# Jason Keck

> Jason Keck is a New York technology entrepreneur, CEO and co-founder of Broker Buddha. A New Orleans-raised Harvard computer-science graduate and former college baseball player, he moved through Scient, Accenture, Shazam, two digital-media startups and Tumblr before joining Interplay to build software for commercial-insurance agencies. Broker Buddha, founded in 2017 to replace repetitive application and renewal work with digital workflows, raised venture funding, was acquired by Acturis in 2023 and is now expanding into AI-enabled agency operations while keeping human review in the loop.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Broker Buddha
- **Organizations:** Broker Buddha, Acturis Group, Interplay, Tumblr, Motion Traxx, Stereotypes, Shazam, Accenture, Nextel, Scient, Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs
- **Education:** BA in Computer Science; specialization in computer networking, Harvard University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Broker Buddha and launched its first software product six months after the company's May 2017 founding., Led Broker Buddha through a $4.5 million seed round in 2019 and a $5 million financing round in 2022., Led Broker Buddha through its 2023 acquisition by Acturis, which used the company as its entry into the US market.

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Joined Scient as a developer during the dot-com boom; later spent six months as Chief Morale Officer and created a technical internship program called Summer Legends.
- **2005-2008** — Worked at Accenture on media and telecommunications projects.
- **2008-2012** — Led global business development at Shazam, working on strategic mobile-distribution partnerships.
- **2012** — Founded digital-media startup Stereotypes.
- **2014** — Co-founded Motion Traxx and led product and technology.
- **2015-2017** — Served as Head of Product Partnerships at Tumblr.
- **2017** — Co-founded Broker Buddha with Interplay; the first version launched six months after the company was founded in May.
- **2019** — Broker Buddha announced a $4.5 million seed round led by Vertex Ventures US.
- **2021** — Began co-hosting The Enlightened Agent, a podcast about insurance operations, technology and the role of agents.
- **2022** — Broker Buddha announced a $5 million round led by SiriusPoint, with participation from Vertex Ventures US and industry investors.
- **2023** — Acturis acquired Broker Buddha as its entry into the United States market; Keck remained CEO.
- **2026** — Broker Buddha opened the public beta of Broker Buddha AI and returned The Enlightened Agent for a fourth series.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Broker Buddha and launched its first software product six months after the company's May 2017 founding.
- Led Broker Buddha through a $4.5 million seed round in 2019 and a $5 million financing round in 2022.
- Led Broker Buddha through its 2023 acquisition by Acturis, which used the company as its entry into the US market.
- Built business-development and product-partnership experience at Shazam and Tumblr.
- Created and co-hosts The Enlightened Agent podcast, which reached 38 episodes by March 2026.
- Played varsity baseball at Harvard after captaining his high-school team in New Orleans.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Broker Buddha released episode 38 of The Enlightened Agent, with Keck and Loss Run Pro founder Reghan Brandt discussing loss runs, APIs, automation and practical AI.
- **2026-03** — Broker Buddha opened the public beta of Broker Buddha AI and launched series four of The Enlightened Agent with Ryan Hanley.
- **2023-08** — Acturis acquired Broker Buddha as its entry into the US market; the company continued operating under Keck's leadership.
- **2022-04** — Broker Buddha announced a $5 million funding round led by SiriusPoint with participation from Vertex Ventures US and other insurance-industry investors.

## Links

- Website: https://www.brokerbuddha.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkeck
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/brokerbuddha
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/brokerbuddha/

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Last updated: 2026-08-26