About Runway

Our Story

We spent years helping transform financial markets through technology. Along the way, we learned what happens when slow, manual processes finally get replaced with something faster, simpler, and more connected.

When we turned our attention to insurance, one moment stuck with us. We saw how requests move between auto dealers and insurance agents. It was messy, slow, and full of back and forth. Everyone involved was doing their best, but the process itself was getting in the way.

What really mattered was the person sitting there, ready to drive home in a new car, waiting longer than they should.

We knew this could be better.

So we came together to bring the same kind of transformation we had seen in financial markets to insurance. By digitizing these requests, we can save time for dealership sales and finance teams, reduce friction for insurance agents and CSRs, and most importantly, help customers get on the road faster.

That is the problem we are here to solve.

The Future of Business Operations

Our Vision

We believe the best systems are the ones you do not have to think about. They simply work, quietly removing friction and giving people their time back.

Our vision is to make insurance feel that way.

We are building a future where dealers and agents are not chasing paperwork or waiting on updates. Instead, they are connected in real time, working together with clarity and confidence. The process becomes something that supports the relationship, not something that strains it.

When that happens, everything changes. Teams can focus on helping people. Customers feel taken care of, not delayed.

That is the kind of change we care about. Not just better software, but a better experience for everyone involved.

Meet the Team

Who We Are

We are a small team of builders who have spent our careers improving how complex industries work through technology.

After seeing firsthand how much friction exists between auto dealers and insurance agents, we decided to focus our efforts here. This is a problem worth solving, because it affects real people, in real moments that matter.

We are based in Hancock, Michigan, near Lake Superior. It is a place that values hard work, honesty, and doing things the right way. Those values shape how we build and who we build for.

Jake Northey

CEO and Product Manager

Jonathan Pentis

Senior Developer

Blayd Lewandowski

Senior Developer

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Rosario Curcuru

Customer Success Manager

Emilie Rummer

Sr. Developer

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Grant Northey

Associate Developer