July 8, 2022
Coalition announced it has raised an additional $250 million to accelerate its growth, power international expansion and broaden the services it offers to help organizations manage digital risk. This funding round closed in June with participation from Allianz X, Valor …
June 9, 2022
Columbus, Ohio-based auto and home insurer Branch reported a $147 million Series C funding, which it says brings its valuation to $1.05 billion. Branch, launched in 2019, is a full-stack insurance company that uses data, technology, and automation to make …
February 1, 2022
Chilean insurance-tech startup Betterfly plans to expand overseas after its latest funding round swelled its valuation to $1 billion. The company is preparing to begin operations in seven new markets in 2022 — Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Panama and …
October 18, 2021
For three centuries, a handful of insurers have dominated the market from the City of London. The upstart intent on challenging them rents two floors just outside the district in an area known as Silicon Roundabout, where its employees work …
September 8, 2021
Digital motor insurer Marshmallow has raised $85 million from investors, valuing it at more than $1.25 billion and making it one of the first British Black-founded unicorns, the company said on Wednesday. The early-stage funding round was backed by venture …
March 10, 2021
Commercial mobility insurer Zego has become the UK’s first insurtech unicorn after raising $150 million, valuing the company at $1.1 billion. The London-based business will now accelerate the expansion of its product offering across Europe and beyond. The latest round …
February 22, 2021
Israeli startup Earnix Ltd., which uses advanced analytics to help insurers and banks offer personalized financial products, reached a $1 billion valuation in a financing round led by Insight Partners. Existing investors Jerusalem Venture Partners, Vintage Investment Partners and Israel …
October 16, 2020
Fresh off achieving a $1 billion valuation, Wealthsimple Inc.’s top executive says the firm has more work to do before pursuing an initial public offering. The online investment company, which on Wednesday announced a new funding round that raised C$114 …
November 15, 2016
Underwriters of directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance should keep an eye on the increased scrutiny of “unicorn” technology firms by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for potentially inflated valuations and misleading statements, both of which pose a …