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Tressia Hobeika

Founder

Founder at Stepful

New York, New York, United States

FoundedStepful · YC

About

Tressia Hobeika previously held product leadership roles at Udacity and Triplebyte, where she worked on online education and job placement programs. She now leads Product and Operations at Stepful.

Founder at StepfulYC S21

Intro paths

YC

Tressia went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Stepful's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Tressia can intro founders to Stepful's investors below.

Stepful's investors · 8

AlleyCorpNew York · $1M – $5M checksECMC GroupMinneapolis · $500K – $10M checksEqual Opportunity VenturesCambridge · $2M checksHearst VenturesTel Aviv · $2M – $5M checksOak HC/FTStamfordSemperVirens Venture CapitalSan MateoUnpopular VenturesMiami · $100K – $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Stepful

CMCarl Madi
Carl MadiFounder
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Edoardo SerraFounder

Experience

  1. StepfulCo-Founder & Chief Product Officercurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. On DeckHealth Fellow2021San Francisco, California, United States
  3. TriplebyteGroup Product Manager2019 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
  4. UdacityProduct Lead2018 — 2019San Francisco, California, United States
  5. Oliver WymanStrategy Consultant2014 — 2018Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  6. European Training FoundationYoung Mediterranean Leader2012 — 2014Turin Area, Italy
  7. European ParliamentProgram Officer2013 — 2014Brussels Area, Belgium
  8. College of EuropeResearcher2012 — 2013Bruges Area, Belgium
  9. University of LeedsResearcher, Engineering Thermofluids Surfaces and Interfaces2009Leeds, United Kingdom
  10. Daimler AGMechanical Engineer2008Berlin Area, Germany

Skills & more

French9European Union22International Relations26Diplomacy15Political Science9Politics5Foreign Policy9Human Rights2International Organizations1International Development3Intercultural Communication1Economics1
+4 morePublic PolicyNGOsResearchProblem Solving

Languages Arabic · English · French · German · Italian · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tressia Hobeika?
Tressia Hobeika previously held product leadership roles at Udacity and Triplebyte, where she worked on online education and job placement programs. She now leads Product and Operations at Stepful.
Where does Tressia Hobeika work?
Tressia Hobeika is Founder of Stepful.
What companies did Tressia Hobeika found?
Tressia Hobeika founded Stepful.
Where did Tressia Hobeika go to school?
Tressia Hobeika studied at Y Combinator (S21 Batch); Technische Universität Berlin (Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering); American University of Beirut (Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering).

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