Guidewire acquires AI insurance startup hyperexponential, a16z congratulates founders
astrange · x · 2026-10-28
Guidewire has acquired hyperexponential (hx), the AI-native insurance underwriting startup. a16z's astrange congratulates CEO Amrit Hundle — "CS + actuary + completely AI-pilled before it was obvious" — and his A-team on a mission to "underwrite the world's risk."
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