Hedge

YC company profile

AI-Native insurance company

Hedge is an AI-Native specialty insurance company. We help insurance brokers find faster, cheaper, and better coverage for their customers.

• YC batch: Spring 2026
• Founded: 2026
• Team size: 2
• Location: San Francisco
• Country: US
• Status: Active
• Industry: Fintech
• Stage: Early
• Tags: Fintech, B2B, Insurance, AI
• YC partner: David Lieb

Founders

Luke Button — Founder/CEO

Building Hedge. Prev. founded Fernstone (AI-powered retail insurance brokerage), led a growth team at Traba (Series A, backed by Founders Fund), Head of Growth at Antimetal, cofounder at Contrast (acquired).

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Luke Rosa — Founder

Building Hedge. Prev. Head of Scaled Systems at Traba (Series A, backed by Founders Fund, Khosla), replaced humans with AI agents to manage $20 MM+ in revenue. Econ at UChicago.

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Source: Y Combinator · Retrieved 2026-11-02. Company information is self-reported on YC.