Building a Better Way to Learn About Sexual Health: The Story Behind Learn Mobo

For Jenna Scherma, the idea behind Learn Mobo began with a conversation.

Growing up, Jenna’s mother was open about topics that many families found difficult to discuss, including relationships, changing bodies, birth control, and personal boundaries. Her friends would even come over to ask her mother questions that they did not feel comfortable asking their own parents. That openness gave Jenna the opportunity to learn about sexual health in a safe environment and, importantly, to stay curious.

Her experience in the classroom was very different.

When Jenna took the mandatory 10th-grade sex education course required by state law, she found the program outdated, awkward, and incomplete. The class was taught by her male gym teacher, and Jenna remembers trying to propose a new curriculum herself. She was told it would never happen. Looking back, she realized the issue may not have been that people did not see the need for change, but that schools often did not have the time or capacity to take on something new.

As a member of Gen Z who grew up with the internet, Jenna saw what happened when young people did not have reliable information or a comfortable place to ask questions. The internet became the default teacher, influencing how her peers and even she herself understood their bodies, relationships, and boundaries.

That experience eventually shaped both her education and her career. Jenna studied Human Sexuality and Computer Science in college, bringing together an understanding of sexual health with an interest in technology. After building a career in startups, she began prototyping a modern, interactive digital sex education platform about three years ago.

That platform became Learn Mobo, designed to make sexual health education more relevant and engaging for young people while giving educators the flexibility to adapt content to different state standards and classroom needs. Jenna’s co-founder joined the company about a year later, and Learn Mobo officially launched in January 2026. Today, the company is working with schools and youth organizations across the East Coast.

Getting from an early prototype to a real product was not always easy. One of Jenna’s biggest challenges was perfectionism. She knew there were things about the product she wanted to improve, and that made it difficult to feel ready to put it in front of customers.

Her co-founder helped push the team past that point. Instead of waiting for everything to be perfect, they released the product, started gathering feedback, and began asking people to pay for it. For Jenna, that was uncomfortable. She knew where the product still had flaws, but customers were using it to solve an immediate problem. Some liked it, while others did not — and both responses were valuable.

That experience reinforced an important lesson: sometimes the only way to understand whether something works is to put it in front of real people.

Her journey with the Tech Incubator at Queens College (TIQC) has also played an important role in Learn Mobo’s growth. Jenna first connected with TIQC through a 1 Million Cups event, where she presented her startup to a room of entrepreneurs and experts. The feedback she received led the team to rethink its marketing strategy and completely redesign its website. Just as importantly, the event introduced Jenna to professionals in the EdTech space who have continued to provide guidance.

Dr. Ying Zhou has been one of the most important connections along the way. Through TIQC, Ying connected Learn Mobo with a local school that is now helping lead the company through its Department of Education vendor approval process. TIQC has also offered Learn Mobo space to host reproductive health education events at Queens College, creating an opportunity for the company to bring its mission directly to students and educators.

The first of these events is scheduled for October 20 at TIQC, bringing together students and local teachers for free reproductive health education. For Jenna, the goal is to provide information that young people and educators may not have had access to elsewhere — and to make sure that information comes from a trustworthy source. If the event is successful, she hopes to continue the program and eventually bring similar events to colleges and venues throughout New York City.

For other entrepreneurs and people entering the technology industry, Jenna has one message that she returns to whenever her own confidence starts to waver: be relentless.

She has worried about whether schools would actually pay for Learn Mobo, whether the company would be able to close its crowdfunding campaign, and whether people would show up for its next event. Each time, her response has been to keep reaching out, keep marketing, keep asking questions, and keep trying.

Her advice is not necessarily to get everything right on the first attempt. Instead, she encourages people to pursue opportunities with persistence, even when rejection is part of the process. Ask the questions you need answered. Reach out to people you have not spoken to in years. Contact people you have never met. Keep putting yourself out there.

For Jenna, that mindset has become part of building Learn Mobo itself. The company is not only developing a digital platform; it is trying to create a more open, modern, and accessible approach to sexual health education that gives young people better information and gives educators tools they can actually use.

With new school partnerships, the Department of Education vendor approval process, and the upcoming Queens College event ahead, Learn Mobo is continuing to turn a personal experience into a broader mission: helping young people access trustworthy education and feel more confident navigating their bodies, relationships, and health.

Learn more about Learn Mobo and Jenna Scherma:

Website: learnmobo.com
LinkedIn: Jenna Scherma | Learn Mobo
Instagram: @learn_mobo | @jennascherma
Substack: Jenna Scherma
YouTube: Learn Mobo