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Cara

Agency-focused AI for insurance sales

Talent Partner

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Mid
New York, NY, USA
In Person
People & HRGeneralist Recruiting, Technical Recruiting

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 3 years of experience across recruiting, talent, or people roles; experience in high-growth technology companies is preferred.
  • A track record of independently managing searches from talent mapping and sourcing through closing.
  • Experience partnering closely with founders, executives, and hiring managers on talent and people decisions.
  • Strong judgment, communication, and relationship-building skills, including comfort handling sensitive employee topics.
  • A proactive and organized approach, with comfort operating in a fast-moving startup environment.
Responsibilities
  • Own end-to-end recruiting across engineering, product, go-to-market, and business roles, from sourcing through offer and close.
  • Partner with founders and hiring managers to define talent profiles and recruiting strategies.
  • Proactively identify and build relationships with exceptional talent across the AI and insurance communities.
  • Support employee topics including onboarding, performance management, and development.
  • Build scalable recruiting and people processes and programs as the company grows.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in high-growth technology companies.

About the company

Cara is a domain-specific AI platform for the insurance industry that serves as an agency intelligence system for insurance agencies, brokerages, and wholesalers. It helps these organizations accelerate sales and automate servicing through modular software components designed for insurance workflows. The platform operates as a B2B SaaS product with modules for sales acceleration and service automation, using insurance-specific language, products, and processes to fit enterprise needs. Unlike generic chatbots, Cara targets professional insurance brokerages and emphasizes enterprise-grade workflows and proven adoption by leading brokerages. The goal is to help agencies grow revenue, increase efficiency, and improve servicing by providing tailored AI tools and trusted, scalable automation.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$8M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2024

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Raised $8 million on 2026-03-31, extending runway for product and integrations.
  • Reported seven-figure ARR in seven months, with hundreds of brokerages and thousands of agents.
  • Word-of-mouth adoption and FirstChoice's 715+ agencies show strong distribution momentum.

What critics are saying

  • Vertafore's 2026 AI agents attack Cara's core workflows with incumbent distribution power.
  • Heavy reliance on insurer-specific integrations creates long enterprise sales cycles and implementation drag.
  • If large agencies standardize on Vertafore or Applied, Cara becomes a niche point solution.

What makes Cara unique

  • Insurance-native workflows: ACORDs, COIs, proposal generation, and policy comparisons.
  • Deep distribution integration: AWS, AMS, CRM, and agency-management system workflows.
  • Early enterprise credibility: McGowan, FirstChoice, VIAA, and HawkSoft references.

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Growth & Insights and Company News

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Noah Business Intelligence
Jul 16th, 2026
Cara raises $8M to automate insurance brokerage workflows with AI

Cara, an AI platform for insurance brokerages, has raised $8 million in seed funding led by Kearny Jackson. Backers include former Stripe COO Claire Hughes Johnson, OpenAI's Colin Evans and Vouch Insurance CEO Sam Hodges. The company, founded by Vic Yeh, Nikhil Kansal and Jonathan Patel, initially built software for its own brokerage before selling that business to The McGowan Companies in 2025. It now automates administrative tasks including proposal generation, policy comparison and certificate production for insurance agents. Cara reportedly reached seven-figure annual recurring revenue within seven months and now serves thousands of agents across the US. The company has posted 60-times year-on-year ARR growth and works with hundreds of brokerages. The funding will support AI research, product development and deeper integrations with agency management systems.

PR Newswire
Mar 31st, 2026
CARA RAISES $8 MILLION TO HELP EVERY INSURANCE BROKERAGE GROW ITS BOOK

/PRNewswire/ -- Cara, the AI platform for insurance brokerages, today announced $8 million in seed funding led by Kearny Jackson, with participation from...