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Derek Flanzraich

Venture Partner at Lakehouse Ventures

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Overview

Derek Flanzraich is a Venture Partner at Lakehouse Ventures [1][8]. Flanzraich founded Greatist, a health media company that reached 20 million monthly readers before being acquired by Healthline in 2019 [2][10]. Flanzraich subsequently founded Ness, a venture-backed health-focused credit card company, serving as CEO and Founder from May 2021 to November 2023 [2][9]. Beyond founding roles, Flanzraich has consulted for and advised companies including GoodRx, Ro, BetterHelp, Peloton, and others [2]. Flanzraich currently operates Healthyish Ventures as a holding company [2][3] and holds positions as Managing Partner at Healthyish Content [4], Chief Growth and Marketing Officer at Radial [5], and Senior Advisor at Herman-Scheer [6] and Aequitas Partners [7]. Flanzraich holds an AB degree from Harvard University [11].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

I’ve spent my career building brands that make health more accessible and fun. That started with Greatist—a health media company that grew to 20M+ monthly readers by writing the best health content on the Internet. Healthline acquired it in 2019. Next, I launched a second venture-backed company called Ness where we built a health-first credit card company from scratch to compete with AmEx (RIP). I've consulted for and advised companies like GoodRx, Midi, Ro, Oshi, BetterHelp, LMNT, NOCD, Parsley, Peloton, and many more. Today, I run Healthyish Ventures, a holding company for various heal…

Career history

  1. Consultant, Advisor, & InvestorMar 2019 to presentHealthyish
  2. Managing PartnerAug 2024 to presentHealthyish Content
  3. Chief Growth & Marketing OfficerAug 2025 to presentRadial
  4. Senior AdvisorSep 2024 to presentHerman-Scheer
  5. Senior AdvisorSep 2024 to presentAequitas Partners
  6. Venture PartnerOct 2019 to presentLakehouse Ventures
  7. CEO & FounderMay 2021 to Nov 2023Ness
  8. CEO & FounderApr 2011 to Mar 2019Greatist

Education

  1. AB, ExtracurricularsHarvard University
  2. Ransom Everglades High School

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