Viktor Hendelmann 
Executive Summary: Hippo Insurance is an online platform that offers homeowners insurance to customers in 29 states. The company’s policy covers a wide range of damages, including furniture, electronics, water service lines, and more. Hippo Insurance makes money through referral fees. The company does not underwrite the insurance by itself but relies on other partners … Read more
Executive Summary: Root Insurance is an online insurance service that offers coverage primarily for drivers. The company analyzes a member’s driving patterns to assess risk. Other services offered by Root include homeowners and renters insurance. Root Insurance makes money by charging customers a monthly premium. The company claims that members can save over $900 compared … Read more
Executive Summary: FabFitFun is an online subscription service that sends out boxes with predominantly female products on a quarterly basis. Product categories include electronics, cosmetics, fashion, and more. FabFitFun makes money from the box subscriptions, a styling fee for its clothing boxes, as well as by advertising other brands and products. Founded in 2010, FabFitFun … Read more
Executive Summary: Compass is an online real estate brokerage that connects facilitates home purchases, sales, and rentals on its platform. The company’s agents are equipped with best-in-class technology (such as a dedicated app) to best serve their customers. Compass makes money via sales commissions, fees from additional services, as well as referral fees from loans. … Read more
Executive Summary: Wealthfront is a financial services platform that provides investment, retirement, and cash management products to retail investors. Wealthfront makes money via advisory fees, interest on issued loans, interchange fees, and interest earned on cash. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Wealthfront has become one of America’s leading robo-advisors. The company … Read more
Executive Summary: Postmates is an online courier service platform that connects businesses with customers nearby. The majority of its sales stem from food delivery, but the company also partners with businesses in the supermarket, retail, or alcohol space. Postmates makes money by charging various fees (delivery and service fees, for instance) as well as via … Read more
Executive Summary: Betterment is a financial services company that offers investment, retirement, and cash management products to retail investors as well as companies. Betterment makes money via its Digital and Premium plans, receiving compensation from partner banks, fees on debit card transactions, referral fees by promoting insurance packages, as well as through Betterment for Business … Read more
Executive Summary: KAYAK is a travel-focused search engine that allows customers to compare rates between flights, hotels, car rentals, and more. Users can access KAYAK via its website and mobile apps. KAYAK makes money whenever a user clicks on a booking (CPC), goes on to buy that offer (CPA), and sponsored placements that appear within … Read more
Executive Summary: Venmo is a digital wallet that lets users transfer money between each other. Members can, furthermore, pay at selected merchants, either online (using the Pay With Venmo feature) or via the company’s debit card. Venmo makes money via merchant fees, Instant Transfers fees, interchange and withdrawal fees, spreads and fees on cryptocurrency transactions, … Read more
Executive Summary: Grubhub is an online and mobile food delivery platform that allows customers to order from restaurants in their proximity. Grubhub partners with over 300,000 restaurants across 4,000 U.S. cities. Grubhub makes money by charging restaurants various commission fees based on the overall order value. Another source of income includes its premium subscription serve … Read more