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The Vertical SaaS PodcastEmbedding Insurance in the SaaS Stack: Tint’s 7x Growth Story and Redefining Risk with CEO Matheus RiolfiIn this episode, host Gavin Savage is joined by Matheus Riolfi, co-founder and CEO of Tint, the embedded insurance platform powering companies like Turo, Deel, and Montway. Together, they unpack why insurance shouldn’t be a standalone experience but rather a seamless feature inside the products we already use and love.Matheus reflects on his time scaling international markets at Turo, where insurance quickly became the most complex and critical piece of expansion. That firsthand frustration sparked the idea for Tint: a full-stack platform built to let any SaaS company or vertical marketplace embed insurance natively an...2025-04-2337 min
FNO: InsureTechEp 276: Matheus Riolfi, CEO & Co-founder of TintIn this kick-off episode of 2025, hosts Rob Beller and Lee Boyd welcome Matheus Riolfi, CEO and Co-founder of Tint. Matheus takes us into the world of embedded insurance, sharing insights about how Tint facilitates the integration of insurance products into consumer and enterprise platforms. Listeners will gain an understanding of this growing field, the impact it has across various industries, and how it could shape the future of insurance distribution. Key Highlights: The role of embedded insurance in offering tailored customer experiences and new product opportunities. Tint’s position as an orchestrator within th...2025-01-2155 min
The Louis Shulman PodcastMatheus Riolfi: CEO at TintMatheus is the Co-founder and CEO of Tint, an insurance startup on a mission to empower any company to embed insurance into its product.Tint is a Y Combinator-backed startup that provides a no-code platform, compliance services, and capital/capacity for innovative insurance solutions.Previously, Matheus held senior leadership roles at Turo, studied at Harvard Business School, and participated in Y Combinator. In this episode, we discuss:🚀 Matheus's experience with Y Combinator (YC)💡 The opportunity in embedded insurance 🏠 The benefits and challenges of remote work🛡️ Creating Embed...2024-05-0430 min
Secret OpsRevolutionizing The Insurance Industry With Matheus RiolfiMatheus Riolfi is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tint, a company created out of his motivation to build a company that could reinvent the industry, and change the world. Matheus shares his experience with Y Combinator, the importance of a co-founder in startups and his views on when to bring in an operations person in a startup. Matthias advises taking more risks and expresses his aspiration to positively impact the world through his work.In this episode we discus: A problem-driven mentality The importance of a co-founder When to bring in an operations person Energizing founders...2024-02-1441 min
BIZ/DEVVenture & Bootstrap: A Unicorns Story w/ Matheus Riolfi | Ep. 119In this podcast episode, David and Gary speak with Matheus Riolfi, Co-Founder and CEO of Tint, a company that empowers others to unlock growth and improve profitability with their own embedded protection products. If you love unicorns, money and a little dash of heart- this episode is for you.Links:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mriolfi/www.tint.ai___________________________________ Submit Your Questions to: hello@thebigpixel.net OR comment on our YouTube videos! - Big Pixel, LLC - Y...2024-02-0643 min
Failing to Success305 | "Turo to Tint Techspiration" with Matheus Riolfi from Tint"Surviving Financial Crisis": Matheus Riolfi shares the critical moment when, months away from running out of money and with a newborn daughter, they secured a multi-year contract upfront, ensuring survival and eventual success."Learning from Startup Failure": Riolfi reflects on his failed first startup, emphasizing the importance of understanding the problem deeply, building a network, and having a personal financial runway."Genesis of Tint": The inspiration behind Tint came from Riolfi's experience at Turo, recognizing the need for embedded protection in technology companies and solving the challenges they faced.✍️ Episode Summary:Matheus Riolfi, CEO of Tint, unve...2024-01-0609 min
Zero To 5000Choosing Joy Over Stress - Matheus Riolfi, TintAnother inspiring conversation on the Zero to 5000 Podcast today. Come listen to us talk with Matheus Riolfi, Co-Founder and CEO of Tint
We discussed:
Creation of Tint
Transition ProcessTransparent
Understanding
Past Employer First Investor
First Year Trial and Error
Founder's PrincipleTalk to Your Customers
Using AI
Personal Experience as a FounderGrounded
Choosing Joy Over Stressing about Unknowns
