9root Design Partner Program

Become a Design Partner

Help shape the future of insurance operations with AI. As a design partner, you'll influence our research, guide our software engineers to tackle your specific challenges, and gain firsthand insight into AI's impact on insurance.

About 9root

9root designs, builds, and operates end-to-end AI agent solutions for insurance operations. The company was founded by technology entrepreneurs Sean Chou and Sean Casey, both with deep expertise in enterprise software, process automation, and workflow orchestration.

Sean Chou was the founding CTO/COO of Fieldglass, the leader in ERP for contingent workforce management (acquired by SAP for $1B), and later the CEO/co-founder of Catalytic, an early leader in enterprise process automation (acquired by PagerDuty).

Sean Casey was the CTO/co-founder of Shiftgig, a contingent staffing platform (acquired by EmployBridge), before joining divvyDOSE as the founding CPO, a technology enabled complex care pharmacy (acquired by Optum).

What Is a Design Partner?

We partner with Carriers, MGAs, and TPAs looking to modernize operations without the burden of building new systems. Whether you're a lean TPA without in-house developers or a large carrier with a dedicated tech team, you can be a strong fit.

What matters most is that you:

Have manual workflows ripe for automation (claims intake, data enrichment, email triage, etc.)
Are open to collaborating closely with our team to share workflows and feedback
Want to see real value fast, without committing engineering resources

We work side by side with both operations and technology teams—but there’s no custom dev work required. We integrate with your existing tools, processes, and SOPs to get up and running quickly.

Program Benefits:

Early access to cutting-edge AI solutions
Direct influence on product development
Insights into AI's impact on insurance
Networking with industry leaders

Time Commitment:

Less than 2 hours per week
2-4 month program duration
Flexible scheduling
Remote participation

What Does the Program Look Like?

Our Design Partner program is flexible and customizable, typically lasting 2-4 months with 1-2 subject matter experts.

Phase	Duration	Objective
Discovery	2-3 weeks	Identify key challenges and opportunities, create Problem Matrix to prioritize solutions
Prototype	4-6 weeks	Design and build prototype - from simple concept to functional model
Validation	2 weeks	Test prototype against real data, assess potential and next steps

Ready to Get Started?

Join our exclusive Design Partner Program and help shape the future of insurance operations.