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May 2026LinkedIn company page excerpt says Barak Ben-Noon, previously co-founder and CTO, departed in May 2026.
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Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
Acolite is a YC-backed AI-native commercial insurance broker for the construction industry, helping contractors shop coverage, analyze requirements, and issue COIs faster than traditional brokerages.
Primary product
AI-powered commercial insurance brokerage for contractors and trade businesses
Founded
2024
Headquarters
New York, NY, USA
Team size
1-10 employees
Industry
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
Sub-industry
Commercial insurance brokerage / insurtech
Offices
27 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016
Business model
Insurance brokerage
AI software / workflow automation for insurance operations
Funding
People & investors
Leadership
Cofounder and CEO
Cofounder and CTO (formerly; departed May 2026 per LinkedIn company page excerpt)
Investors
Work & culture
Small, fast-moving, high-bar team with a strong human-broker orientation; emphasizes speed, licensed expertise, and practical workflow automation over chatbot-style support.
Compensation
Public intern posting listed $30-$40/hour, roughly $5.2K-$7K monthly, with US citizen/visa eligibility noted; no broader compensation data found.
Benefits
Fast broker response times
Human-in-the-loop licensed brokers
Support across all 50 states
Access to 20+ carriers
COIs typically in under 60 seconds after binding
Product & market
Pricing
Predictable subscription model for AI teammates; brokerage commissions/fees implied for insurance placement, but public specifics are limited.
Differentiators
- —Purpose-built for construction insurance rather than generic commercial insurance
- —AI teammates plus licensed human brokers
- —Quotes typically within 2 business hours
- —COIs in under 60 seconds after binding
- —Shops 10+ carriers in parallel
- —Handles construction-specific contract and coverage language
- —Works across all 50 states
- —Human answers the phone instead of a call center
Technology
React
Spring Boot
Java
TypeScript
AI agents
LLM-based workflows
Applied Epic
EZLynx
AMS integrations
SOC 2-compliant setup
Customers
Contractors
Trade businesses
General contractors (GCs)
Roofing contractors
Electrical contractors
HVAC contractors
Plumbing contractors
Painting contractors
Developers
Lenders
Property owners
Construction agencies / insurance agencies
Competitors
Traditional commercial insurance brokerages
Construction-focused insurance brokers
Insurtech workflow automation vendors
Agency AI assistant vendors
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Unknown
Signals & risks
Latest news
LinkedIn · Jul 2026
Acolite announced a founding BDR role and used an unconventional scavenger-hunt hiring prompt.
Fondo · Feb 2026
Covers Acolite’s launch and its AI teammate workflow for COI issuance, carrier submissions, and SOV mapping for insurance agencies.
Catalyit · Feb 2026
Describes Acolite’s task-specific AI agents, deep integrations with agency systems, and SOC 2-compliant setup.
Catalyit · Nov 2025
Explains Acolite’s product positioning for insurance agencies and cites claimed workflow and service-time improvements.
Y Combinator
YC launch post describing Acolite as an AI-native commercial insurance brokerage for contractors and trade businesses.
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