Aman Gour and Sashank Gondala
Co-founders, FurtherAI

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Every company has an origin story.
Ours starts with donuts.
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When we started FurtherAI, many people told us the insurance industry was slow to innovate, held back by outdated processes. We saw it differently. Insurance isn't inherently sluggish, it just needed better technology.

How Did It Begin?

It all began when we were trying to get our D&O insurance sorted out for FurtherAI. We submitted our documents to Jake, expecting a straightforward process. Instead, we waited five days.

When Jake finally got back to us, he was completely transparent about what happened. The manual document review, policy cross-referencing, underwriter coordination. It had consumed days of his time. This wasn't Jake's fault. This was just how the industry operated.

That's when it clicked for both of us. If this was happening to us, it was happening everywhere. Insurance professionals were spending their expertise on repetitive tasks instead of strategic work that actually moved the needle.

"No F'in Clue About Insurance"

Here's the reality: we had no f'in clue about insurance. Between us, we understood AI, machine learning, product development, and business strategy, but insurance? That was foreign territory.

We knew we'd identified a real problem, but we needed to understand it from the ground up. So we did what any rational founders would do, we bought a box of donuts and hit the road.

The Box of Donuts

Armed with donuts, we drove around the Bay Area with a simple proposition: 15 minutes of an insurance professional's time for a donut.

The response was incredible. Insurance agents, brokers, underwriters, and claims adjusters welcomed us in. What they told us validated everything we suspected: hours wasted manually entering data from PDFs into multiple systems, endless coordination for simple policy changes, document reviews pulling them away from client consultation, and the frustration of knowing there had to be a better way.

Each conversation confirmed what we experienced with Jake. The insurance industry was full of brilliant professionals being held back by manual workflows and outdated processes. These weren't people who needed to be replaced, they were experts who needed to be empowered.

From Insight to Impact

Those donut conversations became the foundation of FurtherAI. We learned that insurance professionals wanted technology that could handle the busywork so they could focus on what they do best: providing expert guidance and building client relationships.

We built our platform with that insight at its core. Purpose-built AI that automates complex document processing, integrates disjointed systems, and handles the repetitive tasks that were consuming so much valuable time.

Where We Are Today

It's incredible to see these ideas become reality. What started as a frustrating five-day wait and a box of donuts has grown into a company trusted by insurers writing over $15 billion in premiums. We've raised $5 million in funding led by Nexus Venture Partners, with support from Y Combinator, South Park Commons, and other top investors.

But the real validation comes from our customers. We're helping a large MGA handling over $1.5 billion in premiums double their underwriter productivity. We're enabling insurers to boost their policy comparison processes by over 95%. We're seeing teams reclaim hours in their day for strategic work.

These aren't just efficiency gains, we're fundamentally changing how insurance professionals spend their time. Instead of drowning in manual tasks, they're focusing on risk assessment, client relationships, and strategic decision-making.

The Mission Continues

Every day, we're reminded that the best technology solves real human problems. Our problem was waiting five days for insurance documents. Jake's problem was spending five days on work that could be automated. The industry's problem was talented professionals trapped in manual processes.

As we continue scaling FurtherAI, we're still guided by those early donut shop conversations. We're still focused on empowering insurance professionals, not replacing them. The best companies often come from the most unexpected places. Sometimes that's a garage. Sometimes it's a dorm room. For us, it was the road between insurance offices, one donut at a time.

If you’re interested in joining our awesome team, check out our open roles here.

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