Federato, an AI-native platform focused on transforming insurance operations, has appointed Yogesh Sapre as its new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) as the company continues to expand following its recent funding round and international growth initiatives.
Sapre brings more than 25 years of experience in property and casualty insurance core systems and joins Federato as insurers increasingly explore AI-native platforms to modernise core operations.
“As carriers, MGAs, and Aggregators look to scale AI, not as an add-on to the legacy Old Core but as a transformation within their core systems, Federato has become a board-level priority,” said Will Ross, co-founder and CEO of Federato.
“Yogesh brings more than 25 years of deep expertise in P&C insurance core systems. He understands the opportunity created in bringing AI to the core and has lived the shortcomings of a prior generation of software that will not be able to make the leap to the AI era,” Ross added.
Sapre said the insurance sector is increasingly seeking AI-native technologies to improve efficiency across policy operations.
“I’ve known Will and William for a long time, and I’ve never met founders with a clearer opportunity to improve our industry,” said Yogesh Sapre, CRO of Federato.
“Within regulatory boundaries, insurance companies are eager to embrace AI-native technology to drive efficiencies across the entire policy lifecycle. The future of insurance is AI-native, and Federato knows how to move from big ideas to value realization quickly. Their strong engineering mindset is why I wanted to be part of a company that’s helping define this path for our industry.”
Former CRO Dave Frechette will remain with the company and shift focus toward expanding Federato’s international operations across EMEA and Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ).
The appointment follows Federato’s recent $100 million Series D funding round led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives and forms part of a broader executive expansion strategy.
Sapre becomes the third executive to join Federato from legacy platform providers as insurers continue shifting toward AI-native systems.
The company also appointed Ben Howell as Vice President for EMEA last year, following his move from Sapiens. Federato has since added former Guidewire executive Roland Slee as Regional Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan.
“Insurers in APAC and Japan have seen firsthand that legacy technology and bolt-on AI can’t deliver what AI promises,” said Slee.
“They’re seeing that Federato does. Federato doesn’t just sit alongside outdated legacy platforms; it becomes the new core, driving better business outcomes across every function.”
