Patient Care Technician, Surgical Technology, and nursing-related programs, with optional clinical externships, certification preparation, and career services.

Founded

2021

Headquarters

New York City, New York, United States

Team size

Approximately 100–300 employees; public estimates vary (YC: about 100; Built In: 115; LinkedIn-derived estimates: 200–300).

Work style

Hybrid

Industry

Professional Training and Coaching / Education Technology

Sub-industry

Healthcare workforce development, allied-health education, online vocational training, and healthcare learning-management technology

Offices

SoHo, New York City, New York, United States

Business model

Direct-to-consumer paid healthcare-training programs

Employer-sponsored healthcare workforce training

School-as-a-Service for health systems

Healthcare talent-pipeline and career-placement partnerships

Funding

Stage

Series C

Total raised

$111M

Latest round

Series C · Jun 2026

Latest amount

$55M

Series C

Jun 2026 · Oak HC/FT

$55M

Series B

Nov 2024 · Oak HC/FT

$31.5M

Series A

Feb 2024 · AlleyCorp Impact

$12M

Seed

May 2023 · Reach Capital

$7.5M

Venture round

Jul 2022

$4.9M

Pre-seed

Aug 2021

$125K

People & investors

Leadership

Carl Madi

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Tressia Hobeika

Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer

Edoardo Serra

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Wen Lee

Vice President, Learning

Paula Hernandez Forero

Senior Vice President, Operations

Rob Day

Head of Engineering

Investors

ECMC Education Impact Fund

Intermountain Venture Fund

Work & culture

Mission-driven and outcomes-oriented, with an emphasis on accessible career pathways, underserved communities, rapid execution, live collaboration, and intentional in-person team time. The stated office pattern is Tuesday–Thursday in SoHo with work-from-home flexibility Monday and Friday.

Work style

Hybrid

Compensation

Public engineering postings show base-salary examples around $157,000–$218,000 for Senior Software Engineer and $188,000–$238,000 for Staff Product Engineer, plus equity and benefits. Job-specific ranges vary by level and market; the postings state there is no bonus structure. Visa sponsorship was not publicly confirmed.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k)

Equity for full-time employees

Flexible PTO

15 work-from-anywhere days annually

Company-wide year-end gift week

HSA, FSA, and dependent-care FSA

Commuter benefits

Paid parental leave

IVF coverage

Therapy, telehealth, EAP, and wellness benefits

Annual learning and development stipend

Product & market

Pricing

Program-specific tuition paid directly by students for consumer enrollment, with employer- or health-system-sponsored programs for B2B customers. Stepful markets its programs as substantially faster and less expensive than traditional programs; exact tuition varies by program and funding eligibility.

Differentiators

—Accelerated programs designed for working adults
—Live instructor-led cohorts combined with AI-supported personalization and coaching
—Optional hands-on clinical externships and job-placement support
—Vertically integrated school-as-a-service model for health systems
—Employer-sponsored pathways that connect training to healthcare vacancies
—AI clinical simulations, grading, and workforce intelligence
—Reported 75% graduation rate, 89% certification rate, and 200%+ net dollar retention in company/interview coverage

Technology

React

React Native

TypeScript

JavaScript

Ruby

Ruby on Rails

PostgreSQL

Generative AI

AI-supported grading and coaching

AI clinical simulations and avatar-based training

Customers

Mount Sinai

Ochsner

Providence

AdventHealth

CVS

Walgreens

NY Presbyterian Hospital

35+ healthcare systems and provider organizations (company-reported)

Competitors

CareerStep

MedCerts

Community colleges and allied-health trade schools

Other online healthcare-certification and workforce-training providers

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

Approximately $18.9M–$30M annual revenue/ARR based on third-party estimates dated 2024–2026; not company-reported and should be treated as low-confidence.

Estimated monthly visits

668.9K

Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026

hello@stepful.com +1 332-334-8285

Signals & risks

Acquisition

Jun 2026

Stepful acquired St. Louis College of Health Careers, according to Fierce Healthcare, to support expansion into accredited degree programs. Terms were not publicly disclosed.

Source

Other

Jul 2026

Public reporting describes a major expansion plan into advanced nursing, respiratory therapy, and imaging programs and increased AI investment following the Series C; this is an execution and scaling milestone rather than a reported negative event.

Source

Latest news

Stepful Raises $55M to Break Healthcare’s $97B Dependence on Contract Staffing

AlleyWatch · Jul 2026

An interview with CEO Carl Madi discussed the school-as-a-service model, employer-sponsored and consumer programs, 89% certification, 200%+ net dollar retention, and expansion enabled by the Series C.

Stepful banks $55M to scale School-as-a-Service platform

Fierce Healthcare · Jun 2026

Coverage reported $105M raised to date, 30+ major health-system clients, AI-powered clinical simulations, and the acquisition of St. Louis College of Health Careers.

Stepful Announces $55M Series C to Scale Its AI-Powered Training Platform Across the Healthcare Workforce

Stepful · Jun 2026

Stepful announced a $55M Series C led by Oak HC/FT, with new and existing investors participating. The company said it would expand health-system partnerships, launch advanced programs, and accelerate AI capabilities.

Stepful Raises $12M to Revolutionize Healthcare Workforce

Stepful · Feb 2026

Series A announcement led by AlleyCorp Impact; Stepful said the funding would help expand program offerings, grow healthcare-system partnerships, and invest in AI-powered coaching and personalized learning.

Stepful Secures $31.5 Million Series B Led by Oak HC/FT to Address U.S. Healthcare Worker Shortage

Stepful · Jan 2026

Series B announcement led by Oak HC/FT; noted participation from Y Combinator, Reach Capital, AlleyCorp, SemperVirens, Company Ventures, Green Sands, ECMC Group, Intermountain Venture Fund, and Cedar Pine.

Jobs and careers at Stepful

38 jobs at Stepful

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