About Keystone Gate
We Know Insurance Because We've Lived It
Keystone Gate was built by people who saw the same problem every insurance agency faces: too much time wasted manually calling unqualified leads. We built the system we wished existed, one that filters the noise so agents can do what they do best: close.
Our Mission
Eliminate Wasted Effort in Life Insurance Sales
The life insurance industry has a lead quality problem. Agents spend up to 70% of their time chasing prospects who were never going to buy. Meanwhile, genuinely interested prospects go cold waiting for a callback.
Keystone Gate exists to fix this disconnect. Our technology ensures every lead that reaches an agent has been verified, scored, and deemed ready for a real conversation. The result: agents close more, agencies grow faster, and consumers get connected with the right professional at the right time.
Our Vision
A World Where Every Lead Counts
We envision an insurance industry where technology handles the sorting, qualifying, and routing so that human expertise is reserved for what matters most: building trust and protecting families.
“We kept watching great agents waste hours chasing leads that were never going to close. We built Keystone Gate so they could spend that time actually helping people get covered.”
- Dev Patel, Co-Founder
Why We Built This
Born From Seeing the Same Problem Everywhere
Our founders all came from the automation and life insurance industries and kept seeing the same issue across agencies: agents manually calling through leads with no system to filter quality from noise. Time wasted, agents burned out, and revenue left on the table.
The problem wasn't a lack of leads. It was the lack of a system to qualify them before they ever reached an agent's desk. That's when the idea for Keystone Gate was born: a purpose-built qualification system that does the filtering automatically.
Keystone Gate was built from that conviction: that insurance agents deserve to spend their time with people who actually want to be protected, not chasing dead-end leads.
Leadership Team
Meet the Founders
The team behind Keystone Gate brings together expertise in automation, strategy, operations, and client success.
Dev Patel
Co-Founder
Focused on execution and scaling with deep roots in the automation industry. Co-founded Keystone Gate to solve the lead quality crisis.
Jeff Jovino
Co-Founder
Brings business strategy and growth expertise from the automation space. Passionate about building solutions that deliver real results.
Carson Shell
Co-Founder
Heads up sales and market development with years of hands-on life insurance experience. Connects agencies with the right technology.
Zack Karagias
Co-Founder
Leads sales and client relationships with deep life insurance expertise. Ensures every agency partner achieves meaningful results.
Our Values
Principles That Guide Everything We Do
Transparency
We show you exactly how leads are scored and why. No black boxes, no hidden algorithms. You see every data point and decision.
Innovation
The insurance industry deserves better technology. We invest heavily in R&D to stay ahead of market shifts and emerging opportunities.
Partnership
We're not just a vendor. We're an extension of your team. Every client gets a dedicated success manager and quarterly strategy reviews.
Integrity
Built on the same principles that define the best insurance professionals. We do what we say, deliver what we promise, and stand behind our work.
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