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Dakotah Rice

Founder

Founder at Harper · Founder at Poolit

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedHarper · YCPoolit

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.

Founder at HarperYC W25

Intro paths

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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In turn, Dakotah can intro founders to Harper's investors below.

Harper's investors · 10

10x FoundersMünchen · $270K – $2.7M checks · since 2026468 CapitalBerlinAntlerSingapore · $3M – $10M checks · since 2026DG Daiwa VenturesEmergence Capitalsince 2026Lobster CapitalSan Francisco · since 2026Olive Tree CapitalBostonOutset CapitalSan Francisco · $200K – $400K checks · since 2026Peak XV PartnersTrianon · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Harper

TNTushar Nair
Tushar NairFounder

Founder at Poolit

Intro paths

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In turn, Dakotah can intro founders to Poolit's investors below.

Poolit's investors · 2

Miami AngelsMiami · $100K – $1M checksPICUS CAPITALMunich · $100K – $300M checks

Experience

  1. HarperCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. ByteDanceInvestor (Series A)current2020 — present
  3. CaliberXFounder & CEO2021 — 2023Miami, Florida, United States
  4. Harvard Business SchoolMBA Candidate2021 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  5. Coatue ManagementInvestment Analyst2018 — 2021New York, New York
  6. The Carlyle GroupInvestor2017 — 2018Washington, District Of Columbia
  7. Goldman SachsInvestment Banking Analyst2016 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
  8. Goldman SachsInvestment Banking Analyst2015Greater New York City Area
  9. The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Intern2014Greater Atlanta Area
  10. GoogleExtern2013Menlo Park
  11. dataxuIntern2013
  12. Gwinnett Chamber of CommerceIntern2010 — 2011Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Public Speaking78Research61PowerPoint29Leadership40Analysis21Social Networking17English15Social Media15Teamwork17Advertising9Microsoft Excel13Management9
+12 moreStrategic PlanningSalesforce.comData EntryFacebookData AnalysisNonprofitsFundraisingPythonMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointAccountingValuation

Languages Chinese

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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 Founder of Harper and Co-founder at Poolit.
What companies did Dakotah Rice found?
Dakotah Rice founded Harper, Poolit.
Where did Dakotah Rice go to school?
Dakotah Rice studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Left to build.); Brown University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science); SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity) (Alternative Investments Fellow).

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