# Ryan Johnson

> Ryan Johnson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Float Health, a San Francisco-based healthtech company he founded in 2021 that connects specialty pharmacies and patients with vetted nurses for on-demand home infusion therapy. A former ER nurse with over 20 years of bedside and leadership experience across pre-hospital, rescue, and hospital settings, Ryan built Float after watching his own father depend on specialty infusions - care he could administer at home himself. Float graduated from Y Combinator's Winter 2022 batch and has raised $15 million in total funding, including a $10 million Series A led by Canvas Ventures in March 2024. The platform has completed over 86,000 home medication visits for clients including Optum, CVS, and Option Care Health.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Float Health
- **Organizations:** Float Health, Y Combinator
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BSN (Accelerated 2nd Degree Program), University of Virginia
- **Known for:** Co-founded Float Health and scaled it to 86,000+ completed home infusion visits, Raised $15M total funding including a $10M Series A led by Canvas Ventures, Graduated Y Combinator Winter 2022 batch

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Early career at Rubio's Restaurants, Inc. in customer service and operations
- **2003-2013** — Lifeguard at Oceanside Fire Department
- **2009** — Emergency Medical Technician at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center
- **2011-2020** — Registered Nurse, Emergency Department at UC San Diego Health
- **2017-2021** — Heart Failure Clinical Coordinator and Clinical Nurse Educator at UC San Diego Health
- **2021** — Co-founded Float Health alongside Christy Johnson (COO)
- **2022** — Float Health accepted into Y Combinator Winter 2022 batch
- **2022** — Raised seed funding (part of $5M pre-Series A total)
- **2024-03** — Raised $10M Series A led by Canvas Ventures; total funding reaches $15M
- **2024** — Float Health expands to 9 states: AZ, CA, GA, IN, MI, NV, OH, TX, WA

## Achievements

- Co-founded Float Health and scaled it to 86,000+ completed home infusion visits
- Raised $15M total funding including a $10M Series A led by Canvas Ventures
- Graduated Y Combinator Winter 2022 batch
- Built partnerships with CVS Health, Optum, Option Care Health, Walgreens/Alliance RX, Kroger, and others
- Achieved 98-100% weekly nurse staffing rate for pharmacy partners
- Expanded Float Health across 9 US states
- Attracted angel investment from Instacart co-founder Max Mullen and Yelp COO Jed Nachman
- Demonstrated 180% improvement in medication completion rates vs. standard home infusion
- Named to Float Health board: Canvas Ventures GP Mike Ghaffary joined in 2024

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Ryan appeared on The Pursuit of Health Podcast (Ep. 81) discussing how Float helps hospitals free up capacity and enables patients to receive chronic care at home.
- **2024-03** — Float Health announced $10M Series A funding led by Canvas Ventures, bringing total funding to $15M. Mike Ghaffary joined the board.
- **2024-03** — Float Health disclosed partnerships with major pharmacy players including Optum, CVS, Option Care Health, and expanded to 9 states.

## Links

- Website: https://floathealth.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/float-ryan
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/float_health
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077963264809

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Last updated: 2026-05-23