DataBraid

We're giving brokers their time back

Insurance runs on connection, but its systems don’t. DataBraid changes that, uniting the systems people rely on into one seamless flow of work.

Based in the Canadian tech hubs of Toronto and Waterloo, DataBraid is an AI and automation platform built to unify the systems brokers rely on every day. It connects CRMs, policy systems, and carrier portals into a single, synchronized tool where data moves instantly and accurately across every workflow.

From quotes to policy changes, DataBraid keeps everything in sync - no double entry, no manual updates, no lag between systems. What used to take hours now happens automatically, with every step tracked, verified, and auditable.

This is the infrastructure that makes modern insurance possible: connected, precise, and built for speed.

Built with the industry, for the industry

DataBraid was built with Koru, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) venture studio, in collaboration with leading brokerages across the OTPP insurance portfolio. From the start, DataBraid has been shaped by the people who know the work best - operations leaders and brokers who live the complexity every day. Together, we’re building the modern infrastructure insurance has been missing.

Our mission is simple: make the everyday work of insurance effortless.

The Team

We are passionate team of builders with over two decades of experience in insurance and technology.

Nick-Romano

CEO

Nick is an accomplished CEO and enterprise technology leader with over 20 years of experience building and scaling high‑growth SaaS and deep‑tech companies. A repeat founder recognized for turning advanced technologies into commercially successful platforms, Nick has led ventures including Deeplite Inc. (acquired by STMicroelectronics), Messagepoint Inc. (private equity), and Prinova Technologies. As CEO of DataBraid, he is driving the company’s AI‑first vision and execution to deliver the intelligence layer that powers automation and connectivity across the insurance ecosystem.

Atif-Khan

CTO

Atif is an AI transformation executive and CTO of DataBraid, with 25+ years of experience turning advanced AI into scalable enterprise products and measurable business outcomes. He has led organization-wide AI transformation at Messagepoint, where he launched MARCIE, the CCM industry’s first generative AI platform for Fortune 500 clients, and previously helped bring AllSight’s AI-powered Customer 360 platform to market ahead of its acquisition by Informatica.

Jeff McMullen

CFO

Veteran CFO across private and public companies, from startup through scale and exit including Deeplite with Nick. Part of a team that grew an enterprise software business from $10M to $100M+. Expertise in SaaS, M&A, and financial strategy.

Narmin-Molina

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Narmin is a Senior Founding Engineer with a background in early-stage and growth-stage startups. She has built modern web platforms, led large frontend migrations, and shipped complex features end to end. Her experience spans multi-tenant SaaS products, real-time systems, and performance-critical applications, with a strong focus on React, TypeScript, and clean architecture.

Jahangir Shabiyev

Staff Engineer

Software Engineer and Technical Lead with 15+ years building distributed systems, workflow platforms, and backend services from the ground up. Specializes in backend engineering, system design, API architecture, reliability, and cloud infrastructure, with the ability to contribute across the stack and partner closely with frontend teams.

Dahzen Wang

Sr. Full Stack Engineer

Full Stack Software Engineer with over a decade of experience building scalable cloud applications and digital platforms used by millions of users. With expertise spanning AI-enabled development, cloud infrastructure, and modern software architecture, he helps build the technology foundation powering DataBraid's vision for the future of insurance operations.