# Hedge

[Hedge on Hacklab](https://hacklab.so/org/hedge)

Startup · 2 people on Hacklab

## Links

- [Website](https://www.hedgespecialty.com/)
- [Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/hedge)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/hedgeinsurance/)

## About

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## 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).

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukebutton/) · [X](https://x.com/lukebbutton)

### 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.

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-rosa-4a2717160) · [X](https://x.com/lukerosa_)

[Source: Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/hedge) · Retrieved 2026-11-02. Company information is self-reported on YC.

## Current staff

- [Luke Button](https://hacklab.so/luke-button) — Founder/CEO (Present)
- [Luke Rosa](https://hacklab.so/luke-rosa) — Founder (Present)

## Open jobs

- [Founding Wholesale Broker \- Casualty and Excess](https://hacklab.so/jobs/e3448405-3d0a-520c-9293-4d21dc4f028e) — Full\-time · On\-site · San Francisco \- In Office · $125K \- $250K
- [Founding Wholesale Broker \- Trucking](https://hacklab.so/jobs/deb375c9-69cb-50d1-ab80-3643d15e10dd) — Full\-time · On\-site · San Francisco \- In Office · $125K \- $250K
- [Founding Head of Partnerships](https://hacklab.so/jobs/c872f7c5-840e-5a2a-9e19-d4eccab069ce) — Full\-time · Remote · Remote \(US\) · $120K \- $250K
- [Founding Sales Development Representative \(SDR\)](https://hacklab.so/jobs/bb5fa5df-f195-5b30-8e64-1d0600df8aae) — Full\-time · On\-site · San Francisco \- In Office · $60K \- $100K
- [Founding Wholesale Broker \- Commercial Auto](https://hacklab.so/jobs/a93a88b0-be36-5e7c-b733-333d714eb353) — Full\-time · On\-site · San Francisco \- In Office · $125K \- $250K
- [Founding Wholesale Broker \- Property](https://hacklab.so/jobs/82d3c8f6-55ad-5c24-951f-c61e9c1c02be) — Full\-time · On\-site · San Francisco \- In Office · $125K \- $250K
- [Founding Account Executive](https://hacklab.so/jobs/816e83e7-3fa0-5b3b-8b29-156038c88116) — Full\-time · On\-site · San Francisco \- In Office · $110K \- $150K
- [General Application](https://hacklab.so/jobs/6b17595a-4787-5b60-b5a9-65f824cb2e40) — Full\-time · On\-site · San Francisco \- In Office · $125K \- $250K
- [Founding Wholesale Broker \- Entertainment](https://hacklab.so/jobs/69158b81-a0b0-5178-97fd-451c26429b94) — Full\-time · On\-site · San Francisco \- In Office · $125K \- $250K
- [Business Development Representative](https://hacklab.so/jobs/5b44c459-1ac3-5a81-9745-e117ec55c8ec) — Full\-time · On\-site · San Francisco \- In Office · $60K \- $100K
- [Founding Head of Markets](https://hacklab.so/jobs/574da3fa-25a2-558f-8cee-42e0769685da) — Full\-time · Remote · Remote \(US\) · $125K \- $200K
- [Founding Wholesale Broker \- Professional Lines, Management Liability, and Cyber](https://hacklab.so/jobs/317c721e-9aef-5c42-a23c-ed733169bb52) — Full\-time · On\-site · San Francisco \- In Office · $125K \- $250K
- [Founding Underwriter](https://hacklab.so/jobs/2a16c48b-fb96-54f4-9b8e-6907bd48074e) — Full\-time · On\-site · San Francisco \- In Office · $125K \- $250K
- [Founding Wholesale Broker \- Medical Malpractice](https://hacklab.so/jobs/138dd52a-8b3d-562a-8b45-c682055a08ed) — Full\-time · On\-site · San Francisco \- In Office · $125K \- $250K
- [Founding Engineer](https://hacklab.so/jobs/0ed91438-21fc-54eb-b702-e4541b2b53c3) — Full\-time · On\-site · San Francisco \- In Office · $150K \- $250K · 1\.00% \- 3\.00% equity
- [Founding Growth Operations](https://hacklab.so/jobs/080b077c-6f1c-5ab1-b4d8-495c0786cdb3) — Full\-time · On\-site · San Francisco \- In Office · $110K \- $150K