Ladder

Ladder

Palo Alto, CA, USA
123 employees
Insurtech
Series D · $194M

About Ladder

Ladder is a digital-first insurtech company founded in 2015 that offers flexible term life insurance directly to consumers online. It uses real-time underwriting and an all-digital platform to provide coverage from $100,000 to $8 million, available in all 50 U.S. states, with a unique "laddering" feature that lets policyholders adjust their coverage amount over time at no extra charge.

Company details

Team Size123
LocationPalo Alto, CA, USA
IndustryInsurtech

Funding

Total raised

$194M

Last stage

Series D

Investors

Thomvest Ventures
OMERS Growth Equity
CCanaan
RRE Ventures
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Founders

JH

Jamie Hale

CEO and Co-Founder of Ladder. Previously Partner at Aldenwood Capital and Oak Hill Investment Management. Holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

LinkedIn
LH

Laura Hale

Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Ladder.

JM

Jeff Merkel

Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Ladder. Previously at Google.

JD

Jack Dubie

Former Dropbox engineer who co-founded Ladder in 2015.

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.