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Beyond Silicon Valley pt. 2
Talks about Silicon Valley, Innovation and Europe
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Matthias Weber
Instructor, Stanford Continuing Studies at Stanford University
Los Altos, California
Overview
Matthias Weber is a highly accomplished Board Member and Advisor in the insurance industry, with a background in reinsurance and underwriting. Notable career highlights include serving as the Group Chief Underwriting Officer at Swiss Re and holding board positions at CyberCube and Next Insurance US Company.
Work Experience
Advisor
2021 - Current
Boat insurance, for boaters by boaters
Ahoy is a boat insurance company, created by boaters for boaters. We leverage technology to provide a safer experience on the water.
Partner
2020
VC firm that gives its portfolio companies exclusive access to >300,000 PMs and a playbook to turn them into customers.
Mighty Capital is an early-growth venture capital firm that capitalizes on the growing influence of product management in corporate success.
Advisor
2020
Insurance for the climate
Board Member
2018
Leading provider of cyber risk analytics in the insurance industry
CyberCube provides a data-driven cyber risk analytics platform for insurance companies.
Raised $105,000,000.00 from HSCM Bermuda, Forgepoint Capital, Morgan Stanley, MTech Capital, Stone Point Capital and Scott Stephenson.
Board Member
2018
Leading digital insurance start-up for small businesses
Instructor, Stanford Continuing Studies
2023
BUS 16 - Governance for Startup Board Members
Board Observer
2022 - 2024
Health insurance for the modern employee. Simple, tech-enabled health plans for the companies of tomorrow.
Angle Health delivers the modern health insurance experience expected by today's employees.
Raised $62,000,000.00 from TSVC, Aloft VC, Correlation Ventures, Portage Ventures, Y Combinator, Launchbay Capital, Wormhole Capital, Wing Venture Capital, SixThirty and Blumberg Capital.
Advisor
2019 - 2023
All-in-one digital platform for insurance agencies
COVU's mission is to help everyday people and growth-oriented insurance professionals reduce risk and manage insurance smarter.
Raised $22,500,000.00 from Benhamou Global Ventures, Markd, ManchesterStory Group and Markd.
Advisor
2018 - 2021
Glow is an insurance company that aims to transform insurance to better protect people.
Raised $28,500,000.00 from Maiden Holdings, Cota Capital, Freestyle Capital, AV8 Ventures, North West Quadrant Ventures ( NWQ Ventures), Startup Capital Ventures and Markd.
Advisor
2017 - 2019
Group Chief Underwriting Officer / Member of Executive Committee
2012 - 2017
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
1988 - 1992
Master's Degree
1982 - 1988
Matura
1977 - 1981