
Harper is a commercial E&S insurance brokerage. From prospecting and quoting to binding and service, our proprietary AI-native tech stack powers our organization.

Harper is a commercial E&S insurance brokerage. From prospecting and quoting to binding and service, our proprietary AI-native tech stack powers our organization.
Business: AI-native commercial E&S insurance brokerage
Founders / Exec: Dakotah Rice (CEO) and Tushar Nair (Co‑founder / CTO)
Funding: Combined Seed + Series A ~$46.8–47M (Feb 2026), led by Emergence Capital
Launch / Accelerator: Launched 2024; YC W25 participant
Modernizing commercial insurance placement and underwriting workflows for complex and enterprise business risks.
2024
Insurance
$46.8M–$47M
Announced combined Seed and Series A financing
$125,000
Dealroom entry listing an early seed entry
“Led by Emergence Capital with participation from Y Combinator, Peak XV, Antler, 10X Founders, Fellows Fund, and Outset Capital”
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The Problem
36 million businesses in America need insurance—it’s not optional. 77% are underinsured. 40% have no coverage at all. The distribution system failed them: too slow, too opaque, too confusing.
Over 90% of commercial insurance is still human-led. We’re building the inverse: 90%+ AI-led, pushing toward the higher 90s. Not by patching legacy workflows—by building AI that makes humans more effective, improves the customer experience, and eliminates friction at every step.
We’re adding ~1,000 customers per month. We’ve grown 100x since last year. We’re looking to do even more this year—and that’s why we’re hiring.
To grow that fast, we need to understand—with precision—what’s working, what’s not, and why. The Thesis
The line between “analytics” and “product” barely exists here. Your models will directly power how our agents prioritize leads, time outreach, and personalize conversations. You’ll build the intelligence that tells us how well it’s working—and ship code that directly moves revenue.
The Role
You’ll own the metrics, analytics, and experimentation infrastructure that powers growth. This isn’t “build dashboards and wait for questions.” You’ll define the KPIs that matter, instrument systems to track them, and ship code that directly moves revenue.
You work across paid acquisition channels—Google Ads, Meta, TikTok—combining it with product analytics and using AI to surface insights that would take others weeks to find.
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To Apply
Data talks. Narratives walk. If you prove things instead of just believing them—send your resume and an example of analysis that drove a business decision.
Compensation Range: $130K - $190K
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