

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Zachary Townsend, co-founder and CEO of Meanwhile, the world’s first bitcoin-denominated life insurance company. Zach walks us through his journey from working in government and fintech to building a YC-backed startup acquired by Silicon Valley Bank, and now pioneering in insurtech. He dives deep into the origin of Meanwhile, how a late-night “aha” moment turned into a seed round led by Sam Altman, and how Bitcoin is reshaping life insurance as we know it. Zach also shares how Meanwhile is built to serve a global, decentralized economy and what it means to offer secure, tax-efficient, and uniquely structured life insurance products. This one’s packed with real founder insights and serious disruption in the insurance space.
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Jeff Shi :
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Zachary Townsend :
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zactownsend/
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In this episode, Jeff sits down with Zachary Townsend, co-founder and CEO of Meanwhile, the world’s first bitcoin-denominated life insurance company. Zach walks us through his journey from working in government and fintech to building a YC-backed startup acquired by Silicon Valley Bank, and now pioneering in insurtech. He dives deep into the origin of Meanwhile, how a late-night “aha” moment turned into a seed round led by Sam Altman, and how Bitcoin is reshaping life insurance as we know it. Zach also shares how Meanwhile is built to serve a global, decentralized economy and what it means to offer secure, tax-efficient, and uniquely structured life insurance products. This one’s packed with real founder insights and serious disruption in the insurance space.
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Thank you to our sponsor Traq AI!
To schedule a demo with Traq AI today -- https://app.Traq.ai/Try-Traq/InsurTechs
MavSign up today to claim your exclusive offer: https://hiremav.com/insurtechs
Follow Insurtechs.io :
https://www.linkedin.com/company/insurtechs/
https://www.youtube.com/@insurtechs
https://x.com/Insurtechs_io
https://www.instagram.com/insurtechs/
https://www.facebook.com/Insurtechs/
https://www.tiktok.com/@insurtechs
Listen to the Pod :
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/insurtechs-io/id1775588982
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2jAGcKCT2v6rdWea3nvrYh
Pandora - https://www.pandora.com/podcast/insurtechsio/PC:1001094614
Jeff Shi :
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffshiva/
Zachary Townsend :
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zactownsend/
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Disclaimer: Some of the links in this video description are affiliate links. This means that if you click on one of the links and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Your support helps us create more content, and we truly appreciate it! Thank you for watching!
83 episodes
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