About
Chris Bayley is the CEO of Deck2 Capital, a long-term hold investor that acquires majority positions in insurance distributors operated through its wholly-owned partner Cove, which he established in 2024 after stepping down from day-to-day work at Cover Genius. He co-founded Cover Genius, a Series E insurtech that has raised US$200 million and operates an embedded insurance platform serving companies including Booking.com, Stripe, Revolut, TikTok, Amazon and Uber, and remains a board member and its largest shareholder. Earlier in his career, he worked at Google among its first thousand employees and as a political reporter; he holds a BA with Honours in English Literature and an MBA, and supports the Sar Bayley Foundation, which focuses on entrepreneurship, education and the arts in Australia and South East Asia.
Founder at Cover Genius
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Cover Genius's investors · 8
AfterWork VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $500K checks · since 2026Dawn CapitalLondon · $317.5K – $6.3M checks · since 2026G SquaredChicago · since 2026King River CapitalSydney · since 2026Leo Capital VenturesSingapore · since 2026SecondQuarter VenturesSydney · since 2026Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2026Vista Equity PartnersNew York · since 2026
Co-founders at Cover Genius
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Christopher Robert BayleyDirector, Promoter
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Angus James Ridley McDonaldExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Experience
- Deck2 CapitalChief Executive Officercurrent2024 — present
- Cover GeniusCo-Founder & Chief Innovation Officercurrent2014 — present
- GoogleBusiness Development Manager2004 — 2008Greater Sydney Area
Skills & more
SEO41PPC19Online Advertising27Link Building1Consultancy1Online Marketing24Entrepreneur3Digital Strategy13Digital Marketing9SEM14Entrepreneurship9Web Analytics7
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Bayley?
- Chris Bayley is the CEO of Deck2 Capital, a long-term hold investor that acquires majority positions in insurance distributors operated through its wholly-owned partner Cove, which he established in 2024 after stepping down from day-to-day work at Cover Genius. He co-founded Cover Genius, a Series E insurtech that has raised US$200 million and operates an embedded insurance platform serving companies including Booking.com, Stripe, Revolut, TikTok, Amazon and Uber, and remains a board member and its largest shareholder. Earlier in his career, he worked at Google among its first thousand employees and as a political reporter; he holds a BA with Honours in English Literature and an MBA, and supports the Sar Bayley Foundation, which focuses on entrepreneurship, education and the arts in Australia and South East Asia.
- Where does Chris Bayley work?
- Chris Bayley is Founder of Cover Genius.
- What companies did Chris Bayley found?
- Chris Bayley founded Cover Genius.
- Where did Chris Bayley go to school?
- Chris Bayley studied at University of Technology Sydney (MBA, Marketing); NEOMA Business School (MBA, Marketing); University of Sydney (BA (Hons), English Language and Literature/Letters).
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Also attended NEOMA Business School59
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