Accel

Accel, established in 1983, is a prominent venture capital firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in San Francisco, London, and Bangalore. The firm specializes in investing in early and growth-stage technology startups, focusing on sectors such as software, cloud technologies, consumer services, enterprise, healthcare, fintech, and security. Accel's portfolio includes notable companies like Atlassian, Facebook, Slack, and Spotify, reflecting its ability to identify and support entrepreneurs building businesses that drive next-generation industries.

Casey Aylward

Partner

Mahendran Balachandran

Partner, India

Luca Bocchio

Partner

Andrei Brasoveanu

Partner

Katie Brown

Investor

Ethan Choi

Partner

Miles Clements

Partner

Adrian Colyer

Venture Partner

Kevin Comolli

Partner

Ben Dooley

CFO

Peter Doyle

Investor

Christine Esserman

Partner

Sameer Gandhi

Partner

Sara Ittelson

Partner

Myrel Iturrey

Investor

Dinesh Katiyar

Partner

Richard Kotite

Vice President

Gagan Kumar

General Partner

Daniel Levine

Partner

John Locke

Partner

Zhenya Loginov

Partner

Steve Loughlin

Partner

Arun Mathew

Partner

Jonathan Mendelson

Investor

Subrata Mitra

Partner

Gonzalo Mocorrea

Investor

Vasant Natarajan

Partner

Vas Natarajan

Partner

Harry Nelis

Partner

Nate Niparko

Partner

Rachit Parekh

Investor

Vijaysai Patnaik

Associate

Varun Purandare

Principal and Investor

Ben Quazzo

Investor, Venture and Growth

Rafael Quintanilla Loeillet

Early-Stage Investor

Tim Rawlinson

Investor - Growth

Matthew Robinson

Investor

Sagar Sanghvi

Partner

Tracy Sedlock

Chief Operating Partner

Karan Shah

Investor

Manasi Shah

Vice President and Investment Team Member

Sarthak Singh

Investor

Robert Sternberg

Investor

Barath Shankar Subramanian

Senior Analyst

Charles Tananbaum

Investor

Humza Tariq

Investor

Jonathan Turner

Partner

Cecilia Wang

Vice President and Investor

Richard Wong

Partner

Ivan Zhou

Partner

Past deals in Insurance

Silna Health

Series A in 2025
Silna Health specializes in streamlining healthcare processes by offering a proactive care readiness platform. This platform ensures patients are eligible for care and handles prior authorizations, benefit checks, and insurance monitoring, thereby enhancing payment certainty and improving patient outcomes. It enables healthcare providers to expedite the process of scheduling appointments, from initial inquiry to booking, by managing these administrative tasks upfront.

Silna Health

Seed Round in 2023
Silna Health specializes in streamlining healthcare processes by offering a proactive care readiness platform. This platform ensures patients are eligible for care and handles prior authorizations, benefit checks, and insurance monitoring, thereby enhancing payment certainty and improving patient outcomes. It enables healthcare providers to expedite the process of scheduling appointments, from initial inquiry to booking, by managing these administrative tasks upfront.

Insify

Series A in 2023
Insify is an insurance technology company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that specializes in providing digital insurance solutions tailored for freelancers and small businesses. Founded in 2020 by Koen Thijssen, the company utilizes artificial intelligence-driven data technology to streamline the insurance process, ensuring that clients can access coverage without the constraints typically associated with traditional insurance practices. By focusing on the unique needs of small enterprises, Insify aims to simplify the insurance experience, making it more efficient and accessible.

Shivalik Small Finance Bank

Venture Round in 2022
Shivalik Small Finance Bank is a technology-driven financial institution that focuses on serving small and underserved segments of the population. It utilizes a cloud-based architecture powered by Infosys Finacle for its core and digital banking, enabling efficient management and growth. The bank offers a range of retail banking services, including access to all major retail payment platforms such as UPI, IMPS, and NEFT/RTGS. With a customer base exceeding 450,000, including 15,000 self-help groups, Shivalik operates 31 branches and over 250 banking agents across Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, and Uttarakhand. As of March 31, 2021, the bank reported total deposits of Rs 1,245 Crores and total advances of Rs 805 Crores. Additionally, Shivalik serves as a corporate agent for various insurance products, partnering with well-known insurance providers to enhance its service offerings.

