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Davis Gilbert

Co-founder & Managing Partner, Summit Commercial Solutions

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Davis Gilbert is co-founder and managing partner of Summit Commercial Solutions, a Kelowna-based commercial insurance brokerage that gives its brokers in-house software rather than replacing them with it. Gilbert started Summit in 2022 with Joshua Pillsbury; both had worked at Apollo Insurance. Summit's site describes Gilbert as an insurance executive with more than 15 years in the industry.

Davis hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Davis co-founded Summit Commercial Solutions.

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Summit raises $7.5 millionCoverager
2025
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How Summit plans to leverage $3.5 million financing for growthInsurance Business Canada
2024

Quick answers

What is Davis Gilbert's role at Summit?

Summit's About page, checked 2026-09-25, lists Gilbert as Co-Founder & Managing Partner and says the company was founded in 2022.

Who founded Summit Commercial Solutions?

Coverager reported on 2025-12-02 that Summit was founded in 2022 by former Apollo Insurance employees Davis Gilbert and Josh Pillsbury, and that it is headquartered in Kelowna, British Columbia.

How has Summit been funded?

Insurance Business reported on 2024-04-15 that Summit raised a $3.5 million seed round led by IA Capital Group with Harvest Ventures. Reinsurance News reported on 2025-12-08 a $7.5 million Series A with IA Capital, Sorathia Holdings and Greenlight Re Innovations.

What has Davis Gilbert said about Summit's plans?

Insurance Business reported on 2024-04-15 that Summit would keep serving small and mid-market clients in verticals such as manufacturing, hospitality, technology and construction. Gilbert told the outlet the brokerage would expand its risk-management expertise as it hired, and was cutting double data entry for its brokers through CRM and carrier integrations.

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