Shelly Lanning
Founder at Visana Health, Inc.
Profile
Shelly joined Venture Investors in 2021 as a Venture Partner.
She brings over 25 years of investing and operating experience, primarily within healthcare, medical devices and health & wellness industries.
Her experience includes venture capital and growth equity investing including M&A transaction expertise, corporate strategy, business development and financial.
Shelly is currently the founding member at SWL Healthcare Ventures where she focuses on early stage healthcare investments.
Shelly led the most recent financing and serves on the board of Marani Health, an early stage fetal and maternal health company spun out of the Mayo Clinic.
Shelly also led the financing and serves on the Board of Intellihealth, an early stage company spun out of Weill Cornell Medical focused in obesity.
Additional active investments include Ghost Lifestyles (sports nutrition) and Rescripted (fertility).
Previous board involvement includes Cleveland Home Health (acquired by Bios Home Health), Galil Medical, (acquired by BTG/Boston Scientific), NuvoMed (acquired by Centurion Medical), Suros Surgical (acquired by Hologic), National Healing Company (merged with Diversified) and others.
Prior to Founding SWL Health she was the CEO of a healthcare service company focused on the senior market.
Previous investment experience came from Morgan Stanley Venture Partners, Healthcor Partners and Tullis-Dickerson & Co where she gained broad healthcare investing experience in medical device, healthcare IT, healthcare services and specialty pharmaceutical companies.
Shelly is a graduate of the Wharton School and is a Kauffman Fellow (Class 6).
Shelly Lanning active positions
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Galil Medical, Inc.
Galil Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Galil Medical, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets cryotherapy systems and disposable products to treat prostate and renal cancer. Its treatment areas include conditions affecting bone, kidney, liver and lung, as well as targeted pain and nerve applications. The company was founded by Gideon Even Sturlesi in 1996 and is headquartered in Arden Hills, MN. | Director/Board Member | - |
Marani Health, Inc.
Marani Health, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Marani Health, Inc. develops wearable and textile-based products to measure key vital statistics of women and the developing fetus for use during pregnancy, labor & delivery. The company is headquartered in Stillwater, MN. | Director/Board Member | - |
Venture Investors LLC
Venture Investors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Venture Investors LLC (Venture Investors) is a venture capital firm founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. | Private Equity Investor | 2021-12-14 |
Visana Health, Inc.
Visana Health, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Visana Health, Inc. engages in the provision of health, wellness and fitness solutions. It empowers women with endometriosis and other menstrual pain conditions to take control of their healthcare by building habits proven to reduce symptoms and connecting patients with specialist physicians. The company was founded by Joseph M. Conolly in 2019 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. | Founder | 2022-01-31 |
Springtide Capital Management LLC
Springtide Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance SpringTide Capital Management LLC (SpringTide Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Austin Walters, Daniel Lambert and Yiannis Monovoukas. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Private Equity Investor | - |
SWL Healthcare Ventures | Founder | 2008-12-31 |
Intellihealth, Inc.
Intellihealth, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Intellihealth, Inc. is a company that is changing the perception of obesity and redefining how it is treated. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company offers a clinically proven medical obesity treatment approach that is three times more effective than lifestyle intervention alone. The company's product, Evolve, enables healthcare providers to offer effective medical obesity treatment to new and existing patients, both via telehealth and in person. Additionally, their clinical services affiliate, Flyte Medical, provides business and healthcare systems the services of experienced clinicians who are passionate about obesity medicine, including physicians, nurse practitioners, and registered dietitians. The company was founded in 2017 by Louis J. Aronne, Vasudev Bailey, Katherine Saunders, Sloan Saunders. | Director/Board Member | 2021-05-31 |
Former positions of Shelly Lanning
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Ghost LLC
Ghost LLC Food RetailRetail Trade Ghost LLC is a lifestyle sports nutrition brand that offers a range of products to support overall wellness. The company is based in Henderson, NV and was founded by Daniel Lourenco and Ryan Hughes, with Lourenco serving as CEO since incorporation. The company's GLOW V2 formula is a skin-boosting, antioxidant-packed supplement that includes ingredients like Hyaluronic Acid, Astrion, Setria L-Glutathione, Inositol, and Verbasnol. Ghost was acquired by ZX Ventures LLC on May 19, 2020. | Director/Board Member | 2022-03-30 |
NuvoMed, Inc.
NuvoMed, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology NuvoMed, Inc. manufactured and supplied medical device for the treatment of fecal impaction. It provided DisImpactor, a single-use system for the adult population that offers rapid relief and resolution of fecal impaction. The company was headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Director/Board Member | 2017-04-25 |
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Training of Shelly Lanning
University of Minnesota | Undergraduate Degree |
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Masters Business Admin |
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Listed companies | 2 |
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EYEPOINT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Health Technology |
UNIVO PHARMACEUTICALS LTD | Health Technology |
Private companies | 17 |
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Medsite LLC
Medsite LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Medsite LLC provides online e-pharmaceutical marketing and educational services. The company was founded by Sundeep Bhan, Sanjay Pingle and Sameer Shariff in 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Suros Surgical Systems, Inc.
