# Shanel Fields

> Shanel Fields is the founder and CEO of MD Ally, a public safety telehealth company that plugs virtual care directly into the 911 system so non-emergency callers get routed to the right help instead of an ambulance. A Cornell graduate and Wharton MBA, she spent her first year doing ride-alongs with dispatchers and first responders before building the platform solo. The daughter of a volunteer EMT, she has raised more than $23M, taken MD Ally through Techstars, joined the Techstars board of directors, and been featured by The New York Times and Good Morning America.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at MD Ally
- **Organizations:** MD Ally, Techstars (Board of Directors)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts and Sciences, Cornell University, MBA, Healthcare Management & Entrepreneurship/Innovation (WG'19), The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Founded and scaled MD Ally as a solo founder to more than $23.5M in total funding, Closed a $14M Series A in August 2024 led by Frist Cressey Ventures, Closed a $3.5M seed round led by General Catalyst in 2021

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Led teams at AT&T
- **—** — Inside/enterprise sales at athenahealth, working with national health systems and payors
- **—** — Marketing consultant at In-ACT, a healthcare marketing agency
- **2019** — Earned MBA from The Wharton School (WG'19)
- **2018-2019** — Founded MD Ally; spent the first year on nationwide ride-alongs with dispatchers and first responders
- **2020-03** — Raised ~$1M initial funding (Red & Blue Ventures / lead investor Brett Topche)
- **2021-04** — Closed $3.5M seed round led by General Catalyst (Hemant Taneja), with Seae Ventures
- **2024-08** — Raised $14M Series A led by Frist Cressey Ventures; total funding reaches ~$23.5M
- **—** — Joined the Techstars Board of Directors

## Achievements

- Founded and scaled MD Ally as a solo founder to more than $23.5M in total funding
- Closed a $14M Series A in August 2024 led by Frist Cressey Ventures
- Closed a $3.5M seed round led by General Catalyst in 2021
- Featured on the front page of The New York Times Business section and interviewed by Good Morning America
- Completed the Techstars accelerator and later joined the Techstars Board of Directors
- Returned to Wharton to teach the next generation of student entrepreneurs

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — MD Ally raised $14M Series A led by Frist Cressey Ventures, bringing total funding to about $23.5M.
- **2024-11** — Continued publishing on how MD Ally improves 911 emergency calls with telehealth.

## Links

- Website: https://mdally.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/shanelfields
- Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/mdallyinc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mdallyinc

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Last updated: 2026-06-20