GWRE

Guidewire Software, Inc.

A maker of cloud software that property-and-casualty insurers use to run their daily operations — handling policies, claims, and billing through products like PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, and BillingCenter. Founded in 2001 by six software-industry veterans, the company takes its name from the thin medical guidewire that clears a safe path for procedures, a nod to guiding insurers through change. Early on, the team drew on an old Chinese "Farmer and His Son" parable to keep perspective through startup ups and downs.