Ledger Investing

Series B in 2022
Ledger Investing Inc. operates an online marketplace that connects insurers with investors interested in purchasing insurance-linked securities. Founded in 2016 and based in Washington, D.C., the company aims to enhance risk transparency and standardization in the insurance sector. By leveraging advanced data infrastructure and analytics, Ledger Investing streamlines transactions, enabling asset managers, pension funds, hedge funds, family offices, and other institutions to invest in a growing asset class that is uncorrelated with traditional investments like equity and fixed income. This innovative platform allows insurers to access lower-cost capital through securitization, facilitating a more efficient interaction between capital markets and insurance risk.

Sotera Heritage

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Sotera Heritage is an Insurtech company focused on leveraging advanced technology and data to establish risk ratings for unique objects, particularly in the context of fine art and antiquities. Founded at Cambridge University, the company has participated in the accelerator program at Lloyds of London and collaborates with the Visual Geometry Group at Oxford University. Sotera utilizes an artificial intelligence engine to identify the origins of antiquities and assess when they may have been looted, aiming to address the illegal trade in stolen artifacts. In addition to providing data-backed insurance options, Sotera is developing tools to help document at-risk collections, contributing to efforts against the looting and trafficking of cultural heritage. The company has garnered investment from notable sources, including the Tokio Marine Future Fund and Accel, among others.

Insify

Series A in 2022
Insify is an insurance technology company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that specializes in providing digital insurance solutions tailored for freelancers and small businesses. Founded in 2020 by Koen Thijssen, the company utilizes artificial intelligence-driven data technology to streamline the insurance process, ensuring that clients can access coverage without the constraints typically associated with traditional insurance practices. By focusing on the unique needs of small enterprises, Insify aims to simplify the insurance experience, making it more efficient and accessible.

ThreeFlow

Series B in 2021
ThreeFlow is a company that has developed a cloud-based Benefits Placement System to streamline the employee benefits insurance distribution process. Founded in 2015 and based in Chicago, Illinois, ThreeFlow serves both insurance brokers and carriers by providing a shared platform that enhances collaboration across the placement process. The software enables brokers to offer employers comprehensive details for informed benefits selections while facilitating improved communication and efficiency. By leveraging advanced predictive analytics and machine learning, ThreeFlow simplifies the request for proposal (RFP) process, enhancing quality, transparency, and reliability. This allows brokers and carriers to operate more effectively, ultimately benefiting the employers and employees they serve.

Ethos Life

Series D in 2021
Ethos Life is an insurance company that provides modern and ethical life insurance to protect life. They’re building ground-breaking software for life insurance (a $650 billion market) and the company's mission is to make protecting your family affordable, accessible, and instant. It also employs a human approach in delivering its services. Ethos policies are issued and guaranteed by Legal & General America (LGA), a large U.S. life insurance provider since 1836. They use technology to learn about what makes you unique so that they can find new and truly personal ways to cover you. Ethos was founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Shift Technology

Series D in 2021
Shift Technology provides AI-driven decision automation and optimization solutions tailored for the global insurance industry. The company specializes in fraud detection and has developed a cloud-based platform that enhances the insurance claims process. By analyzing hundreds of millions of transactions, Shift's technology identifies potential fraud, allowing insurers to process claims more efficiently and effectively. The solutions offered by Shift aim to improve accuracy and speed in claims and policy resolutions, contributing to the overall enhancement of the insurance policy lifecycle. Shift Technology's innovations have been recognized in the industry, evidenced by receiving Frost & Sullivan’s Global Claims Solutions for Insurance Market Leadership Award in 2020.

The Zebra

Series D in 2021
The Zebra is an online insurance comparison marketplace that simplifies the process of finding and purchasing insurance for consumers. It provides a platform where users can input their information to receive personalized quotes for car, home, and other types of insurance. By comparing real quotes from trusted insurance providers, The Zebra helps consumers identify coverage options that best meet their needs and budget. The company aims to enhance transparency in the insurance market, enabling users to make informed decisions while also assisting insurance companies in connecting with potential customers effectively. Through its educational resources and user-friendly interface, The Zebra strives to facilitate a more efficient insurance shopping experience.

