Travis Bloom leaves Pawlicy Advisor

Co-founder and CTO of online pet insurance marketplace Pawlicy Advisor Travis Bloom announced on LinkedIn that he is leaving the startup to join Coinbase where he will lead engineering for the fintech’s crypto advocacy efforts.

“Those close to me know that it [pet insurance] isn’t my only passion, though,” Bloom shared in the post. “I’ve also been a long time believer in the potential Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have to increase economic freedom globally. As I’ve followed regulatory developments in the space it’s become clear that the industry faces an existential threat: our elected officials have no idea how this technology worked, why it’s an important innovation, and how they should think about governing it.”

Founded in 2018, Pawlicy Advisor operates a pet insurance comparison site. The startup, which has ~27 employees, publicly disclosed ~$20 million in funding.

According to his LinkedIn profile, Bloom was the sole developer and product owner for the first two years after the company was established.

Co-founder and CEO Christopher Mawhinney continues to lead the startup.