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Alan raises another $193 million for its medical one-stop shop startup
French startup Alan has raised a new €183 million funding round ($193 million at today’s exchange rate). The company sells its own health insurance products and has expanded to other medical produ
Alan offers its insurance stack to smaller health insurance companies
French startup Alan currently insures more than 270,000 people with its own health insurance contracts. The company is expanding its business in two different ways — it wants to offer more services
Alan acquires Jour and launches mental health service Alan Mind
French startup Alan is better known for its health insurance products — they now insure 200,000 people. But it has been slowly building a super app for your health and expanding with new services. T
Alan raises $220 million for its health insurance and healthcare superapp
French startup Alan has raised a $220 million funding round at a $1.67 billion valuation (€185 million and €1.4 billion respectively). Coatue is leading the round with Dragoneer, Exor, and existin
Health insurance startup Alan launches free medical app Alan Baby
French startup Alan is generating 100% of its revenue from health insurance products — and that isn’t going to change. But the company wants to start a conversation with a bigger use base. Alan is
Health insurance startup Alan lets you chat with a doctor
French startup Alan is building health insurance products. And 100,000 people are now covered through Alan. I caught up with the company’s co-founder and CEO Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve so that he
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Alan raises another $54.4 million for its health insurance product
French startup Alan has raised a $54.4 million (€50 million) Series C funding round. Temasek is leading the round with existing investors (such as Index Ventures) also participating. Overall, Alan h
Health insurance startup Alan launches four new verticals
French startup Alan announced new products, international expansion plans and a brand refresh at a press conference this morning. The company also announced plans to overhaul some of its tech stack to
Alan raises another $45 million for its health insurance product
Paris-based startup Alan has raised a Series B round of funding of $45 million (€40 million). Index Ventures is once again leading the round, with partners of DST Global also participating. The comp
Health insurance startup Alan covers meditation app subscription
French startup Alan wants to be a bit better than your good old health insurance. That’s why the company is trying something new and now covers part of your Petit Bambou subscription. Petit Bambou i
Alan partners with Kry’s Livi for telemedicine appointments
French startup Alan is expanding beyond health insurance by offering telemedicine appointments directly from Alan. The company is partnering with Livi, Kry’s French subsidiary. While a handful of Eu
Alan introduces Alan Blue, a high-end health insurance product
French startup Alan has been mostly focused on its main health insurance product — a standard package for companies of all sizes and shapes. The company is launching a second offering on this marke
Alan launches Alan Map to find doctors around you
Health insurance startup Alan has launched a new product in France called Alan Map. It’s a dead simple way to find GPs, dentists, ophthalmologists and more around you. You first type your address an
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Alan raises $28.3 million for its health insurance of the future
French startup Alan closed a $28.3 million Series A round a few months ago. Index Ventures is leading the round, Xavier Niel is participating as well as existing investors CNP Assurances, Partech and
Alan launches mobile app for its health insurance service of the future
French startup Alan is trying the impossible by reinventing health insurance and life insurance. The company just launched its mobile app on iOS and Android. You can now send a bill, say that you’re
Health insurance startup Alan adds life insurance
French startup Alan launched a brand new full-stack health insurance last year. This week, the company is launching corporate-owned life insurance so that it can become a one-stop shop for all your co