# Sean Harper

> Sean Harper is the co-founder and CEO of Kin, a direct-to-consumer insurance and home finance company. Raised in Wisconsin and educated at the University of Chicago, he co-founded satellite-radio retailer TSS-Radio and founded payments business FeeFighters, acquired by Groupon in 2012, before founding Kin in 2016. His public interviews emphasize practical problem solving, testing assumptions and giving decisions to the people with the most information.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Kin
- **Organizations:** Kin, FeeFighters, TSS-Radio, Groupon, 2Checkout, Boston Consulting Group, Longworth Venture Partners
- **Education:** AB, Economics, University of Chicago, MBA, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded TSS-Radio, a bootstrapped ecommerce business that reached the Inc. 500., Founded FeeFighters, acquired by Groupon in 2012., Co-founded Kin in 2016 and led its development from an insurance agency into a business managing reciprocal insurance exchanges.

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Earned an undergraduate economics degree at the University of Chicago; began his professional career at Boston Consulting Group.
- **—** — Worked at Longworth Venture Partners and co-founded TSS-Radio with childhood friend Taylor Mitchell.
- **2009** — Earned his MBA at Chicago Booth and founded FeeFighters.
- **2010** — Participated in Chicago Booth’s New Venture Challenge with FeeFighters.
- **2012** — Sold FeeFighters to Groupon.
- **—** — Held product roles at Groupon and served as chief product officer at 2Checkout before Kin.
- **2016** — Co-founded Kin with Lucas Ward.
- **2019** — Kin raised $47 million and launched its own insurance carrier.
- **2025** — Kin raised $50 million in Series E financing at a $2 billion pre-money valuation.

## Achievements

- Co-founded TSS-Radio, a bootstrapped ecommerce business that reached the Inc. 500.
- Founded FeeFighters, acquired by Groupon in 2012.
- Co-founded Kin in 2016 and led its development from an insurance agency into a business managing reciprocal insurance exchanges.
- Led Kin through its 2025 Series E financing at a $2 billion pre-money valuation.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Kin announced it would allow Muse and other AI shopping agents to retrieve insurance quotes through its digital experience.
- **2026-09** — Kin announced average home insurance rate reductions of more than 20% for new and existing customers in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties.
- **2026-08** — Kin reported second-quarter revenue of $68 million and premium in force of $701.1 million at its managed reciprocal exchanges, with a fourteen-state footprint.
- **2026-02** — Kin reported 2025 revenue of $201.6 million, up 29%, and gross written premium of $634.4 million.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kin.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harpersean
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/seanharper

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Last updated: 2026-10-23