Freely: Zurich-backed Travel InsurTech
Building a Zurich-backed travel InsurTech platform from the ground up as a founding engineer.
Case Study Snapshot
Client/Product: Freely
Domain: Travel insurance technology
Founding engineer on Freely's React Native app — shipped a Zurich-backed travel InsurTech product from first commit, covering quote-to-cover journeys, onboarding, and customer support.
Key Signals
Role
Founding engineer
Backing
Zurich
Product
Travel InsurTech
Stage
Ground-up build
Context
Freely needed to move from idea to shipped mobile product while solving real insurance, travel, onboarding, and customer-support workflows.
Challenge
The team needed startup speed without creating fragile foundations that would slow the product down as user, partner, and compliance demands increased.
Approach
The work focused on product-minded engineering, React Native delivery, release discipline, and building mobile foundations that could evolve with the company.
Impact
The platform moved from the ground up into a real customer-facing product, giving the team a mobile base for continued InsurTech experimentation and growth.
What teammates said
"I've had the pleasure of working with Hemanta in 3PLearning and Freely for more than 4 years! Hemanta would be a great mentor, team member and boost to any team. I was impressed with his skillsets not just technical but also his great soft skills as a lead engineer. As a team member or a leader, Hemanta earns my highest recommendation."
Nima Toupchi
Head of technology at Freely
LinkedIn recommendation from Freely's Head of Technology.
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