Consistent Rhythm/Boundaries
Sleep
Unique Ability
Founder’s Scaling Timing
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2023-12-1249 min
The Jeff Bullas ShowHow to Align Passion, Expertise, and Market Need in EntrepreneurshipMatheus Riolfi is the Co-founder and CEO of Tint. Before this, he was the Director of International Expansion at Turo and launched the company in Canada, the UK, and Germany. He pioneered the operations; including designing risk management in different stages of the company and sourcing insurance in various countries. He is a licensed insurance broker in all 50 US states, holds an MBA from Harvard Business school and a dual degree in business from the University of São Paulo and Kedge Business School. He leads a team of passionate and talented professionals wh...2023-12-0140 min
ROI Podcast™ — the #1 Entrepreneurial Business meets Comedy podcast hosted by Law Smith + Eric Readinger#434 How To Migrate To USA And Be A Successful Start-up Entrepreneur w/ Matheus Riolfi co-founder & CEO at Tint.AI🫵 🧠 💰 Matheus Riolfi is co-founder & CEO at Tint.AI, Harvard Business School MBA graduate, former Turo employee, Angel investor, Y Combinator alumni and self-proclaimed Embeddable Insurance Nerd Chapters/Timestamp Jumps by Otter.ai - Otter referral link https://otter.ai/referrals/AVPIT85N Entrepreneurship, risk-taking, and self-discovery. (4:33) Embedded insurance for tech platforms. (9:09) Insurance industry and its transformation. (14:06) Entrepreneurship, immigration, and startup success. (19:44) Matheus Riolfi's calls-to-action Tint: https://www.tint.ai LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mriolfi Twitter: https://twitter.com/mriolfi Episode sponsored by Search-and-SEO-first optimized AI writer, ZUPYAK, promo discount coupon code - ZUPYAK.COM → promo code → SWEAT SQUARESPACE promo discount coupon cod...2023-11-0426 min
Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs InvitesDon’t Launch your Startup Without these 3 ThingsIN THIS EPISODE: In this episode, our host Denise Silber sits down with Matheus Riolfi HBS MBA and YC alum, the very grounded and yet visionary Co-founder and CEO of Tint. Matheus Riolfi who hails from a small city in Brazil, has developed an ability to observe, analyze and put into practice which has enabled him to build a success story, step by step through the learnings from his past failures and victories. Catch the pearls he distills about what it takes to launch a first-in-class startup, through this captivating episode featuring a dynamic founder with a ve...2023-09-2523 min
Product Market FitEp40: How Turo, AirBnB and uShip manage risk; w/ Matheus Riolfi, Founder & CEO @ Tint — Product Market Fit podcast (startups | tech | AI | growth)Join me as I sit down with Matheus Riolfi, the CEO and co-founder of Tint, and previous director of global expansion at Turo (the car-sharing marketplace). Together, we discuss how Tint is revolutionizing the Insurtech industry and reshaping the landscape of embedded insurance. From its inception to its current standing, we uncover the strategies, insights, and key takeaways from Tint’s exceptional growth journey. We also explore data-driven risk-based insurance and the transformative potential of Insurtech in today's dynamic business landscape.
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(01:00) What is Tint and who do they se...2023-08-0946 min
First Customers38: Matheus Riolfi raised $30 million in VC funding. But how did he find his first customers?Matheus Riolfi is the CEO & Cofounder of Tint, an embedded insurance platform that raised $30 million in venture capital investment from Y Combinator and others. They’ve worked with clients like Uship, Deel, and Outdoorsy. Show Notes/Links/Transcript: https://parisvega.com/matheus-riolfi-tint-ai/2023-07-1828 min
Profiles in RiskMatheus Riolfi, Co-Founder and CEO at Tint - PIR Ep. 392Tony chats with Matheus Riolfi, Co-Founder and CEO at Tint, they work with tech platforms to help them create embedded insurance products, from creating the product, compliance, back office, licensing, and even finding capacity.Matheus: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mriolfi/Tiny: https://www.tint.ai/Video Version: https://youtu.be/o9x4pQGxf3Q2023-06-0119 min
Passage to Profit Show - Road to Entrepreneurship2 Scientists Race to Save our Vanishing Microbes w/ Martin Blaser & Gloria Dominguez-Bello, 05-07-2023Richard Gearhart and Elizabeth Gearhart, co-hosts of The Passage to Profit Show along with Kenya Gipson interview Martin J. Blaser and Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello from the documentary The Invisible Extinction, Matheus Riolfi from Tint.ai and Jasmine Mitchell from J Carmels.
