Joe Schmidt Iv Email & Phone Number

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Investing in category-defining software, fintech, and insurtech businesses. Lucky to work with founders from 11x, Treeline, hyperexponential, Stoik, Chestnut, Payall, District Cover, Topkey, TipTop.Cofounded and initial capital in Chestnut and District Cover.Long form writing: - Drinking Milkshakes: https://a16z.com/ai-wedges-will-help-startups-outmaneuver-incumbents/- Hell's Flywheel: https://a16z.com/2022/11/10/escaping-hells-flywheel-building-non-inflationary-distribution-channels/- Bat Out of Hell: https://a16z.com/2023/05/18/identifying-your-durable-advantage-in-fintech/- Cross border payments: https://a16z.com/2022/09/15/its-all-about-the-money-movement-simplifying-cross-border-payments/- Default global: https://a16z.com/2022/07/20/the-company-of-the-future-is-default-global/- Freemium OS: https://a16z.com/2022/02/28/saas-%e2%86%92-freemium-os-a-new-wedge-for-financial-services-fintech-february-newsletter/- Consumer wealth management: https://a16z.com/finding-the-leading-wealth-management-offerings-of-tomorrow/-JPM & Global Shares: https://a16z.com/2022/06/02/what-founders-should-know-about-raising-debt-may-2022-fintech-newsletter/- Vertical Operating Systems: https://a16z.com/2023/04/06/vertical-operating-systems-one-system-of-record-to-rule-them-all/- Generative AI is coming for insurance: https://a16z.com/2023/05/31/generative-ai-is-coming-for-insurance-may-2023-fintech-newsletter/- Putting Data in a Corner: https://a16z.com/putting-data-in-a-corner-llms-and-financial-services-data/

Austin, Texas, Us

I joined the company after helping lead the investment @ Accel. During my time with Ethos, we built the business from ~15 employees to ~250 employees and nearly a $3bn valuation. It was a blast. I was responsible for (at one point or another)- starting and scaling our agent business from 0 to 15k agents & tens of millions in revenue- running our sales teams for our b2b and b2c business- carrier and reinsurer BD - new product development

Early stage investing in consumer, fintech/insurtech, and software businesses.clearcover.com, luko.eu, macro.io, onaroll.co, coveranceis.com, super.mx, junokids.com, azos.com.br, shepherd, luva, trustlayer.io, bezel, oyster

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Venture and growth investing in enterprise software, consumer internet, and financial services businesses. Built Accel's thesis on insurtech.

Notre Dame, In, Us

The Jack Swarbrick Show was a weekly radio show where Jack Swarbrick, Vice President and Athletic Director, and Joe Schmidt talked Notre Dame Athletics and interviewed two guests. The show was taped and available to be viewed on watchnd.com while also airing in the Chicago, Indianapolis, and South Bend radio markets.

Notre Dame, In, Us