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Dakotah Rice

Founder

CEO at Harper · Founder at Poolit

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedHarper · YCPoolit

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About

Dakotah Rice previously worked at Goldman Sachs, Carlyle, and Coatue, and holds a degree from Brown University. He is currently building an AI-focused commercial insurance brokerage at Harper.

CEO at HarperYC W25

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YC

Dakotah went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Harper's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Harper's investors · 21

10x FoundersMünchen · $270K – $2.7M checks · since 202610x GroupMünchen468 CapitalBerlinAmino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksAntlerSingapore · $125K checks · since 2026Batch VenturesDG Daiwa VenturesTokyoEmergence Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $10M checks · since 2026FellowsCampbellFounder CapitalSilicon Valley · $25K – $100K checksLobster CapitalSan Francisco · since 2026Lynett Capital PartnersJupiterOlive Tree CapitalBostonOptimist VenturesNew YorkOutset CapitalSan Francisco · $200K – $400K checks · since 2026Peak XV PartnersBengaluru · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026PioneerToronto, OntarioStretford EndWilmingtonUntapped VenturesGlendale · $500K – $2M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Harper

TNTushar Nair
Tushar NairCTO

Founder at Poolit

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Poolit's investors · 9

Emergence Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $10M checks · since 2026Gilgamesh VenturesNew York City · $150K – $500K checks · since 2022Harlem Capitalsince 2022Harlem Capital PartnersNew York · $1M – $2.5M checks · since 2022Lobster CapitalSan Francisco · since 2026Miami AngelsMiami · $100K – $1M checksPeak XV PartnersBengaluru · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026PICUS CAPITALMunich · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dakotah Rice?
Dakotah Rice previously worked at Goldman Sachs, Carlyle, and Coatue, and holds a degree from Brown University. He is currently building an AI-focused commercial insurance brokerage at Harper.
Where does Dakotah Rice work?
Dakotah Rice is CEO of Harper and Co-founder at Poolit.
What companies did Dakotah Rice found?
Dakotah Rice founded Harper, Poolit.

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