Spike Lipkin
Unicorn founderCo-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Newfront
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedNewfront$2.2B · YC
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128 people in our graph share verified history with Spike — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Glenn SolomonunlockedSpike: together at Opendoor.com (2015–2016)
×5Spike: together at Opendoor.com
×5Spike: together at WTW
Spike: together at Newfront
About
Spike Lipkin is co-founder of Newfront, an online insurance marketplace. He previously recognized inefficiencies in the insurance purchasing process and founded the company alongside Gordon, whose father worked as an insurance executive.
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Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at NewfrontYC W18
Intro paths
YC
Spike went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Spike can intro founders to Newfront's investors below.
Newfront's investors · 24
A*San Francisco · $500K – $3M checksAbstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checksAltai VenturesWestportB CapitalGeneva · since 2022B Capital GroupManhattan Beach · $10M – $50M checksB4 Capital$10M – $50M checksBessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checksBloomberg BetaSan Francisco · $25K – $1M checks · since 2022ChemistrySan FranciscoFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2022General PartnershipSan Francisco · $1M – $30M checksGoldman SachsNew York · since 2022Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2022Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcNew York · $1M checksMeritech Capital PartnersPalo Alto · $5M – $40M checksMischiefSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksPropel Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksPruVen Capital PartnersLos Altos · $100K – $10M checksSaga VenturesAustinSusa VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2022SV AngelSan FranciscoVetamerMenlo Park · since 2022XYZ Venture CapitalSan Francisco · $10K – $5M checks · since 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018
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Co-founders at Newfront
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Gordon WintrobCo-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Experience
- WTWChief AI Officercurrent2026 — present
- NewfrontNewfront CEO / Co-Foundercurrent2017 — present
- Opendoor.comEarly team, then head of finance2014 — 2016
- The Blackstone GroupAnalyst, Real Estate2011 — 2013New York, United States
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Spike Lipkin?
- Spike Lipkin is co-founder of Newfront, an online insurance marketplace. He previously recognized inefficiencies in the insurance purchasing process and founded the company alongside Gordon, whose father worked as an insurance executive.
- Where does Spike Lipkin work?
- Spike Lipkin is Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Newfront.
- What companies did Spike Lipkin found?
- Spike Lipkin founded Newfront.
- Where did Spike Lipkin go to school?
- Spike Lipkin studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); University of Cambridge (MPhil in International Relations & Politics); University of Pennsylvania (BS (Wharton) / BA (Philosophy)).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia748
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University of Cambridge mafia589
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000
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Also attended University of Cambridge1,602
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Also attended University of Pennsylvania1,417
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Shared employers
Also worked at WTW99
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Andrew BrackinPartner at Gradient investing across vertical AI, healthcare, and the application layerNicole WhiteLimited Partner Advisory Council at How Women InvestRohan MalhotraGeneral Partner at Brewer Lane VenturesDavid MortGeneral Partner at Propel Venture PartnersCourtney LeimkuhlerManaging Partner at SpringbankRoss FubiniManaging Partner at XYZ Venture Capital
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Also worked at Opendoor.com46
Darcy YeeMarketing and Communications at Menlo VenturesJon ChuInvestor at Khosla VenturesBrett BrowmanInvestor at Khosla VenturesMatt MocharyInvestor at Fortius VenturesJames HerbertVenture Partner at Navitas CapitalJason RischPartner at Greylock Partners
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Also worked at The Blackstone Group323
Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalCrystal HuangInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Tsendai ChagwederaPartner at EchoVC PartnersLauren ArribasInvestor at GreycroftChloë McAuleyExecutive Assistant at March Capital PartnersCathy GaoPartner at Sapphire Ventures
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