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Harper

Winter 2025 · Active

AI-native commercial insurance brokerage

Location: San Francisco, US

Founded: 2024

Team size: 8

About

At Harper, we are building a fully autonomous commercial insurance brokerage powered by AI. Our initial focus is on mid-sized businesses with complex insurance needs, but our vision is to eventually serve every business in the country. By leveraging AI to automate key workflows in the insurance process, we efficiently secure optimal coverage for each client's unique requirements at competitive prices and with rapid turnaround. Our AI system learns from the expertise of our brokers, accumulating not just knowledge but also the specific workflows, data, and capabilities that pave the way to full autonomy.

Founders

  • Dakotah RiceFounder

    CEO @ Harper (W25) Building an AI-native commercial insurance brokerage. prev: Goldman, Carlyle, Coatue, Poolit. Brown '12, HBS dropout '21

  • Tushar NairFounder

    CTO @ Harper (W25) prev: Goldman, Poolit. Building an AI native commercial insurance brokerage.