Assaf Wand
InvestorFounder and Executive Chairman at Hippo Insurance
Palo Alto, California
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
About
Assaf Wand is Founder and Executive Chairman of Hippo Insurance. He has senior executive experience spanning product development, design, engineering, manufacturing, and sales, with a background in bringing products to market under resource and time constraints.
Experience
- Hippo InsuranceFounder and Executive Chairmancurrent2022 — present
- Hippo InsuranceCEO & Co Foundercurrent2015 — presentMountain View, California
- Sabi (Sold to Urbio)Founder and CEO2009 — 2015Palo Alto
- Fore-GroupSenior Vice-President Corporate Development2008 — 2009
- Foris Telecom - A Fore-Group companyChief Strategy and Business Development Officer2007 — 2008
- Foris TelecomCo founder & Vice President Business Affairs2007
- McKinsey & CoSenior Associate2005 — 2006
- McKinsey & CompanySummer Associate2004
- Intel CapitalStrategic Investment Associate2000 — 2003
- Tamir FishmanAccount manager1999 — 2000
Skills & more
Strategy99Financial Modeling73Corporate Finance39Corporate Development48Entrepreneurship78Private Equity12Venture Capital25Mergers7Competitive Analysis45Investments21Portfolio Management8Acquisitions7
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NegotiationLeadershipProduct MarketingStart-upsFinanceStrategic PlanningAnalyticsMergers & AcquisitionsManagementBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentExecutive ManagementFrom Assaf's professional profile.
Colleagues at Hippo Insurance
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David VélezScout
Founder & CEO of Nubank
Anderson TheesScout
Managing Partner at Redpoint eventures
Bill TaiScout
Co-Founder at ACTAI Ventures
Jenny FieldingScout
Founder & General Partner at Everywhere Ventures
Jerry YangScout
Founder & Co-Founder at AME Cloud Ventures
Scott HartleyScout
Founder & General Partner at Everywhere Ventures
Charles Moldow
General Partner at Foundation Capital
Gabriel Vasquez
Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Michael Dixon
Investor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITAL
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Assaf Wand?
- Assaf Wand is Founder and Executive Chairman of Hippo Insurance. He has senior executive experience spanning product development, design, engineering, manufacturing, and sales, with a background in bringing products to market under resource and time constraints.
- Where does Assaf Wand work?
- Assaf Wand is Founder and Executive Chairman at Hippo Insurance.
- What check size does Assaf Wand write?
- Assaf Wand typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- Where did Assaf Wand go to school?
- Assaf Wand studied at University of Chicago (MBA, Business Administration and Management); AGSM @ UNSW Business School (MBA, Exchange Program); Reichman University (BA, Finance and Entrepreneurship).
Same school
Also attended University of Chicago446
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesSam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalMaria HeyenInvestor at LightbankJonas CiplickasPrincipal at Scale Venture Partners
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Also attended AGSM @ UNSW Business School48
Guy HedleyCo-Founder & Partner at Stoic VCSamantha RobertsInvestor at SynconaKylie FrazerCo-Founder at Flying Fox VenturesNate WilliamsFounder, Managing Partner at UNION Labs VenturesPeter WallaceSr. Advisor at TransLink CapitalPhuong TranPrincipal, Investment / Head of Vietnam at Wavemaker Partners
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Also attended Reichman University196
Ron GuraCo-founder & CEO of EmpathyJuriaan DuizendstraalInvestor at Index VenturesLisa CohenInvestment Director at Intel CapitalAnn LamontManaging Partner at Oak Investment PartnersDean MeyerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalYaron CarniFounder at Maverick Ventures Israel
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Shared employers
Also worked at McKinsey & Co1,879
Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners
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Also worked at Intel Capital385
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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