BRYTER

Series B in 2021
BRYTER GmbH is a Berlin-based company that operates an AI-powered no-code software platform designed to automate decision-making and knowledge delivery. Founded in 2013, the platform enables users, including consulting firms, banks, corporates, and public administrations, to digitize and scale their services effectively. By allowing professionals to build and manage interactive applications without requiring programming skills, BRYTER facilitates the automation of recurring and standardized decision-making processes. The company has established a presence in Berlin, Frankfurt, and London, and its platform is utilized by notable clients such as Baker McKenzie, Hogan Lovells, Taylor Wessing, Simmons & Simmons, ING, and Telefónica, among others.

Ledger Investing

Series A in 2020
Ledger Investing Inc. operates an online marketplace that connects insurers with investors interested in purchasing insurance-linked securities. Founded in 2016 and based in Washington, D.C., the company aims to enhance risk transparency and standardization in the insurance sector. By leveraging advanced data infrastructure and analytics, Ledger Investing streamlines transactions, enabling asset managers, pension funds, hedge funds, family offices, and other institutions to invest in a growing asset class that is uncorrelated with traditional investments like equity and fixed income. This innovative platform allows insurers to access lower-cost capital through securitization, facilitating a more efficient interaction between capital markets and insurance risk.

BRYTER

Series A in 2020
BRYTER GmbH is a Berlin-based company that operates an AI-powered no-code software platform designed to automate decision-making and knowledge delivery. Founded in 2013, the platform enables users, including consulting firms, banks, corporates, and public administrations, to digitize and scale their services effectively. By allowing professionals to build and manage interactive applications without requiring programming skills, BRYTER facilitates the automation of recurring and standardized decision-making processes. The company has established a presence in Berlin, Frankfurt, and London, and its platform is utilized by notable clients such as Baker McKenzie, Hogan Lovells, Taylor Wessing, Simmons & Simmons, ING, and Telefónica, among others.

The Zebra

Series C in 2020
The Zebra is an online insurance comparison marketplace that simplifies the process of finding and purchasing insurance for consumers. It provides a platform where users can input their information to receive personalized quotes for car, home, and other types of insurance. By comparing real quotes from trusted insurance providers, The Zebra helps consumers identify coverage options that best meet their needs and budget. The company aims to enhance transparency in the insurance market, enabling users to make informed decisions while also assisting insurance companies in connecting with potential customers effectively. Through its educational resources and user-friendly interface, The Zebra strives to facilitate a more efficient insurance shopping experience.

Luko

Series A in 2019
Luko is an insurance company that specializes in home security and safety. It offers an AI-powered device that monitors and prevents home accidents, aiming to shift the insurance model from claims-based to prevention. The device also helps reduce electricity bills. Luko provides transparent and user-friendly insurance options for homes, property, and vehicles, enabling customers to choose the perfect coverage for their needs.

BRYTER

Seed Round in 2019
BRYTER GmbH is a Berlin-based company that operates an AI-powered no-code software platform designed to automate decision-making and knowledge delivery. Founded in 2013, the platform enables users, including consulting firms, banks, corporates, and public administrations, to digitize and scale their services effectively. By allowing professionals to build and manage interactive applications without requiring programming skills, BRYTER facilitates the automation of recurring and standardized decision-making processes. The company has established a presence in Berlin, Frankfurt, and London, and its platform is utilized by notable clients such as Baker McKenzie, Hogan Lovells, Taylor Wessing, Simmons & Simmons, ING, and Telefónica, among others.

Ethos Life

Series C in 2019
Ethos Life is an insurance company that provides modern and ethical life insurance to protect life. They’re building ground-breaking software for life insurance (a $650 billion market) and the company's mission is to make protecting your family affordable, accessible, and instant. It also employs a human approach in delivering its services. Ethos policies are issued and guaranteed by Legal & General America (LGA), a large U.S. life insurance provider since 1836. They use technology to learn about what makes you unique so that they can find new and truly personal ways to cover you. Ethos was founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Coverfox Insurance

Series C in 2019
Coverfox Insurance Broking Pvt. Ltd. is an insurtech company based in Mumbai, India, that specializes in online insurance brokerage services. Established in 2013, it offers a wide range of insurance products, including two-wheeler, car, health, travel, term, life, and general insurance. The platform partners with over 35 insurance providers to deliver competitive policies and premiums, ensuring customers have access to optimal coverage options. Coverfox also provides comprehensive support for claims, streamlining the process for its users.

