Steven Glod

Adopted from Korea as an infant, I built my first landscaping and snow removal business at age twelve—and sold it when I was twenty. I grew up in a suburb of Chicago surrounded by ‘lifers’ at Fortune 500 companies, and knew early on I wanted my career to look different. 

After graduating from Indiana University with a degree in Chemistry and a stint in derivatives trading, I dove into the world of startups. I co-founded the Rent Nest in 2012 (‘Evernote’ for apartments), which led me to a six-month stint living in Romania and a whole lot of learning. We wrapped up the business in 2014 (key takeaway: your tech infrastructure needs to be flawless), and I joined Machinio later that year.

During my time at Machinio (world’s largest search engine for used industrial assets), I helped scale the organization from a startup of 3 to a company of 100+ spanning the U.S., Europe, and Asia. I relocated to Berlin in 2016 to further scale international operations, and oversaw Machino’s acquisition by Liquidity Services in mid-2018.

I’m now investing a lot of my time into helping startups scale across multiple different continents and I’m always looking to network and connect with anyone passionate about startups, crypto, and SaaS sales.

Advisor & Investor

Next generation piggy banks - Educating our youth in crypto

Cova

Helping insurance brokers and underwriters put generative AI to work. Now hiring.

Founder, CEO

HubSpoke

We build modern insurance and Insurtech brands. 
UpSure - leading brokerage for tech sector. 🇦🇺 
Cova.ai - AI for insurance brokers. (Spun out) ⚡️ 
Wander - embedded travel insurance. 🏝️

Founder

UpSure

UpSure is a dedicated insurance broker for the tech sector. We service companies with general insurance needs and can partner to build embedded insurance products. Now with over 200 clients and backed by CBN, a wholly owned division of Steadfast.

LIFX

Cofounded and lead from KickStarter to leading brand of smart lighting. 2M lights sold, $15M Series A, retail presence in 100+ countries. Acquired initially in 2019, and again in 2022.

Cortical Labs

Known as CliniCloud we built smart medical devices designed for telehealth and remote diagnostics. $5M seed 2015 lead by Ping An and Tencent. Served as Chief Marketing Officer and lead early growth. Team became Cortical Labs and focus on breakthrough AI tech / neuron based computing.

AngelCube

One of Australia's first startup accelerators. Cofounded and ran early programs that invested in over 40 companies including LIFX, CoinJar, Tablo, Arcarde etc.

Startup Marketing

RMIT Training

Business Development

Founder and investor with keen interest in the future of work, AI and modern team building. Currently Founder and CEO of Cova, we build tools that help insurance brokers super staff themselves and their teams. Previously founder, LIFX (acquired 2019), investor/advisor Ento (acquired 2022).

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