{"id":148999,"date":"2026-02-03T17:20:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/athletechnews.com\/?p=148999"},"modified":"2026-02-03T17:20:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:20:50","slug":"midi-health-reaches-unicorn-status-100-million-funding-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/athletechnews.com\/midi-health-reaches-unicorn-status-100-million-funding-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Midi Health Reaches Unicorn Status in $100M Funding Round"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-100-million-series-d-pushed-the-celebrity-backed-women-s-telehealth-company-past-a-1-billion-valuation-reflecting-investor-confidence-in-midlife-care-and-as-the-global-femtech-market-is-expected-to-more-than-quadruple-by-2035\">A $100 million Series D pushed the celebrity-backed women\u2019s telehealth company past a $1 billion valuation, reflecting investor confidence in midlife care and as the global femtech market is expected to more than quadruple by 2035<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Midi Health has crossed the $1 billion valuation threshold after raising $100 million in a Series D financing round, a milestone that places the women\u2019s health platform among a small group of peers <a href=\"https:\/\/athletechnews.com\/maven-clinic-oura-partnership\/\">to reach unicorn status, such as Maven Clinic. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The round was led by&nbsp;Goodwater Capital, with new participation from&nbsp;Foresite Capital&nbsp;and&nbsp;Serena Ventures, alongside backing from existing investors&nbsp;Advance Venture Partners,&nbsp;Google Ventures,&nbsp;Emerson Collective,&nbsp;SemperVirens,&nbsp;McKesson Ventures&nbsp;and&nbsp;Felicis Ventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Palo Alto-based startup counts Mount Sinai Health System as a partner in expanding menopause care across the New York City area, and even\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athletechnews.com\/midi-health-enters-supplement-market-in-rare-telehealth-move\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">entered the\u00a0supplement market\u00a0with a line of products<\/a>\u00a0for women aged 35 to 65.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is validation for the movement we\u2019re leading to provide women better healthcare,\u201d Midi Health co-founder and CEO Joanna Strober said. \u201cWomen\u2019s health has been treated like an afterthought for too long. This funding gives us the resources to rewrite that story at scale.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside the financing,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.joinmidi.com\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Midi Health<\/a>&nbsp;has bolstered its executive team, naming&nbsp;Jason Wheeler, formerly of Tesla, Google and Forward, as chief financial officer,&nbsp;Melissa Waters, previously at Meta, Lyft and Hims &amp; Hers, as chief marketing officer and&nbsp;Matt Cook, most recently at Omada Health and Firefly Health, as chief commercial officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athletechnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MIDI_HEALTH_-768x960.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139028\" style=\"width:463px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">credit: Midi Health<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The funding follows a <a href=\"https:\/\/athletechnews.com\/amy-schumer-midi-health-raises-50m-womens-midlife-telehealth\/\">$50 million Series C round led by Advance Venture Partners (AVP)<\/a> that occurred last year and an earlier SPV that included Amy Schumer, Connie Britton, Sheryl Sandberg, Tekedra Mawakana and Tory Burch among its backers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/athletechnews.com\/femtech-sector-267-billion-future-market-report\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Women\u2019s&nbsp;health is drawing serious capital<\/a>. 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