Acko

Series C in 2019
Acko is a digital insurance provider that streamlines the underwriting and distribution of various insurance products through its online platform. The company specializes in personalized insurance offerings, leveraging data and analytics to tailor its products to user consumption behaviors. Acko offers a range of bite-sized insurance solutions, primarily targeting drivers and professionals within the transportation sector, while also expanding into healthcare with policies related to employee health benefits and wellness. Its approach aims to simplify the insurance buying experience, making it transparent and efficient for consumers.

Shift Technology

Series C in 2019
Shift Technology provides AI-driven decision automation and optimization solutions tailored for the global insurance industry. The company specializes in fraud detection and has developed a cloud-based platform that enhances the insurance claims process. By analyzing hundreds of millions of transactions, Shift's technology identifies potential fraud, allowing insurers to process claims more efficiently and effectively. The solutions offered by Shift aim to improve accuracy and speed in claims and policy resolutions, contributing to the overall enhancement of the insurance policy lifecycle. Shift Technology's innovations have been recognized in the industry, evidenced by receiving Frost & Sullivan’s Global Claims Solutions for Insurance Market Leadership Award in 2020.

Ethos Life

Series B in 2018
Ethos Life is an insurance company that provides modern and ethical life insurance to protect life. They’re building ground-breaking software for life insurance (a $650 billion market) and the company's mission is to make protecting your family affordable, accessible, and instant. It also employs a human approach in delivering its services. Ethos policies are issued and guaranteed by Legal & General America (LGA), a large U.S. life insurance provider since 1836. They use technology to learn about what makes you unique so that they can find new and truly personal ways to cover you. Ethos was founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Shift Technology

Series B in 2017
Shift Technology provides AI-driven decision automation and optimization solutions tailored for the global insurance industry. The company specializes in fraud detection and has developed a cloud-based platform that enhances the insurance claims process. By analyzing hundreds of millions of transactions, Shift's technology identifies potential fraud, allowing insurers to process claims more efficiently and effectively. The solutions offered by Shift aim to improve accuracy and speed in claims and policy resolutions, contributing to the overall enhancement of the insurance policy lifecycle. Shift Technology's innovations have been recognized in the industry, evidenced by receiving Frost & Sullivan’s Global Claims Solutions for Insurance Market Leadership Award in 2020.

The Zebra

Series B in 2017
The Zebra is an online insurance comparison marketplace that simplifies the process of finding and purchasing insurance for consumers. It provides a platform where users can input their information to receive personalized quotes for car, home, and other types of insurance. By comparing real quotes from trusted insurance providers, The Zebra helps consumers identify coverage options that best meet their needs and budget. The company aims to enhance transparency in the insurance market, enabling users to make informed decisions while also assisting insurance companies in connecting with potential customers effectively. Through its educational resources and user-friendly interface, The Zebra strives to facilitate a more efficient insurance shopping experience.

Acko

Seed Round in 2017
Acko is a digital insurance provider that streamlines the underwriting and distribution of various insurance products through its online platform. The company specializes in personalized insurance offerings, leveraging data and analytics to tailor its products to user consumption behaviors. Acko offers a range of bite-sized insurance solutions, primarily targeting drivers and professionals within the transportation sector, while also expanding into healthcare with policies related to employee health benefits and wellness. Its approach aims to simplify the insurance buying experience, making it transparent and efficient for consumers.

Ledger Investing

Seed Round in 2017
Ledger Investing Inc. operates an online marketplace that connects insurers with investors interested in purchasing insurance-linked securities. Founded in 2016 and based in Washington, D.C., the company aims to enhance risk transparency and standardization in the insurance sector. By leveraging advanced data infrastructure and analytics, Ledger Investing streamlines transactions, enabling asset managers, pension funds, hedge funds, family offices, and other institutions to invest in a growing asset class that is uncorrelated with traditional investments like equity and fixed income. This innovative platform allows insurers to access lower-cost capital through securitization, facilitating a more efficient interaction between capital markets and insurance risk.

