Derek Flanzraich wants to build a world where everyone can afford to be healthy. Today, he's the CEO & Founder of Ness, a stealth venture-backed startup that's launching innovative financial products to reduce the cost of wellcare with a founding team of ex-AmEx, Facebook, Uber, Stripe, & Amazon folks. Previously, he founded Greatist, an iconic and award-winning millennial health brand reaching 10-15 million readers per month with fact-checked, shareable content (Greatist was acquired by Healthline/Red Ventures in 2019.) Flanzraich also advises and consults with companies like Galileo Health, GoodRx, Particle Health, Levels Health, 305 Fitness, NOCD, Elo Health, and Peloton. He's also a proud Advisory Board member of STOKED, a nonprofit bent on empowering underprivileged youth through adventure sports. He lives in Austin, TX with his wife and two daughters.
Ness Wellness has launched the first premium credit card in the health and wellness space. The new Ness Card delivers a wide range of benefits, including a partnership with sweetgreen and a host of statement credits, and it comes with a $349 annual fee. Is it for you? Here's a closer look.
The card, called Ness, is a points-for-rewards-based card that offers six points for every dollar spent on a health or wellness item and two points on every other type of purchase. Priced at $399 for an annual fee, Ness offers approximately $1,700 worth of perks and credits including a $250 annual “healthy credit” for various health and wellness merchants.
"Health and wellness is the new non-negotiable for the younger generation."