Pat Kneeland is a principal at American Family Ventures specializing in insurtech. He previously managed insurance-adjacent startups in American Family Insurance's Corporate Development team.

What Pat can write

Writes checks of$250K to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

American Family Ventures writes $250K to $10M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: American Family Ventures.

Career

  1. American Family Insurance · Corporate Development team (managed portfolio of insurance-adjacent startups)
  2. American Family Ventures · Principal
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Focus

insurtech

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Who is Pat Kneeland?

Pat Kneeland is a principal at American Family Ventures specializing in insurtech. He previously managed insurance-adjacent startups in American Family Insurance's Corporate Development team.

How much does Pat Kneeland invest?

Pat Kneeland invests through American Family Ventures, which writes checks of $250K to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Pat Kneeland?

A warm intro from a founder American Family Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Pat Kneeland do before American Family Ventures?

Corporate Development team (managed portfolio of insurance-adjacent startups) at American Family Insurance.

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