# Roy Mill

> Roy Mill is the Co-Founder and CEO of Joshu, a no-code insurance product platform that lets carriers and MGAs launch digital distribution channels in weeks rather than years. A Stanford PhD economist who pivoted into product, he spent years at Ancestry and At-Bay before founding Joshu in 2020. The company has raised $11.7M in total funding and was named to the InsurTech100 list in 2024.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Joshu
- **Organizations:** Joshu, At-Bay, Ancestry, Israeli Defense Forces, Stanford University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- **From:** Israel
- **Nationality:** Israeli-American
- **Education:** Ph.D. in Economics, Stanford University, Bachelor of Arts in PPE (Politics, Philosophy, and Economics), Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- **Known for:** Co-founded Joshu, which was named to the InsurTech100 list in 2024, Raised $11.7M in total funding for Joshu from investors including Blumberg Capital, Engineering Capital, Innovation Endeavors, Built At-Bay's broker portal and policy administration system from scratch as VP of Product

## Career timeline

- **pre-2008** — Served in the Israeli Defense Forces as instructor and program manager
- **2008-2013** — PhD in Economics at Stanford University, advised by Ran Abramitzky
- **2013-2015** — Senior Product Manager at Ancestry, expanding DNA testing and genealogy services
- **2015-2017** — Director of Product Management at Ancestry
- **2017-2020** — VP of Product Management at At-Bay, built broker portal and homegrown policy admin system for cyber insurer
- **2020** — Co-founded Joshu with Shimi Bornstein (CTO)
- **2021** — Joshu raised $3.7M seed round led by Blumberg Capital
- **2023** — Featured on InsureTech Geek podcast discussing lean insurance and rapid product development
- **2024** — Joshu raised Series A ($4M), bringing total funding to $11.7M
- **2024** — Joshu named to InsurTech100 list of companies transforming the insurance industry

## Achievements

- Co-founded Joshu, which was named to the InsurTech100 list in 2024
- Raised $11.7M in total funding for Joshu from investors including Blumberg Capital, Engineering Capital, Innovation Endeavors
- Built At-Bay's broker portal and policy administration system from scratch as VP of Product
- Launched 'Century Club' program recognizing clients who go from zero to live insurance product in 100 days or less
- Led Joshu platform to enable K2 OCONUS to launch Defense Base Act Insurance Program in 45 days
- Completed PhD in Economics at Stanford University

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — Joshu named to InsurTech100 list, recognizing top 100 companies transforming global insurance industry
- **2024-08** — Joshu raised Series A funding ($4M), bringing total raised to $11.7M
- **2024-01** — Parento launched parental leave insurance product on the Joshu Platform
- **2024-01** — K2 OCONUS launched Defense Base Act Insurance Program on Joshu in just 45 days
- **2023-03** — Roy Mill featured on InsureTech Geek podcast Episode #104 discussing lean insurance principles

## Links

- Website: https://joshuins.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/roymill

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Last updated: 2026-06-06