Deep Industry Expertise & Inspired Next Generation Technology

Deep domain expertise and experience have enabled the building blocks to create a data organization process specifically designed to eliminate the grind that comes with understanding commercial insurance data and the risk it represents.

Inspired by the opportunity

At Groundspeed, we are solving one of the insurance industry’s most substantive challenges: how to create value from unstructured information.

Our leadership blends C-level P&C and world class tech experience with successful entrepreneurship and deep product domain expertise.

Recognized by industry leaders and analysts

Leadership

Chief Executive Officer

Eric Kobe
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Chief Technology Officer

Naim Falandino
Chief Financial Officer

Greg Gould
Sr. Vice President, Customer Success

Rebecca Gordon
Katie Cartwright
Sr. Vice President, Operations

Katie Cartwright
Sr. Vice President, Engineering

Vishal Srivastava
Sr. Vice President, Sales

Marc Porupsky
Vice President, Product

Suman Palit

Chief Executive Officer

Eric Kobe

As CEO, Eric oversees all company operations, go-to-market, and product & engineering functions. Prior to joining Groundspeed, he was most recently VP of New Markets at Affirm, where he spent four years scaling the Strategy and Operations team during the company’s growth from 100 to 900+ employees.

Prior to that, Eric led Operations and Analytics at Wiser Solutions and started his career in management consulting. He holds an MBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a BS in Systems Engineering and Economics from the University of Virginia.

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Chief Technology Officer

Naim Falandino

Naim leads the long-term vision of how machine learning, data engineering, and analytics can deliver actionable data solutions. He has twenty years of experience in technology and organizational leadership.

Prior to joining Groundspeed, Naim was part of the founding team at Deepfield, where he served as Chief Data Scientist, and later as Director of R&D at Nokia for the Deepfield product line after the company’s acquisition in 2017. He holds a MS in Information Science from the University of Michigan and a BS in Computer Science from Michigan State University.

Chief Financial Officer

Greg Gould

As CFO, Greg oversees the company’s Finance and Accounting teams. Prior to joining Groundspeed, Greg was active in advising, mentoring, and investing in tech-focused startups.

Prior to that, Greg was Co-Deputy Director of Goldman Sachs’ Global Technology Investment Research Group. He was also Goldman’s top-ranked FinTech / Computer Services research analyst and led the research effort for the IPO’s of Accenture, Mastercard, Sabre and Sapient, among others. Greg holds a B.S. in Management Science from the Sloan School at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Sr. Vice President, Customer Success

Rebecca Gordon

Rebecca oversees customer relationships at Groundspeed, ensuring mutual goals are met starting with implementation and throughout every stage of the customer lifecycle.

Over the course of her career, Rebecca has worked in customer-facing roles at high growth organizations, most recently leading Customer Success at a data and research company. She holds a BA from Tufts University and an MBA from the University of Virginia.

Katie Cartwright

Sr. Vice President, Operations

Katie Cartwright

At Groundspeed, Katie leads the Business Operations team, focused on cross functional projects and building for scale. She has a decade of experience in technology and growth stage start-ups.

Prior to joining Groundspeed, Katie has spent time at Chegg, Adara, and EasyPost, where she led teams in
business operations, sales and sales operations, customer support, HR, and analytics. She holds a BA from the University of California, Berkeley.

Sr. Vice President, Engineering

Vishal Srivastava

Vishal leads the data engineering, science, enablement and document automation efforts at Groundspeed. Over the past decade, Vishal has led engineering and data organizations at both small and large companies spanning across a variety of industries. At Groundspeed, he is focused to bring substantial value to our clients by building intelligent document processing and risk products.

Prior to joining Groundspeed, Vishal was a VP in the Consumer division of Goldman Sachs, Marcus. At Marcus, Vishal was the head of data for Marcus digital storefront where he helped build algorithms that power Marcus app, deposits and card businesses. He started his career at IBM Labs working on its flagship software for large scale data processing. He holds a B.Tech from Cochin University and a MS Comp Sc. from Columbia University. He lives with his wife and 2 kids in Northern California.

Sr. Vice President, Sales

Marc Porupsky

Marc leads Groundspeed’s global sales organization. He has been in insurance and software sales for 25 years, solving complex business problems for Fortune 500 companies and leading insurers in the U.S., and driving revenue growth for software companies. Marc is known for his expertise in CRM, BPM, AI, Robotics, and Low-Code App Development. 

Prior to Groundspeed, Marc held sales leadership roles at Unqork, Pegasystems, and Oracle, where he scaled business lines and sales teams to increase new business and expand existing customer relationships. Marc holds a bachelor’s degree from University of Minnesota, Duluth.  

