Matt Ehrlichman
Matt Ehrlichman is the Founder and CEO at Porch, a software and homeowners insurance platform. He previously founded Thriva, which was acquired, and served in executive strategy roles at The Active Network. He has expertise as a technology entrepreneur and CEO.
Matt Ehrlichman
Matt Ehrlichman is the CEO, Chairman, and founder of Porch Group, a Seattle-based vertical software platform for the home. Porch’s mission is to help home services companies grow and through these relationships to help make the home simple, from moving to maintenance and everything in between. Prior to founding Porch, Matt created his first technology startup, Thriva, in his dorm room at Stanford University, where he also received his Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurial Engineering and Master of Science in Management Science and Engineering. In 2007, he sold Thriva to Active Network for $60 million and went on to become…
Porch Group completes $100M acquisition of Homeowners of America to expand national home-insurance footprint
Porch Group completed its $100 million acquisition of Homeowners of America Inc., aiming to expand aggressively into the national home insurance market while it continues working toward profitability. The deal is Porch's largest since its 2020 IPO as the company raised 2021 revenue guidance and reported narrower net losses for 2020.
SPACs Let Founders Reach Public Markets Faster and Keep Larger Equity Stakes, Say Startup Observers
The article explains how SPACs (special purpose acquisition companies) let founders and early employees reach liquidity faster and often retain larger ownership stakes than through later-stage VC or private equity rounds. Using examples like Sana Biotechnology and Seattle entrepreneur Sujal Patel, it argues SPACs can preserve founders' equity by bypassing dilutive funding rounds.
Organizations
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Porch Group Executive Officer, Director 2021–present, Founder, CEO 2012–present · current
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Porch Founder, CEO · current
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The Active Network Chief Strategy Officer 2011–2012, Executive Vice President, Strategy 2009–2011, VP Strategy 2007–2009 · past
Education
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Stanford University BS, Entrepreneurial Engineering · 1998–2003
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Stanford University MS, Management Science Engineering · 1998–2003
