MAXIMILIAN THOELEN

Maximilian Thoelen is the Co-Founder of Casey, an artificial intelligence-driven commercial insurance brokerage established in 2025. Alongside his co-founders, he leads the Y Combinator-backed startup, which currently operates with a three-person team to automate and streamline corporate insurance distribution. Prior to launching this venture, Thoelen served as the Chief of Staff at grape insurance, a rapidly growing Swiss insurtech scaleup, where he directed key operational and strategic growth initiatives. His earlier professional background includes corporate experience at Amazon, where he focused on operational execution, as well as analytical roles within the broader private equity industry. Throughout his career, he has consistently transitioned between large-scale enterprise environments and agile startup ecosystems to build specialized industry expertise. Thoelen's current focus centers entirely on integrating artificial intelligence into the commercial insurtech sector to modernize traditional brokerage frameworks.