Suros Surgical Systems, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Suros Surgical Systems, Inc. manufactures and develops medical devices. Its products include consoles, hand pieces, MRI, and biopsy markers. The company was founded by Joseph L. Mark, Michael E. Miller, and Timothy Goedde in 2000 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA. | Health Technology |
Solstice Neurosciences, Inc.
Solstice Neurosciences, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Solstice Neurosciences, Inc. was a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacturing, sales and marketing of specialty biopharmaceutical products. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Malvern, PA. | Health Technology |
NuvoMed, Inc.
NuvoMed, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology NuvoMed, Inc. manufactured and supplied medical device for the treatment of fecal impaction. It provided DisImpactor, a single-use system for the adult population that offers rapid relief and resolution of fecal impaction. The company was headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Health Technology |
Venture Investors LLC
Venture Investors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Venture Investors LLC (Venture Investors) is a venture capital firm founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. | Finance |
Tullis Health Investors, Inc.
Tullis Health Investors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Tullis Health Investor Inc (Tullis Health) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1986 by Jim Tullis. The firm is headquartered in Palm Beach, Florida. | Finance |
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Morgan Stanley Venture Partners (MSVP) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Merchant Banking, which is ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MWD) founded in 1986.The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
TriVirix International, Inc.
TriVirix International, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology TriVirix International, Inc. manufactures electromechanical medical devices. The company was founded on August 15, 2006 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. | Health Technology |
Crossmark Equity Partners LLC
Crossmark Equity Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Crossmark Equity Partners LLC is a venture capital firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was formed by the principals of Morgan Stanley Venture Partners to organize a new independent venture capital firm. Crossmark assumed the management of the existing Morgan Stanley Venture Partners funds under a subadvisory agreement with Morgan Stanley | Finance |
Healogics LLC
Healogics LLC Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Healogics LLC provides wound healing services to hospitals in the United States. It specializes in chronic wound treatment, operates wound care centers, collaborates with hospital and home care providers, and serves as a resource for wound care research. The firm offers treatment for various chronic and non-healing wounds, including venous ulcers, pressure ulcers, arterial ulcers, osteoradionecrosis, necrotizing infections, surgical wounds and burns, soft-tissue radionecrosis, diabetic lower extremity ulcers, and chronic refractory osteomyelitis. It manages wound care centers through a connected network of centers, partner hospitals, academic medical centers, patients, and families. The company was founded on June 10, 1996 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL. | Health Services |
Galil Medical, Inc.
Galil Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Galil Medical, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets cryotherapy systems and disposable products to treat prostate and renal cancer. Its treatment areas include conditions affecting bone, kidney, liver and lung, as well as targeted pain and nerve applications. The company was founded by Gideon Even Sturlesi in 1996 and is headquartered in Arden Hills, MN. | Health Technology |
Visana Health, Inc.
Visana Health, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Visana Health, Inc. engages in the provision of health, wellness and fitness solutions. It empowers women with endometriosis and other menstrual pain conditions to take control of their healthcare by building habits proven to reduce symptoms and connecting patients with specialist physicians. The company was founded by Joseph M. Conolly in 2019 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. | Technology Services |
Marani Health, Inc.
Marani Health, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Marani Health, Inc. develops wearable and textile-based products to measure key vital statistics of women and the developing fetus for use during pregnancy, labor & delivery. The company is headquartered in Stillwater, MN. | Electronic Technology |
Springtide Capital Management LLC
Springtide Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance SpringTide Capital Management LLC (SpringTide Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Austin Walters, Daniel Lambert and Yiannis Monovoukas. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Finance |
SWL Healthcare Ventures | |
Intellihealth, Inc.
Intellihealth, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Intellihealth, Inc. is a company that is changing the perception of obesity and redefining how it is treated. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company offers a clinically proven medical obesity treatment approach that is three times more effective than lifestyle intervention alone. The company's product, Evolve, enables healthcare providers to offer effective medical obesity treatment to new and existing patients, both via telehealth and in person. Additionally, their clinical services affiliate, Flyte Medical, provides business and healthcare systems the services of experienced clinicians who are passionate about obesity medicine, including physicians, nurse practitioners, and registered dietitians. The company was founded in 2017 by Louis J. Aronne, Vasudev Bailey, Katherine Saunders, Sloan Saunders. | Health Services |
Ghost LLC
Ghost LLC Food RetailRetail Trade Ghost LLC is a lifestyle sports nutrition brand that offers a range of products to support overall wellness. The company is based in Henderson, NV and was founded by Daniel Lourenco and Ryan Hughes, with Lourenco serving as CEO since incorporation. The company's GLOW V2 formula is a skin-boosting, antioxidant-packed supplement that includes ingredients like Hyaluronic Acid, Astrion, Setria L-Glutathione, Inositol, and Verbasnol. Ghost was acquired by ZX Ventures LLC on May 19, 2020. | Retail Trade |
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