Cara

Cara

Agency-focused AI for insurance sales

Customer Success Manager

Full-Time
No salary listed
Junior
New York, NY, USA
In Person

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 2 years of experience in Customer Success, Solutions Consulting, or a similar client-facing artificial intelligence, software as a service, or financial technology role.
  • Ability to manage customer relationships and drive adoption in a high-growth environment.
  • Ability to translate complex technology into clear operational and business value.
  • Ability to communicate and build relationships across executive and operational teams.
  • Ability to stay organized while managing multiple accounts simultaneously.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment with significant ownership.
Responsibilities
  • Lead successful rollouts of Cara and ensure seamless integration into client workflows.
  • Train producers, account managers, and servicing teams to embed Cara into their daily workflows and maximize value from the platform.
  • Serve as the primary post-sale point of contact and build relationships with executive stakeholders and frontline users to drive long-term partnerships.
  • Manage inbound customer support requests, triage tickets, handle customer inquiries and feature requests, and ensure timely resolution in accordance with defined service-level agreements.
  • Partner with engineering to prioritize and resolve customer issues efficiently.
  • Monitor usage, adoption metrics, and feedback to proactively manage customer health, ensure renewals, and identify expansion opportunities.
  • Partner with product and engineering to relay customer insights, influence roadmap priorities, and continuously improve the customer experience.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience working with insurance agencies, brokerages, or financial services organizations.
  • Experience with artificial intelligence, automation, or vertical software-as-a-service products.

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...