Jon Lensing

Co-founder and CEO of OpenLoop, a Des Moines–based telehealth infrastructure platform that scaled to serve millions of patients and achieved unicorn valuation while focusing on healthcare access.

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Sep 17, 2025 • 51min

Capital-Constrained & Mission-Obsessed: How Pressure Forged a Healthcare Unicorn in Iowa w/ Jon Lensing, Co-Founder & CEO, OpenLoop

Jon Lensing, co-founder and CEO of OpenLoop, talks about transforming healthcare access through telehealth from Iowa. He shares his unconventional journey from aspiring surgeon to startup founder, highlighting the scrappy beginnings of OpenLoop in a grocery café. The discussion dives into how capital constraints fostered creativity and efficiency, the challenges of a late-term sheet reversal, and lessons learned about investor alignment. Jon emphasizes the importance of mentorship in building local ecosystems and encourages aspiring founders to take action on their ideas.

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