"Ask Me Anything" with Assaf Wand

"Ask Me Anything" with Assaf Wand

Assaf Wand is the Co-Founder & CEO of InsurTech startup Hippo. Based in Palo Alto, CA, Hippo Insurance is reimagining home insurance through the lens of homeowners and changing the way people safeguard their most important asset. Prior to Hippo, Wand was the founder and CEO of Sabi, a consultant with McKinsey & Company, and an investor with Intel Capital. He has an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BA in finance and LLB in Law from the IDC Herzliya in Israel.


Recently, Assaf participated in a candid and engaging “Ask Me Anything” session as part of Quesnay’s Female Founders in InsurTech 2020 mentorship and education phase. Watch the replay of Assaf’s AMA and see our top takeaways below…

Female Founders in InsurTech 2020: Insights & Interviews

Female Founders in InsurTech 2020: Insights & Interviews

Quesnay recently concluded the 7th edition of our flagship innovation program, Female Founders in InsurTech 2020. On September 21, 2020, we hosted a virtual Final Pitch Event featuring our five high-caliber Finalists as they pitched to a panel of industry experts. Watch a replay of the event below, take a moment to congratulate our 1st (Hosta Labs), 2nd (upcover), and 3rd (PAI Health) place winners, and then continue on to read more about the insights and findings uncovered in this years’ program!

This Is What A Scientist Looks Like

This Is What A Scientist Looks Like

The women listed above are not the just first women” to make these ground-breaking discoveries – they are the first ever scientists to make these discoveries. No one preceded their efforts and the world would not be as advanced, as healthy, or as connected, without them.

Prior to my research, I knew of perhaps three of these women. Clearly, women have been in the scientific fields for longer than what most people are familiar with. Just because we don’t associate 19th century women with science, doesn’t mean they weren’t doing it. It’s past time we gave them credit for their work.

#womentorship in Insurance: 8 Reasons to Apply to Female Founders in InsurTech

#womentorship in Insurance: 8 Reasons to Apply to Female Founders in InsurTech

As I learn more about the insurance industry, I find myself asking questions: why is mentorship so crucial for women, what is the role of diversity as it relates to gender equality, why is 2020 such a pivotal moment for female leadership, and as COVID-19 accentuates and disproportionately hurts those with less power and privilege, how can we all work to ensure female leaders will continue to make progress in male-dominated fields?