What is Building Remotely?

Building Remotely is a podcast about remote work and remote companies. In each episode, SafetyWing CEO and co-founder Sondre Rasch talks to a visionary founder or influential thinker in the remote work space. Guests include Pieter Levels, Darren Murph, Andreas Klinger, Steph Smith, and Kevin Kelly.

Sondre Rasch co-founded SafetyWing with Sarah Sandnes and Hans Kjellby in 2018.

Born in Bergen, Norway, he studied economics and computer science and then worked as a social policy advisor for the government of Norway.

Dissatisfied with the slow pace of change, Sondre founded SuperSide (YC W16), a platform for freelance designers. Through this work, he discovered the lack of a safety net for digital remote workers, which inspired the creation of SafetyWing (YC W18), a company on a mission to build a global social safety net that levels the global playing field.

Building Remotely is brought to you by SafetyWing, an all-remote company building a global social safety net to provide health insurance, income protection, pensions, visas, and more for remote workers and digital nomads.

Founded in 2018 at Y Combinator, SafetyWing has raised $50 million in venture capital funding so far. The company has 200 team members from 70+ countries and 24+ time zones worldwide.

SafetyWing’s Remote Health product provides global health insurance for remote teams, contractors, freelancers, and platform workers. Learn more on the Remote Health case studies page.