Amanda Joseph

Amanda's experience sits at the intersection of insurance, startups, and healthcare. She was previously an investor at Founder Equity, an early-stage venture fund in Chicago, where she led new investments and supported growth of portfolio companies. Prior to venture, Amanda held several roles in the health insurance industry, working for both Blue Cross and Blue Shield of IL, MT, NM, OK, and TX and a strategic operating partner to Mutual of Omaha's Medicare Advantage plan. She began her career at Healthbox, a former startup accelerator, and has since mentored dozens of companies innovating within healthtech and digital health. Amanda is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a degree in Brain, Behavior, and Cognitive Science and later pursued a master's degree in Healthcare Administration from Rush University in Chicago.