# Graham Topol

> Graham Topol is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of MGT Insurance, the AI-native neo-insurer he built with his brother Michael to fix commercial P&C insurance for America's 35 million small businesses. Before MGT, he sharpened his eye for pattern recognition at FTV Capital's $6.2B fund, helped scale Newfront Insurance past a $2B valuation, and cut his teeth in M&A at Morgan Stanley. Harvard Economics (cum laude) and Stanford GSB MBA in his back pocket, he now runs a company that compressed the traditional two-week insurance quoting process into two minutes - and reached profitability in under two years after raising a $21.6M oversubscribed Series B in October 2025.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Co-CEO at MGT Insurance
- **Organizations:** MGT Insurance, FTV Capital, Newfront Insurance, Morgan Stanley, Riviera Capital
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** AB in Economics, cum laude, Harvard University, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded MGT Insurance and grew it to nearly 30,000 customers, Achieved profitability in under two years - rare for an insurance carrier, Secured AM Best A- financial strength rating shortly after launch

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Principal M&A analyst at Morgan Stanley; worked on COO staff on FIG and M&A transactions
- **Pre-2021** — Investor at FTV Capital ($6.2B fund) focusing on insurtech, fintech, and payments
- **Pre-2021** — Helped build Newfront Insurance, a tech-enabled brokerage that grew to $2B+ valuation
- **2021** — Co-founded MGT Insurance with brother Michael Topol
- **2023** — MGT achieves AM Best A- rating and sustained profitability within first two years
- **2023** — MGT Partners acquires CM Select Insurance Company
- **2025-10** — MGT closes oversubscribed $21.6M Series B led by Mubadala Capital
- **2025-10** — Speaks at ITC Vegas 2025 on the InsureTech Connect stage
- **2025-12** — MGT adds senior leaders from Google and high-growth tech startups

## Achievements

- Co-founded MGT Insurance and grew it to nearly 30,000 customers
- Achieved profitability in under two years - rare for an insurance carrier
- Secured AM Best A- financial strength rating shortly after launch
- Raised $21.6M oversubscribed Series B from Mubadala Capital, Clocktower Ventures, Tacora Capital
- Helped build Newfront Insurance to a $2B+ valuation as early team member
- Generated $3M in annual recurring revenue per employee at MGT
- Compressed commercial insurance quoting from two weeks to two minutes via AI
- Harvard AB in Economics cum laude; Stanford GSB MBA

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — MGT adds senior leaders from Google and high-growth tech startups to scale operations
- **2025-10** — MGT closes oversubscribed $21.6M Series B led by Mubadala Capital; Graham speaks at ITC Vegas
- **2025-10** — MGT launches new small commercial insurance coverage for artisan contractors
- **2023-11** — MGT achieves AM Best A- rating and rapid growth milestones

## Links

- Website: https://mgtinsurance.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graham-topol-645b5451

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Last updated: 2026-05-07