AI Insurance Platform Launch Backed by $3.5M Seed Round
Case Study: PathWork Longevity Inc.
PathWork, a tech-forward AI platform transforming insurance distribution, partnered with Melt Studio to build and launch a high-conversion marketing site and internal tools. With a $3.5M seed round on the horizon, they needed to move fast—crafting a digital presence that impressed investors, attracted leads, and laid the foundation for future product growth.
THE CHALLENGE
Build Trust and Traction Before Product-Market Fit
Before PathWork could scale, they needed to validate their product story and attract investor interest. That meant creating a powerful website and internal tools that communicated legitimacy, enabled demos, and signaled a strong technical foundation for what’s next.
INITIAL STATE
OUR SOLUTION
A Strategic Site and Backend Foundation That Raised Millions
Requirements
Simplification
We focused first on defining a clean, bold narrative for PathWork’s landing page—positioning it as an AI-powered platform for insurance distribution. Visual clarity and speed were essential to make investor exploration frictionless.
Application
Building
Using a modern tech stack (NextJS, TypeScript), Melt built the public marketing site and internal dashboard modules. We also connected backend endpoints for inbox management, prequal envelope assignment, and carrier flow testing.
Prototype
Release
The marketing platform launched in time to support fundraising, showcasing PathWork’s vision and capabilities. The internal prototype system enabled prequal logic, real-time inbox updates, and end-to-end carrier workflows.
DELIVER STATE
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
From Site to Seed: A Platform That Delivers Confidence
PathWork successfully closed their $3.5M seed round with backing from top investors. Melt’s work gave them the digital presence, platform confidence, and backend flexibility to grow. The next phase builds on this with smarter distribution, powered by their now investor-backed vision.
Want to see how we helped PathWork capture users once the platform was live? Read the LifeQuotes case study →
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Dustin Conrad
Returns On Demand
I feel like our team at Melt is part of our company not just another outsourced service, they are committed to helping us be successful.
January 23, 2025
Sebastien Gouin-Davis
Amatis
let me know if i can support, but i have no skin in the game.
also, if you were to bless it, i could post it (so that it's not coming from you guys) and just say something like
"These are people that I've worked with for 5 years and have become good friends with. They are doing this radical thing and it seemed like the kind of thing that could help this community. I asked Michael to bless me posting this, but this is unrelated to Establish.
I am also happy to hop on a call or slack with anyone who might be interested but looking for references or even just guidance on app development side."
but also you can just say "naw, it muddies the waters" and I'll shut up 😛
I may just have him do a talk for everyone
Sounds really great
oh that would be really cool
He has a great deck about how it's better to go to the grocery store and buy buns and tomatoes and lettuce to make burgers, and focus your energy on the "secret sauce" - where most startups spend all their time becoming tomato farmers.
February 3, 2025
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