Vice President, Product

Suman Palit

Suman leads Groundspeed’s Product team. He comes from a deep background in managing full-stack development teams as well as hands-on Enterprise software application development.

He served in product management functions and has provided technical mentoring and management leadership to large development teams in various organizations across industries in sectors as diverse such as Healthcare, Insurance, Commercial Banking, Pharmaceutical, Retail, e-business, and Not-for-profits.

Board of Directors

Oak HC/FT

Michael Heller
Oak HC/FT

Matt Streisfeld
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Insight Partners

David Spiro
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Insight Partners

Ryan Hinkle
Duo Security

Jon Oberheide
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Groundspeed Analytics

Jeff Mason

Oak HC/FT

Michael Heller

Director

Since 2016, Michael has been a Venture Partner at Oak HC/FT focusing on growth equity and early-stage venture opportunities in FinTech. Prior to joining Oak HC/FT, Michael served as President of FactorTrust, an alternative credit bureau.

Prior to that, Michael co-founded Argus Information & Advisory LLC, an information services firm serving the global banking industry. He began his career as a consultant with First Manhattan Consulting Group. Michael holds a BA from Wesleyan University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Oak HC/FT

Matt Streisfeld

Director

Since 2015, Matt has been a Partner at Oak HC/FT focusing on growth equity and early-stage venture opportunities in FinTech. Prior to joining Oak HC/FT, Matt was a Vice President with LLR Partners, a middle-market growth equity firm.

Prior to that, Matt was a Senior Associate at Lightyear Capital, a private equity firm focused on middle-market financial services companies. He began his career as an Associate in the insurance investment banking group of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. Matt holds a BBA from The George Washington University.

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Insight Partners

David Spiro

Director

Since 2013, David has been a Vice President at Insight Partners focusing on investments in both high growth and mature software businesses and is responsible for executing transactions and assisting portfolio management post-close.

Prior to joining Insight, David worked for Stone Point Capital, a private equity firm that invests in financial services companies. Prior to that, David worked on the Equity Capital Markets desk at Citigroup, where he advised companies that were raising capital through IPOs and follow-on offerings. He graduated summa cum laude from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Insight Partners

Ryan Hinkle

Board Observer

Ryan has been at Insight Partners since 2003, where he is now Managing Director and has led or participated in over 30 investments. He has worked across many industries, geographies, and deal structures, spanning SaaS, internet, and infrastructure software companies.

Prior to joining Insight, Ryan began his journey as a lifelong technology enthusiast by developing real-time electricity trading productivity tools with PPL Corporation. Prior to that, Ryan worked with Morgan Stanley where he observed trader behavior and built software tools to increase their efficiency. He graduated summa cum laude from University of Pennsylvania with degrees in Finance from Wharton and Electrical Engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Duo Security

Jon Oberheide

Director

Jon is the Co-Founder and CTO of Duo Security. A cloud-based access security company, Duo Security provides authentication-as-a-service solutions to prevent security breaches and account takeovers. He was recently named to Forbes “30 Under 30” list for his work with the company.

Prior to founding Duo, Jon completed his PhD in Computer Science and the University of Michigan. He also holds a MS in Computer Science and a BS in Computer Science and Mathematics from The University of Michigan.

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Groundspeed Analytics

Jeff Mason

Executive Chair

Jeffrey Mason has spent the last 20 years creating and leading high-growth insurance and insurance technology companies.

From 2016 to 2022, Mr. Mason was the Chief Executive Officer of Groundspeed Analytics, a leading data sciences firm he founded that serves property and casualty insurance companies like Aon, Willis Towers Watson, Travelers, The Hartford, Swiss Re, and Liberty Mutual.

Prior to Groundspeed, he has led teams in sales, marketing, product, and analytics in numerous roles at full-stack insurance and insurance technology companies. From 2002 – 2015, Mr. Mason led alternative risk financing and alternative risk transfer programs at Chelsea Rhone where he formed and managed casualty insurance companies globally for hundreds of clients. Mr. Mason holds a BS, Economics from Michigan State University and an MBA from The University of Michigan.

Advisors

Senior Advisor

David Radulski

Senior Advisor

David Radulski

For nearly three decades, David has been a leader in strategic development, investor relations, and investment management. As head of investor relations at XL Catlin, an S&P 500 insurance carrier and now AXA XL, David worked closely with underwriters, actuaries, investment managers, and claims and operations teams to help them create value. During his tenure at XL, successful financings raised over $8 billion in equity, hybrids, and debt, broadening and deepening XL’s investor base, including structures that won industry awards for innovation.

Prior to XL, David had leadership roles in weather and energy risk management and private equity investment and served as an officer in the US Navy.

David holds a BA in Economics and an MBA, both from the University of Virginia.

 

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