

Wello
Wello is changing the way that people get and stay fit by leveraging 2-way video technology.
- Stage Full Product Ready
- Industry Internet / Web Services
- Location San Francisco, CA, USA
- Currency USD
- Founded July 2011
- Employees 6
- Website wello.co
Company Summary
Wello lowers the barriers to getting healthy by delivering a convenient and accountable fitness solution. Consumers find qualified trainers in an online marketplace and seamlessly book, pay for and interact over live, two-way video, either 1-on-1 or with a group using a laptop and webcam. In addition, Wello provides an economic benefit for users and trainers. Wello plans to expand into other health/wellness verticals beyond fitness training.
Team
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Leslie SilverglideFounder and Co-CEO
Leslie co-founded Mixt Greens (www.mixtgreens.com), a quick-service restaurant concept that serves tossed-to-order salads and focuses on a health conscious clientele. After selling Mixt Greens to Nestle’s investment arm, Inventages, Leslie received her MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business where the concept for Wello was initially developed. Leslie has her BA from the Johns Hopkins University and an MSc from the University of Oxford.
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Ann Scott PlanteFounder and Co-CEO
Ann is a former Bain & Co. strategy consultant. Ann worked with clients ranging from healthcare to financial services to consumer packaged goods and conducted due diligence for private equity clients. She also has start-up experience as the first employee at a financial advisory firm, Apollo Philanthropy Partners. Ann graduated from Dartmouth College with a BA in Economics and received her MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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Amol KherCTO
Amol is a former Senior Test Lead at Microsoft, Tools Tech Lead at Google and Engineering Manager at Netflix. He is also the founder and developer of HealthMobs. BE: University of Bombay, MS Computers: University of Missouri.
Advisors
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Michael Esquivel - Fenwick & WestLawyerUnconfirmed
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