About
Kyle Nakatsuji is the founder and CEO of Clearcover, a car insurance company, and the founder and CEO of Dearborn Labs, which provides technology and AI services to the property and casualty insurance market. He previously served as a Principal at American Family Ventures, where he invested in insurance-related startups, and earlier worked as an attorney focused on technology startups as well as in strategy, finance, and legal roles at technology companies. He holds a law degree and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin.
Founder at Clearcover
Intro paths
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Clearcover's investors · 9
500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2017American Family VenturesBoston · $250K – $10M checksBetter Tomorrow VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $4M checksGeodesic CapitalFoster CityHyde Park AngelsChicagoIA Capital GroupNew YorkLightbankChicago · $500K – $5M checksOMERS VenturesToronto · $5M – $25M checksR136 VenturesWoodside · $2M – $20M checks
Co-founders at Clearcover
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Derek BrighamExecutive Officer, Promoter
Experience
- Dearborn LabsFounder & CEOcurrent2026 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- ClearcoverFounder & CEOcurrent2016 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- American Family InsuranceVenture Capital Principal2013 — 2016madison, wisconsin area
- AlphaTech Counsel, S.C.Attorney2012Madison, WI
- Imbed BiosciencesStrategy Consultant/In-House Counsel2011 — 2012Madison, Wisconsin Area
- University of Wisconsin Law School Law & Entrepreneurship ClinicStudent Attorney2010 — 2012
- Shure IncorporatedNew Product Development Analyst2010Niles, IL
Skills & more
Negotiation11Strategic Planning12Mergers4Research6Business Strategy26Entrepreneurship52Start-ups57Venture Capital45Mergers & Acquisitions45Business Development32Strategic Partnerships20Corporate Finance7
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kyle Nakatsuji?
- Kyle Nakatsuji is the founder and CEO of Clearcover, a car insurance company, and the founder and CEO of Dearborn Labs, which provides technology and AI services to the property and casualty insurance market. He previously served as a Principal at American Family Ventures, where he invested in insurance-related startups, and earlier worked as an attorney focused on technology startups as well as in strategy, finance, and legal roles at technology companies. He holds a law degree and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin.
- Where does Kyle Nakatsuji work?
- Kyle Nakatsuji is Founder of Clearcover.
- What companies did Kyle Nakatsuji found?
- Kyle Nakatsuji founded Clearcover.
- Where did Kyle Nakatsuji go to school?
- Kyle Nakatsuji studied at University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh (BS, Political Science); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D, Business/Transactional Law); University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin School of Business (M.B.A, Supply Chain Management & Finance).
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Also attended University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh6
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Shared employers
Also worked at Clearcover5
Also worked at American Family Insurance16
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