About
Karen Kenworthy is a Board and Advisory Partner at Stripes, focusing on the firm's consumer and healthcare companies after 16 years on the investment team. Before Stripes, she worked as a consultant at Bain and Company. She holds a B.A. in Biomedical Engineering and Economics from Yale University and an M.B.A. from Stanford University, where she was an Arjay Miller Scholar.
Invests in
ConsumerHealthtech
Experience
- StripesPartnercurrent2006 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Califia FarmsBoard Membercurrent2015 β presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Stella & Chewy'sBoard Membercurrent2013 β presentGreater Milwaukee
- Snooze an A.M. EateryBoard Membercurrent2016 β presentGreater Denver Area
- Kosas CosmeticsBoard Membercurrent2020 β presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- KernlsBoard Membercurrent2020 β presentNew York, United States
- Siete Family FoodsBoard Member2019 β 2025Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Dr. Barbara SturmBoard Member2021 β 2024
- On AGBoard Advisor2017 β 2021Zurich, Switzerland
- Turtle BeachBoard Observer2010 β 2019
- Turtle BeachMember of Executive Team2010 β 2012
- Audio NetworkBoard Observer2013 β 2018London Area, United Kingdom
- Ketra, Inc.Board Member2015 β 2017Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Bain & CompanySenior Associate Consultant2004 β 2007
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA
- Yale UniversityBA, Biomedical Engineering & Economics
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,147
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended Yale University491
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesKarthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Califia Farms2
Also worked at Stella & Chewy's1
Also worked at Kosas Cosmetics4
Also worked at Siete Family Foods1
Colleagues at Stripes
Aidan Lynch
Principal, Head of Business Development & Capital Markets at Stripes
Alex Gochal
Tax Director at Stripes
Aliza Reisner
Principal at Stripes
Allie Mallette
Controller at Stripes
Amelia Armstrong
Executive Assistant at Stripes
Andrew Xu
Investor at Stripes
Ashley Scully
Senior Associate, Talent at Stripes
Barb Messing
Operating Partner at Stripes






















