About
Christy Lane is a Venture Partner at IA Capital and co-founder of FLORA, a direct-to-consumer fertility insurance product. She has a background in exercise science, data analytics, wearable devices, and modeling mortality risk, and occasionally advises portfolio companies on data products and the life insurance vertical. She is a Visiting Associate Professor in Orthopaedics at Stanford University, a founding member of the Stanford Wearable Health Lab, and founder of Vivametrica, an insurtech company using wearable device data to predict mortality and disease risk. She holds a PhD in Rehabilitation Medicine from the University of Alberta and an MSc in Exercise Physiology from Western University, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Rehabilitation Science at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Christy Lane @christyclane
Excited to join @iacapgroup as a Venture Partner focusing on the intersection of Insuretech and health #insuretech #digitalhealth #investing #VentureCapital #innovation https://t.co/mdbsMN4IHD
Jun 2, 2023 Β· β₯ 1
Dr. Christy Lane @christyclane
Hey @AirCanada - why donβt you have any direct flights from Calgary to Las Vegas? People need to get there for work and funβ¦ @WestJet is eating your lunch on this one! #aircanada #westjet #LasVegas #yyc
Mar 13, 2023
Dr. Christy Lane @christyclane
Excited to announce that Iβm now a Venture Partner at IA Capital in NY! Bring me your best insuretech and fintech startups! #VentureCapital #venture #investing #insurtech #fintech https://t.co/R8DrdcJWut

Dec 14, 2022 Β· β₯ 6 Β· β 2
Invests in
Digital HealthInsurTechWellness & Fitness
Experience
- FLORA (Flora Fertility)Co-Founder and Co-CEOcurrent2023 β presentCalgary, AB
- IA Capital GroupVenture Partnercurrent2022 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- IA Capital GroupAdvisory Partner2019 β 2022New York, New York, United States
- Stanford UniversityCo-Founder Stanford Wearable Health Labcurrent2014 β presentPalo Alto, California
- VivametricaFounder (Acquired 2020)current2013 β presentMenlo Park, CA
- VivametricaCEO2018 β 2020Menlo Park, California
- Lane Solutions Ltd.Chief Executive Officercurrent2019 β presentCalgary, Alberta, Canada
- Stanford University School of MedicineVisiting Professorcurrent2014 β presentPalo Alto
- Clair HealthAdvisorcurrent2025 β presentStanford, California, United States
- The Gen F SocietyFounding Membercurrent2025 β present
- Mount Royal UniversityFull Professor of Health and Entrepreneurshipcurrent2021 β presentCalgary, Alberta, Canada
- Mount Royal UniversityChair of Health and Physical Educationcurrent2019 β presentCalgary, Alberta, Canada
- Mount Royal UniversityAssociate Professor2009 β 2021Mount Royal University
- Health GorillaConsultantcurrent2022 β presentMountain View, California, United States
- ROOKStrategic Advisorcurrent2024 β present
- International Society for the Study of the Lumbar SpineCo-Chair of Taskforce on Diagnosis and Management of Lumbar Spinal Stenosiscurrent2010 β presentCanada, Switzerland, Australia, UK, Hong Kong etc.
- Platform CalgaryEntrepreneur In Residencecurrent2022 β present
- TruflaAdvisor2023 β 2025Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Sparta ScienceStrategic Advisor2021 β 2024Palo Alto, California, United States
- Economic Development LethbridgeBusiness Advisor2020 β 2024Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Education
- Stanford University School of Medicine
- University of Michigan Medical SchoolPostdoctoral Fellowship, Rehabilitation Science2008 β 2009
- Lazaridis School of Business & Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University2018 β 2019
- University of AlbertaPhD, Rehabilitation Medicine2004 β 2008
- Victoria UniversityMaster of Science (MS), Exercise Rehabilitation2002 β 2004
- Western UniversityMaster of Science (MSc), Kinesiology and Exercise Science2001 β 2003
- Western UniversityBachelor of Science (BSc), Kinesiology and Exercise Science1997 β 2001
- Neuchatel Junior CollegeHigh School1996 β 1997
- Creative Destruction Lab
- Plug and Play Insuretech Accelerator
Skills & more
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TeachingCurriculum DesignKinesiologyDistance LearningAcademic AdvisingFaculty DevelopmentCurriculum DevelopmentCoursesPublic SpeakingLeadershipSpineResearchLanguages French
- Certified Kinesiologist
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University School of Medicine67
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Also attended Lazaridis School of Business & Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University14
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Also attended Victoria University8
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Also attended Western University143
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stanford University402
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Also worked at Stanford University School of Medicine73
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