Dave Theus is a serial founder and C-suite executive with more than 25 years of leadership across technology driven sectors, including healthcare innovation, artificial intelligence, SaaS, PropTech, InsurTech, and TravelTech. Co-founded and scaled multiple venture-backed companies — raising over $65M in institutional and strategic capital, building organizations of 100+ employees, and guiding businesses from concept through launch, revenue growth, and acquisition. A hands-on operator and trusted advisor to boards, investors, and Fortune 500 partners, with a proven record of translating emerging technology into commercially successful products across B2C, B2B, and B2B2C channels. Currently Executive in Residence at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, advancing healthcare and research ventures toward real-world impact. Previously, Dave founded and led product, technology, and growth initiatives at several ventures, including:
• Fixle – CEO & Founder of a PropTech platform he spun-out of American Family Insurance.
• Roamie – CTO & Co-Founder of a personalized travel platform developed alongside AAA.
• HOMEE, Inc. – Founder, CTO, CRO, and Director, a PropTech and InsurTech platform, where he drove product, sales, and marketing strategies to fuel rapid growth.
• inno360, Inc. – Chief Product Officer & VP of Technology, where he pioneered enterprise innovation management solutions leveraging IBM Watson AI/ML technologies. Dave is a named inventor on U.S. and international patent filings across three ventures - HOMEE family (U.S., PCT, European, Canadian), an inno360 filing (2011), and two pending Cincinnati Children's applications (2025, 2026). He began his career as an Engineering Analyst in GE’s Technical Leadership Program.. Dave holds a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Dayton and a Master of Engineering in Structural Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. His work has been recognized with multiple awards, including CIO Review’s 20 Most Promising Insurance Tech Solution Providers (2020) and Forbes’ Top 10 America’s Best Startup Employers. Passionate about leveraging technology to solve complex, real-world challenges, Dave’s career reflects a consistent commitment to entrepreneurship, innovation, transformation, and creating positive change at scale.
