Corporate Development Associate, Nirvana Insurance
$164-205k
+ Equity
5 days a week in office
Commercial insurance & risk management
Be an early applicant
Commercial insurance & risk management
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$164-205k
+ Equity
5 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To harness the power of data to revolutionize commercial insurance and enable a safer world.
Role
Who you are
- 2+ years of experience in investment banking, private equity, corporate development, or a related field
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, with experience evaluating complex transaction opportunities
- Familiarity with financial services or FinTech is a plus; insurance or InsureTech experience is a bonus
- Able to turn complex analysis into clear, concise materials for senior audiences
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, comfortable managing multiple workstreams at once
- Strong communication skills, both written & verbal
- Self-starter who independently seeks out opportunities to learn & succeed
- Bias-to-action: not afraid to get your hands dirty and stretch yourself
- Owner mentality: takes accountability for actions and results
- Thrives in high-growth, ambiguous startup environments
- Able to work full-time in our San Francisco office
- If you're interested in this role, but do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed above, we encourage you to apply. We'd like to consider you for this position and roles that may be a fit in the future
What the job involves
- Reporting to our Head of Corporate Development, you'll be a core member of Nirvana's newly formed Corporate Development team, supporting M&A, strategic investments, and partnerships across the insurance value chain
- You'll work closely with Strategic Finance, Insurance and Claims leadership, and your work will directly inform executive and board-level decisions
- This is a high-visibility role for someone who wants hands-on deal experience at a fast-growing InsureTech company and the chance to take on more ownership as the function grows
- Build and maintain financial models to evaluate acquisitions, investments, and strategic partnerships, including valuation, returns, and scenario analysis
- Support due diligence processes across financial, commercial, and operational workstreams, coordinating with internal teams and outside advisors
- Track the deal pipeline and sourcing initiatives, including market mapping and target screening across the MGA, claims, and data sectors
- Prepare materials and analysis for executive and board-level discussions, including investment memos and transaction summaries
- Support deal execution from initial evaluation through closing, helping manage timelines, diligence requests, and integration planning
Our take
Nirvana's insurance and risk management offerings are built to transform the commercial insurance industry, which is worth over $850B. It delivers predictive models that use real-time data and automation to generate instant quotes.
Targeting commercial fleets, the platform is powered by sensors that are already onboard most heavy trucks. This means that Nirvana's offering is accessible without vast onboarding fees, giving clients of all sizes the opportunity to protect themselves and improve customer safety.
The company received some serious funding at the end of 2026, bringing its valuation to $1.5B and is now set to accelerate development of what it describes sas the first AI-native operating system built specifically for insurance. And as pressure mounts across the commercial trucking sector, Nirvana is positioning itself not just as a faster insurer, but as a foundational AI platform capable of reshaping underwriting, claims and risk management at industry scale.
Kirsty
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Dec 2025
$100m
SERIES D
Mar 2025
$80m
SERIES C
Total funding: $262m
Company HQ
Chinatown, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Rushil Goel
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously worked as VP of Product and Fleet GM at Samsara. Was also Senior Director/GM at Ola, and Co-Founder and CTO of AirCare Labs.
Alex Carges
(Co-Founder & Head of Insurance Product)Former Chief Actuary at Root Insurance and Associate Actuary at Allied World Assurance. Held a variety of roles at The Hartford - including FCAS, Director and Actuary, and Innovation Manager.
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