Joe Connolly
FounderFounder at Visana Health
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
FoundedVisana Health
About
Joe Connolly is Co-Founder and COO of Carewell. He earned an MBA in May 2017 and has owned and operated a medical supply company since August 2015, with experience in contract negotiation, sales, and account management. He is bilingual in English and Spanish.
Founder at Visana Health
Intro paths
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In turn, Joe can intro founders to Visana Health's investors below.
Visana Health's investors · 6
Clarevia VenturesMadison · $250K – $2.5M checksFlare Capital PartnersBoston · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025Frist Cressey VenturesNashville · $500K – $20M checks · since 2025InHealth VenturesLondon · $500K – $3M checksNoro-Moseley PartnersAtlanta · $5M – $20M checks · since 2025Pixel Perfect VenturesWashington DC
Co-founders at Visana Health
JM
Joseph M. ConnollyExecutive Officer, Director
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Shelly LanningExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Visana HealthCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2019 — presentGreater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- Digital Medicine Society (DiMe)Founding Member & Steering Committee at IMPACT, the Virtual-First Medical Practice Collaboration2021 — 2024
- Boston ScientificSenior R&D Engineer, Disease State & Strategy2017 — 2019Maple Grove, MN
- Boston ScientificR&D Engineer II, Disease State & Strategy2014 — 2017Maple Grove, MN
- Boston ScientificExploratory R&D Intern2013 — 2014Maple Grove, MN
- CovidienProduct Development R&D Intern2012Boulder, Colorado
- MammotomeEngineering Intern2011Cincinnati Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Medical Devices16Biomedical Engineering20Engineering7R&D2Finite Element Analysis1COMSOLStatisticsFDAProduct Development2NEURON1Research and Development (R&D)1Solidworks11
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MatlabMinitabMicrosoft OfficeLabviewNeural StimulationCANSYSLabVIEWSolidWorksMicrosoft PowerPointLanguages English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Joe Connolly?
- Joe Connolly is Co-Founder and COO of Carewell. He earned an MBA in May 2017 and has owned and operated a medical supply company since August 2015, with experience in contract negotiation, sales, and account management. He is bilingual in English and Spanish.
- Where does Joe Connolly work?
- Joe Connolly is Founder of Visana Health.
- What companies did Joe Connolly found?
- Joe Connolly founded Visana Health.
- Where did Joe Connolly go to school?
- Joe Connolly studied at Duke University (Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Biomedical Engineering); Clemson University (BS, Bioengineering).
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Also attended Duke University522
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Also attended Clemson University34
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Shared employers
Also worked at Visana Health4
Also worked at Digital Medicine Society (DiMe)3
Also worked at Boston Scientific46
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Also worked at Covidien8
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