Dakotah Rice

Dakotah Rice leads Harper, an AI-native commercial insurance brokerage that handles complex insurance workflows and serves businesses. He previously worked in investment roles at Coatue Management and The Carlyle Group, and in investment banking at Goldman Sachs, before founding CaliberX to build infrastructure for alternative-asset distribution.

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Based in: San Francisco
Elsewhere

Harper

Aug 2024 — Present

Co-Founder & CEO

ByteDance

May 2020 — Present

Investor (Series A)

Coatue Management

May 2018 — Sep 2021

Investment Analyst

The Carlyle Group

Jun 2017 — May 2018

Investor

Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking Analyst
Jul 2016 — Jun 2017
New York City, New York, United States
Investment Banking Analyst
Jun 2015 — Aug 2015
New York City, New York, United States

Harvard Business School

MBA

SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity)

Brown University

Bachelor's studies in social sciences

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outsetcapital.com

10 Minutes or Less: Harper CEO on Failure, AI Insurance, and a Record Series A

Rice discusses Harper’s shift from selling AI tools to brokers to building an AI-native commercial brokerage, along with lessons from an earlier startup.

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techblitz.com

How Harper Targets Complex Commercial Insurance Risks

Rice explains how Harper uses AI-native workflows to process complex commercial insurance and route cases to insurers.

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podcasts.apple.com

Building the AI Insurance Giant From Scratch

Rice discusses Harper’s move to vertical integration, its operational workflows, and the challenges of scaling an AI-first insurance brokerage.

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untappedventures.substack.com

How AI Agents Cut Insurance Costs By 90% | Agentic EP 06

Rice and co-founder Tushar Nair discuss Harper’s AI-driven insurance workflows, its decision to become a broker, and the company’s approach to scaling service operations.

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Dakotah Rice

Harper

ByteDance

Coatue Management

The Carlyle Group

Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking Analyst

Investment Banking Analyst

Harvard Business School

SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity)

Brown University

Products & media

10 Minutes or Less: Harper CEO on Failure, AI Insurance, and a Record Series A

How Harper Targets Complex Commercial Insurance Risks

Building the AI Insurance Giant From Scratch

How AI Agents Cut Insurance Costs By 90% | Agentic EP 06

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