Two renowned scientists, Martin J. Blaser and Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello race to save our vanishing microbes before it's too late. The Invisibile Extinction documentary spotlights the extraordinary work and charismatic personalities of these renowned scientists as they endeavor to save the vanishing microbes that are essential for our survival. The film joins them on th...2023-05-081h 06
Founder Views - Conversations that matter to youMatheus Riolfi: Growing a Venture-Backed Startup➡️ The most important lessons from growing and selling a bootstrapped SaaS company, from a non-technical entrepreneur: https://www.hardknocksaas.com/ (use HUSTLE40 for 40% off).Matheus Riolfi is the founder and CEO of tint.ai, a company that provides embeddable insurance to tech platforms and marketplaces. Unlike most founders I speak to that are bootstrapped - Matheus followed a different journey. Launching in 2018, Matheus led his company through YC (Y Combinator), and most recently closed a $25 million Series A round.We cover several topics, including:- Why he chose to get funding, rath...2023-05-0252 min
Rising Tide Startups7.11 – Matheus Riolfi – Tint.aiOur special guest on the podcast is Matheus Riolfi. Matheus is the CEO and Co-founder of Tint, an intrinsic embedded insurance which offers the infrastructure and expert guidance that tech platforms need to go start, grow or optimize their embedded insurance.
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The Marketing Umbrella Podcast058: How To Market In The In Between With Matheus RiolfiWelcome to the Marketing Umbrella Podcast, where we talk with Successful Marketing Experts about ways to build and grow their digital marketing agency.
Welcome to another great episode of the Marketing Umbrella Podcast. As always, this podcast was created to bring you the best and brightest in the marketing space…
Our guest today is the Co-founder and CEO of Tint, intrinsic embedded insurance. Self-proclaimed data geek and finance guy, exploring the idea that we can use data to predict the future (losses) and do some financial engineering around it sounds super interesting to him. When as...2023-03-0231 min
Peer EffectStartup or Family? Understanding Priorities and Paternal Leave — with Matheus Riolfi of TintMatheus is the founder of Tint. They’re doing some cool stuff with embedded insurance products and are backed by Y Combinator and QED. They have a fully-remote global team.This week, Matheus takes us to a crucial time when his business was in the midst of fundraising. His daughter was just about to be born. And, at the same time, there were just 4 months of runway left. To add to the stress, his co-founder was also expecting his first child. Both wanted pater...2023-03-0130 min
The Future of BizTechEpi. 61: Guiding Tech Companies forward with Embedded Insurance – Matheus Riolfi, Co-Founder & CEO of Tint.aiLearn more about Tint.ai at: https://www.tint.ai/ Find Matheus Riolfi on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mriolfi JC: Welcome, everyone to another episode of The Future ofBizTech. I’m your host, JC Grainger, I have another fantastic guest with us on the show today. And listen to me and I’m loving this episode, please show your love and appreciation by following this podcast,2023-01-2528 minThe Future of BizTechEpi. 61: Guiding Tech Companies forward with Embedded Insurance – Matheus Riolfi, Co-Founder & CEO of Tint.aiLearn more about Tint.ai at: https://www.tint.ai/ Find Matheus Riolfi on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mriolfi JC: Welcome, everyone to another episode of The Future ofBizTech. I’m your host, JC Grainger, I have another fantastic guest with us on the show today. And listen to me and I’m loving this episode, please show your love and appreciation by following this podcast,2023-01-2528 min
The Future of BizTechEpi. 61: Guiding Tech Companies forward with Embedded Insurance - Matheus Riolfi, Co-Founder & CEO of Tint.aiEpi. 61: Guiding Tech Companies forward with Embedded Insurance - Matheus Riolfi, Co-Founder & CEO of Tint.ai Tint.ai is on a mission to disrupt the insurance industry by empowering tech platforms to protect their users from the inherent risks of using their products and services Learn more about Tint.ai at: https://www.tint.ai/Find Matheus Riolfi on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mriolfi ----J.C. Granger is the founder and CEO of Inf...2023-01-2525 min
The Insurance Coffee House with Nick HoadleyEmbedding ambition and connected problem-solving - with Matheus Riolfi , Co-Founder & CEO, Tint“Find a problem that you have connection with, in your past career and you're passionate about, because entrepreneurship is hard”, says Matheus. The Brazilian entrepreneur charts his journey from joining peer-to-peer car-sharing business Turo to starting up Tint. Having raised $30m VC-funding, the California-based insurtech provides insurance infrastructure, helping tech companies protect their users from the inherent risks of using their platforms whilst creating additional revenue streams. Matheus outlines the benefits on offer to carriers and discusses the rising demand for embedded insurance. “Platforms are really looking for ways to increase the va...2023-01-1730 min
Startup HustleEmbedded InsuranceIn this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt Watson and Matheus Riolfi, Co-Founder & CEO of Tint, talk about embedded insurance. Learn how embedded insurance works exactly and why it is wise to get insured for big purchases.
