Career Karma
Career Karma is a career guidance platform that uses AI to match users with training programs in fields like software engineering, data science, and skilled trades. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, it has raised $52M, most recently in a Series B round in January 2022.
The growth story
Career Karma grew from 171 to 72 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $52M along the way, most recently a Series B in January 2022.
About
Career Karma provides a free AI-powered advisor that helps users identify suitable training programs based on their goals, learning style, budget, and timeline. Its network spans fields like software engineering, data science, cybersecurity, AI, and skilled trades such as CDL and HVAC.
The company has raised $52M, including a Series B round in early 2022, and employs 72 people. Its focus on AI-driven career guidance aligns with its mission to help users navigate non-linear career paths in an evolving job market.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function at Career Karma, with 6 employees. The company is led by a team based in San Francisco, where it was founded in 2018.
The Career Karma org chart
Odane Richards (General Manager of Bootcamps) leads 43 mapped leaders with 42 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Marketing 40 (+3% YoY), Engineering 7 (+17% YoY), Entrepreneurship 3 (0% YoY), Human Resources 3 (+50% YoY), Business Development 3 (-50% YoY).
Talent flow
Career Karma’s workforce includes alumni from companies like Sutherland, Accenture, and AT&T. Many employees have backgrounds in freeCodeCamp, with 43 profiles linked to the platform. The median tenure is 6 years, indicating strong retention.
Most common previous employers of Career Karma staff: Sutherland (8), Accenture (5), CTC (Archived) (3), TP (3), AT&T (3), Sutherland Global Logistics (2). Former Career Karma employees most often moved to OutRival (5), BetterAlternative Optimization (3), Cvent (3), Upwork (2), Vistulo (2), Plexor (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Career Karma mafia
Career Karma alumni have founded 13 companies, including SuperMe (16 staff), Plexor (9 staff), and BetterAlternative Optimization (6 staff). These ventures span industries like tech optimization and digital nomad services.
14Casey Winters, was Advisor until 2021Naveed Lalani, was Head of Partnerships until 2022Arbie D., was Head of Community Support and Live Room Events Manager (YC W19) until 2023Philip Manuel Jr. Gaerlan, was Community Manager for Q&A Publishing, Moderation and Engagement until 2022Daisy Wambua, was Content Writer until 2022Ojash Yadav, was SEO Specialist until 2019
Darien Payton, was Social & Brand Manager until 2022
JT Kim, was Director Of Business Development until 2023
Muhammad Junaid Khalid, was SEO Content Writer until 2022
Christopher Warren, was Career Coach until 2020
Melvin Salvador, was Product Lead & AI Engineer until 2024
Jake K., was Managing Director (Acquired) until 2025
Dmytro Til, was R&D Tech Lead until 2025Web traffic
Traffic mix: 20% direct, 57% search, 9% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Career Karma: Customer Service (17), Management (10), Team Management (9), Teamwork (8), Technical Support (8), Leadership (8), Social Media (8), Communication (7).
Where the team actually sits
Career Karma people are concentrated in United States (35), California, United States (12), Ukraine (3), Kingston, Jamaica (2).
Search footprint
Career Karma attracts about 240,200 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $3M a month if bought through ads. It gained 42,448 ranking keywords and lost 41,044 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.80 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.90 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.20 / 5
Frequently asked
Career Karma has 72 employees as of September 2026.
Career Karma has raised $52M in total, most recently a Series B round in January 2022.
Odane Richards (General Manager of Bootcamps) sits at the top of Career Karma's reporting structure, with 42 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Career Karma staff are Sutherland (8 people), Accenture (5 people), CTC (Archived) (3 people).
Former Career Karma employees most often move to OutRival (5), BetterAlternative Optimization (3), Cvent (3).
At least 13 companies have a founder who previously worked at Career Karma, including SuperMe, Plexor, BetterAlternative Optimization.
Career Karma attracts about 240,200 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $3M a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Career Karma staff are Customer Service, Management, Team Management, Teamwork, Technical Support.
Career Karma staff are concentrated in United States (35), California, United States (12), Ukraine (3).
Career Karma has about 40 people in Marketing, up 3% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Career Karma has about 7 people in Engineering, up 17% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 62 current and 252 former Career Karma profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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