Gyde launches with $60 million in funding led by Lightspeed

Austin-based brokerage platform Gyde has launched with $60 million in financing led by Lightspeed, with participation from Optum Ventures, Crystal Venture Partners, Virtue, MVP Ventures, and several endowment funds.

Gyde is positioning itself as an AI-native brokerage focused on insurance, health, and wealth advisory services. The company plans to work with insurance agencies, starting with firms operating in Medicare Advantage, employee benefits, and individual markets.

Gyde’s strategy centers on acquiring and partnering with agencies while keeping existing teams in place. The company says it will invest alongside those agencies to support growth rather than consolidate operations under a single brand.

The platform includes a broker-facing operating system, GydeOS, and an AI assistant called Gia, designed to automate administrative work and support client servicing, renewals, and ongoing advisory relationships. The goal is to reduce operational overhead for brokers while allowing them to expand the scope of services they provide.

Gyde is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with offices in New York City, and plans to announce its initial group of partner agencies in the coming months.