# Dave Wechsler

> Dave Wechsler is Plume's Chief Business Officer, responsible for global strategy, partnerships, and M&A. His route to the broadband software company began with a tech consulting firm founded after college, continued through roughly 27 years in startups, and then crossed Comcast's smart-home business, Hippo's connected-insurance operation, and OMERS Ventures. The recurring idea is practical rather than futuristic: connected devices and their data become valuable when they prevent a loss, fix a network problem, or make a service work better for a customer.

- **Role:** Chief Business Officer at Plume
- **Organizations:** Plume, OMERS Ventures, Hippo Insurance, Comcast Xfinity, Madison Plus Select - Hey Gorgeous!, Lanthorn Technologies, Tomorrow's Technology Today, EnergyHub, Dickinson College, Insurtech Rap
- **Education:** BA in Policy Studies, Dickinson College
- **Known for:** Built a career spanning five startups over roughly 27 years, including three companies he founded., Raised more than $24 million in angel, strategic, and venture capital across his startup career, according to his Wellfound profile., Sold his first company in 1999 after founding it in 1994.

## Career timeline

- **1993** — Graduated from Dickinson College with a BA in Policy Studies.
- **1994** — Founded a technology consulting firm after struggling to find an entry-level job; the company later became an internet consulting business.
- **1999** — Sold his first company.
- **2000** — Built an early wireless thermostat system that he later recalled cost roughly $5,000 per unit.
- **2016** — Was profiled by Dickinson College while serving as co-founder and CEO of Madison Plus Select - Hey Gorgeous!, his fifth startup.
- **2017-2020** — Led smart-home growth and insurance initiatives at Comcast Xfinity, earned a property-and-casualty license, helped establish a national insurance agency, and developed the Hippo distribution partnership.
- **2018** — Participated in Comcast's strategic work around Hippo's $25 million Series B.
- **2021** — Joined Hippo Insurance as Vice President of Growth Initiatives, overseeing smart-home and emerging-product strategy.
- **2022-2025** — Joined OMERS Ventures and led insurtech investing while also working across fintech; served on Joyn Insurance's board and as a board observer for Clearcover and Foresight.
- **2025** — Joined Plume as Chief Business Officer to lead global strategy, partnerships, new business channels, and M&A.
- **2026** — Argued publicly for continued terrestrial broadband investment alongside satellite availability, framing reliable connectivity as economic infrastructure.

## Achievements

- Built a career spanning five startups over roughly 27 years, including three companies he founded.
- Raised more than $24 million in angel, strategic, and venture capital across his startup career, according to his Wellfound profile.
- Sold his first company in 1999 after founding it in 1994.
- At Comcast, helped build a national insurance agency and a distribution partnership that put Hippo policies in front of more than 30 million Comcast customers.
- Helped connect Comcast's smart-home strategy with its participation in Hippo's $25 million Series B in 2018.
- Led OMERS Ventures' insurtech portfolio and held governance roles with Joyn Insurance, Clearcover, and Foresight.
- Created and hosted Insurtech Rap, an open weekly conversation for insurance operators, founders, and investors.
- Was appointed Plume's Chief Business Officer in June 2025 with responsibility for global strategy, partnerships, and M&A.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Continued speaking publicly about AI-driven home-network demand and the opportunity for providers to diagnose and resolve problems more proactively.
- **2026-06** — Published an opinion essay arguing that satellite availability should complement, not replace, terrestrial broadband investment in rural communities.
- **2026-05** — Commented on the observability gap facing enterprise IT when hybrid workers move beyond the corporate network into shared home Wi-Fi.
- **2025-06** — Joined Plume as Chief Business Officer, taking responsibility for global strategy, partnerships, new business channels, and M&A.

## Links

- Website: https://www.plume.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davewechsler
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/DaveWechsler

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Last updated: 2026-09-28