Insuretech
Quandri raises $8.5M Series A to bring process automation to insurance brokers and agencies
Robotic process automation (RPA) has been a buzzword for a while now, but most of the tools that try to help businesses automate their workflows tend to be generalists. Quandri,…
Born of drone tech, insuretech Flock raises $38M Series B to nudge commercial drivers towards safety
It’s only human nature. If you tell a driver their insurance premium will go down if they drive more safely, then – it turns out – they will probably drive…
Nail product market fit in an ever-changing market with Underscore VC and Hi Marley
Mike Greene founded Hi Marley in 2017 and has since raised $41.75 million to fund the AI-powered insurance chat platform. Hear how the company — which was designed as an…
Consumers and data are driving changes in the insurance sector: Where are we headed?
Digital transformation in insurance is still in its early stages, but the combination of data, automation and massive investments in the sector is a powerful driver for change.
TechCrunch+ roundup: ‘Valuation reset,’ spiking crypto losses, US insurtech meltdown
Has it ever been your responsibility to tell someone else that their job has been eliminated? I have, and it’s one of the most difficult things I’ve ever done at…
Ethos picks up $100M at a $2.7B+ valuation for a big data platform to improve life insurance accessibility
More than half of the U.S. population has stayed away from considering life insurance because they believe it’s probably too expensive, and the most common way to buy it today…
Honey Insurance launches with $15.5M AUD, the largest seed round ever for an Australian tech startup
When Richard Joffe moved his family to Australia in 2019, he said applying for home insurance “was like traveling back in time 30 years.” “I found the sign-up process painful,…
When disaster strikes, costs pile up quickly. Flood waters can wipe out the foundation of a home or building, just as much as wildfires can burn down the walls or…
Shift Technology raises $220M at a $1B+ valuation to fight insurance fraud with AI
While incumbent insurance providers continue to get disrupted by startups like Lemonade, Alan, Clearcover, Pie and many others applying tech to rethink how to build a business around helping people…
Ornikar raises $120M as its driving school marketplace goes up a gear with car insurance
A French startup that set out to bring a new approach to driver education and road safety, and then used that foothold to expand into the related area of car…
Insuretech startup Counterpart raises $10M in funding round led by Valor Equity Partners
Insuretech startup Counterpart, has raised $10 million in funding led by Valor Equity Partners. Also participating was Susa Ventures and Felicis Ventures. Counterpart works in the “management liability” insurance market.…
This insurtech alleges its venture backer founded and funded a copycat: a founder’s ‘nightmare’
Relationships can be messy, including between startup founders and their venture investors. But in a case that takes messy to an extreme, an insurtech company in Santa Monica, California called…
Today AgentSync announced that it has closed a $4.4 million seed round, co-led by Elad Gil and Caffeinated Capital. Other well-known names from the Silicon Valley scene took part in…
YC-backed Goodcover launches into the fast-moving insurtech space
As the insuretech space fills up, a new entrant is joining the fight. Y Combinator-backed Goodcover is launching today to take on the likes of big insurance, as well as…
