Gyde Launches with $60M Financing Led by Lightspeed

AI-native platform debuts to empower top brokers to guide clients across insurance, wealth, and health

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gyde, the next-generation, AI-native brokerage platform, today announced its official launch and $60 million in capital raised to redefine how brokers guide life’s most important insurance, health, and wealth decisions.

The financing was led by Lightspeed, with participation from Optum Ventures, Crystal Venture Partners, Virtue, MVP Ventures, and multiple endowment funds, among others.

Gyde enters the market with a clear mission: empower a new generation of elite brokers to serve as comprehensive, trusted guides across insurance, wealth, and health. By combining advanced AI technology with experienced operating teams, Gyde enables top agencies to deliver higher-quality advice, deeper relationships, and greater lifetime value for more clients.

“We built Gyde to give the best brokers the technology, scale, and operational support they need to alleviate the administrative burden of day-to-day tasks and truly guide clients through life’s most important insurance, health, and wealth decisions. This funding allows us to accelerate that vision alongside exceptional partners,” said Will Johnson, Co-Founder and CEO of Gyde.

Through acquisition, Gyde is initially partnering with best-in-class health insurance agencies that serve the Medicare Advantage, Employee Benefits, and Individual markets, keeping existing teams in place post-acquisition and investing alongside them to grow the business. The company’s model is rooted in a deep belief in the broker community, which includes treating agencies as critical long-term partners and aligning incentives with the collective partnership’s future success.

“Gyde is tackling one of the most important and underserved opportunities in healthcare,” said Dr. Brenton Fargnoli, Partner at Lightspeed. “Insurance brokers sit at the center of some of the most consequential decisions people make, yet they’ve historically been constrained by outdated tools and fragmented systems. Gyde’s AI-native platform meaningfully elevates what brokers can do for their clients, while preserving the trust and human connection that makes the model work.”

Led by a team of seasoned operators and industry experts, Gyde is building a modern brokerage platform that aligns brokers, clients, and carriers around better outcomes and positions brokers to serve as enduring advocates across every stage of life. At the core of Gyde’s platform is a proprietary AI system designed to automate low-complexity work while elevating human expertise to solve real and pressing insurance challenges.

The platform includes GydeOS, Gyde’s broker-facing platform, and Gia, its Intelligent Assistant. Together, they deliver a consistent, high-touch, and customer-oriented experience at unprecedented scale. By combining intelligent automation with a service-centric approach, Gyde creates a scalable way to deliver more proactive, personalized, and continuous support as consumers and employers navigate their healthcare and financial journeys. Gyde has the potential to transform how brokers provide advisory services and position them for deeper and more strategic carrier partnerships. Over the next several months, Gyde is planning to unveil its initial partner cohort.

About Gyde

Gyde is an AI-native brokerage headquartered in Austin, Texas, with offices in New York City. Built for modern insurance professionals, Gyde combines advanced artificial intelligence with broker-first tools and operational support to streamline client servicing, renewals, and growth at scale. The Gyde platform enables brokers to operate more efficiently while delivering comprehensive insurance, health, and wealth solutions.