PitchIt Podcast #66: Demetrius Grey of Captain

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PitchIt Podcast #66: Demetrius Grey of Captain


On episode 66 I speak with Demetrius Grey, CEO & Founding father of Captain. Captain is a brand new fintech platform that helps owners rebuild 6x quicker within the wake of pure disasters. 

Captain provides an answer, so owners don’t have to pay their deductible upfront. Captain provides a reprieve — as much as 36 months with 0% curiosity — to pay it again, so their present accessible belongings can as a substitute be used for extra urgent bills corresponding to meals and short-term housing. 

Flexibility and insurance coverage don’t go hand in hand, that is the place Captain steps in. Demetrius and the staff supply owners an possibility, one that enables them to get again into their house lots quicker.

Demetrius and I speak about how he grew to become concerned within the area, the entrepreneurial bug he acquired from his father and grandfather, the scale and scope of the market, the variations between insured, underinsured and non-insured, elevating capital, pickle ball, and far, far more.

With out additional ado, I current Demetrius Grey, CEO & Founding father of Captain. I hope you benefit from the episode.

Episode dialogue factors embody:

  • Demetrius’s journey to Captain
  • The affect of Demetrius’s father and grandfather
  • Everybody wants a Captain in a time of disaster
  • $92bn of insured losses in 2019
  • $200bn of uninsured losses in 2019
  • The insurance coverage hole
  • The affect of local weather change
  • Most customers misunderstand their insurance coverage rights
  • Insurance coverage firm mistreatment
  • “the arduous issues about arduous issues”
  • Really useful studying: Burn Charge by Andy Dunn
  • Elevating Capital
  • Far more…

Obtain a PDF transcription of No. 66 Demetrius Grey

  • Todd is the host of PitchIt: the fintech startups podcast, a weekly interview present that includes rising fintech founders and main enterprise capitalists. He’s chargeable for main the content material staff which covers fintech by means of every day & weekly e-mail newsletters, editorial, digital occasions, and in-person conferences. He has been overlaying fintech, banking, and enterprise capital for greater than 15 years, together with talking frequently at trade occasions.