Shift Technology

Series A in 2016
Shift Technology provides AI-driven decision automation and optimization solutions tailored for the global insurance industry. The company specializes in fraud detection and has developed a cloud-based platform that enhances the insurance claims process. By analyzing hundreds of millions of transactions, Shift's technology identifies potential fraud, allowing insurers to process claims more efficiently and effectively. The solutions offered by Shift aim to improve accuracy and speed in claims and policy resolutions, contributing to the overall enhancement of the insurance policy lifecycle. Shift Technology's innovations have been recognized in the industry, evidenced by receiving Frost & Sullivan’s Global Claims Solutions for Insurance Market Leadership Award in 2020.

Coverfox Insurance

Series B in 2015
Coverfox Insurance Broking Pvt. Ltd. is an insurtech company based in Mumbai, India, that specializes in online insurance brokerage services. Established in 2013, it offers a wide range of insurance products, including two-wheeler, car, health, travel, term, life, and general insurance. The platform partners with over 35 insurance providers to deliver competitive policies and premiums, ensuring customers have access to optimal coverage options. Coverfox also provides comprehensive support for claims, streamlining the process for its users.

Shift Technology

Seed Round in 2014
Shift Technology provides AI-driven decision automation and optimization solutions tailored for the global insurance industry. The company specializes in fraud detection and has developed a cloud-based platform that enhances the insurance claims process. By analyzing hundreds of millions of transactions, Shift's technology identifies potential fraud, allowing insurers to process claims more efficiently and effectively. The solutions offered by Shift aim to improve accuracy and speed in claims and policy resolutions, contributing to the overall enhancement of the insurance policy lifecycle. Shift Technology's innovations have been recognized in the industry, evidenced by receiving Frost & Sullivan’s Global Claims Solutions for Insurance Market Leadership Award in 2020.

Medigo

Series A in 2014
Medigo, headquartered in Berlin, operates a digital platform that facilitates medical travel. It connects users with clinics worldwide, enabling them to search, compare, and coordinate medical procedures. The platform offers features like clinic browsing by procedure or country, filtering by facility type, sorting by price or rating, and clinic comparison based on staff expertise and patient reviews. Medigo also acts as a third-party administrator, supporting organizations in global healthcare navigation, cost containment, and member experience enhancement. It maintains an international provider network and is backed by prominent venture capital firms, employing a diverse team of over 50 individuals.

CHECK24

Venture Round in 2005
CHECK24 is a German-based company, established in 2016, that operates a comprehensive online platform for comparing prices and services across various sectors. These include insurance, energy, finance, telecommunications, travel, and professional services. The platform aims to simplify decision-making for users by providing transparent and easy-to-use comparison tools, enabling them to find favorable tariffs and prices. CHECK24 Ventures, the venture capital arm of CHECK24, invests in early-stage companies in the fintech, insurtech, online marketplaces, and software sectors within the DACH region, supporting their growth with seed and follow-on financing.

PeopleSupport

Series C in 1999
PeopleSupport, Inc., an offshore business process outsourcing (BPO) company, provides customer management, transcription and captioning, and additional BPO services through its centers in the Philippines, Costa Rica, and the United States. It offers customer service support services that are initiated by inbound calls and email from its clients' customers and address a range of questions regarding their account billing, changes in services, reservation changes, delivery updates on goods or services, complaint and issue resolution, and general product or service inquiries. The company also handles inbound calls from customers purchasing products and services from its clients, including travel reservations, financial transactions, telecommunications services, Internet services, and consumer products and services; collects consumer receivables in the financial services, telecommunications, and utilities industries; and handles troubleshooting calls and inbound telephone orders or inquiries. PeopleSupport's transcription and captioning services include both real-time and offline captioning of television, and film and classroom content for the healthcare and insurance, entertainment and education, and law enforcement markets. It also provides a range of additional BPO services, including credit application processing, mortgage processing, title searches, and data verification; conducts product and fraud detection; manages refunds, warranties, and applications; and conducts preparations for serving legal papers. The company serves primarily U.S.-based clients that operate within the travel and consumer, financial services, technology, telecommunications, healthcare, insurance, and media industries. PeopleSupport was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
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