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Coalition Closes $250M in Series F Funding, Bringing Its Valuation to $5B

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 …

Insurance Bundler Branch Raises $147M, Touts Unicorn Status

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 …

Chile Insurtech Startup Betterfly Plans Overseas Expansion After $125M Funding Round

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 …

Twins Who Built $1.3B Marshmallow Car Insurance Startup as Industry Challenger

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 …

Marshmallow, Black-Founded Insurtech, Is Now a Unicorn

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 …

Zego Becomes UK’s 1st Insurtech Unicorn After Fundraising Values Company at $1.1B

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 …

Israeli Insurtech Earnix Reaches $1 Billion Valuation After Financing Round

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 …

New Unicorn Wealthsimple Plans Insurance, Mortgage Products Buildout Before IPO

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 …

How SEC Scrutiny of Unicorns Could Affect Private Company D&O Insurance

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 …