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The Yaro Podcast(EP37): Matheus Riolfi Co-founder & CEO of Tint, AI Powered Embedded Insurance, Raises $25 Million Series AMatheus Riolfi Co-founder & CEO of Tint.ai, an AI powered insurance solution for companies to embed insurance as part of their product offering.
A good example is Turo, a peer-to-peer car sharing service, which requires custom insurance for each part of the world it enters. Matheus previously worked as the head of international expansion at Turo, which gave him an insight (and the eventual idea for Tint) because he spent so much time figuring out the insurance challenge.
In this interview with Matheus, we hear the origin story behind Tint, innovation in the insurance industry...2022-12-1252 min
Mastering Risk Management PodcastMRM Episode 53 - Matheus RiolfiI like to make sure you as listeners get access to a broad range of guests on the Mastering Risk Management podcast. Today's guest specialises in a field that I wasn't even aware of but is certainly about managing risk!Matheus Riolfi is the Co-founder and CEO of Tint. Before this, he was the Director of International Expansion at Turo, the world's largest car sharing marketplace, and launched the company in Canada, the UK, and Germany. He pioneered the operations, including designing risk management in different stages of the company and sourcing insurance in various countries....2022-11-1523 min
The Insura-Preneur PodcastHere’s an Insurance Agency That Doesn’t Look Like Any OtherMatheus Riolfi, Co-Founder, CEO, Tint
What does a modern insurance agency look like? It might not be what you’d think. Today’s podcast guest, Matheus Riolfi, is Co-Founder and CEO of Tint—one of these “modern agencies.” Like other agencies, Tint sits between consumers and carriers. Where things get interesting, though, is how Matheus’ company embeds insurance into its tech platform.
In this discussion, Matheus shares his insights on:
Why carriers will support embedded insurance
Why more and more companies will embed insurance into their product
The direction embedded insurance is movi...2022-10-0539 min
Marketplace Risk Platform PodcastHow Tech Platforms Can Take Control and Become Their own insurers with Matheus RiolfiElle Tucker talks to Matheus Riolfi in the latest episode of the Platform Podcast. Nearly two years on from his last appearance as a guest, he tells Elle what’s been happening for Tint.ai during the pandemic and shares news of his recent fundraise. He explains how Tint allows platforms to create their own insurance and guarantee products, and how this method of ‘self insurance’ - not relying on external carriers - is gaining in popularity. What does the future hold for marketplace insurance? Get a glimpse in this fascinating discussion.2022-02-1526 min
Forward Thinking Founders521 - Matheus Riolfi (Tint) On Embedding Insurance Into Any ProductMatheus is the cofounder of Tint. Tint empowers any company to embed insurance into its products
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Marketplace Risk Platform PodcastShared Mobility with Tint.aiMatheus Riolfi, CEO and co-founder of Tint.ai talks to Marketplace Risk's Elle Tucker about the world of shared mobility. Matheus was part of the launch team of vehicle sharing platform Turo, and his experience there led him to create what he sees as a holistic approach to managing risk. In their conversation, Matheus and Elle explore the world of camper vans, cars and scooters, and Matheus explains how his client Outdoorsy reduced their insurance claims with Tint's AI-powered scores.2020-06-2230 min
The MBA JamEpisode #014 : Matheus Riolfi | Harvard MBA | M&A to Strategy to Consulting to EntrepreneurshipMatheus Riolfi is currently the Director of International Expansion at Turo. He’s done his MBA from Harvard Business School. His career has transitioned from M&A to Strategy to Consulting to Product Management, and along the way, he’s also run his own businesses before now settling into expanding Truro’s footprint internationally outside the USA.
Matheus has written a very interesting Medium post that talks about how to get a startup job after your MBA. Check it out here.
Matheus can be contacted on LinkedIn.2017-08-2200 min