Joanna Strober

Joanna grew up in Palo Alto, studied political science at the University of Pennsylvania, and earned a law degree at UCLA. She started her career at Bessemer Venture Partners, investing in consumer Internet and software startups, including Blue Nile and BabyCenter. Seven years heading venture capital and private equity at Silicon Valley investment firm Sterling Stamos led Joanna to become an entrepreneur. In 2014, she founded Kurbo Health (a digital platform for childhood obesity), served as CEO for four years, sold it to Weight Watchers, and, in 2021, founded Midi Health to support women in perimenopause and menopause. Midi has quickly grown into the leading U.S.-based virtual care clinic for women in midlife.