ManchesterStory

ManchesterStory Group, established in 2016, is a venture capital firm based in West Des Moines, Iowa. It focuses on early to growth-stage investments in the InsurTech, FinTech, and HealthTech sectors across the United States. The firm, founded by Dave Miles and Matt Kinley, aims to support innovative companies in these fields, providing capital and strategic guidance to foster their growth.

Mike Finnegan

Director of Research

Nicole Gunderson

Principal

Mads Jensen

Senior Associate

Mads Jensen

Associate

Matt Kinley

Founding Partner

Jim Liu

Senior Analyst

David Miles

Founding Partner

Dave Miles

Managing Partner

Past deals in Insurance Brokers

COVU

Series A in 2024
COVU is a provider of insurance brokerage services designed to support independent agencies and their clients by offering customized insurance solutions. Founded by a team of experts in the insurance, finance, and technology sectors, COVU focuses on delivering transparent and unbiased advice. The company employs a holistic approach to insurance management, integrating advanced AI technology with human intelligence to enhance the customer experience. COVU aims to empower growth-oriented insurance professionals by streamlining the business aspects of insurance operations, facilitating personalized risk management that emphasizes radical transparency. Through its data-driven and comprehensive services, COVU enables individuals and agencies to accurately identify and assess risks, ultimately promoting smarter insurance management.

Rainwalk

Seed Round in 2024
Rainwalk is a managing general agent (MGA) specializing in pet insurance, offering comprehensive coverage for accidents, illnesses, and routine vaccinations. The company partners with Allianz to provide insurers with a customizable, white-labeled pet insurance product, enabling them to enhance customer retention and address coverage gaps without the need to develop their own programs. Founded by experienced insurance professionals, Rainwalk leverages its proprietary policy and claims management technology alongside Allianz's expertise in pet insurance to streamline service throughout the insurance lifecycle. In the long term, Rainwalk aims to expand its distribution channels and collaborate with Allianz to identify and scale additional emerging insurance products in the U.S. market.

COVU

Seed Round in 2022
COVU is a provider of insurance brokerage services designed to support independent agencies and their clients by offering customized insurance solutions. Founded by a team of experts in the insurance, finance, and technology sectors, COVU focuses on delivering transparent and unbiased advice. The company employs a holistic approach to insurance management, integrating advanced AI technology with human intelligence to enhance the customer experience. COVU aims to empower growth-oriented insurance professionals by streamlining the business aspects of insurance operations, facilitating personalized risk management that emphasizes radical transparency. Through its data-driven and comprehensive services, COVU enables individuals and agencies to accurately identify and assess risks, ultimately promoting smarter insurance management.

Matic

Series B in 2020
Matic Insurance Services, Inc. is a digital insurance agency that revolutionizes the insurtech industry by integrating insurance solutions within the home and auto ownership experience. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, with additional offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Lviv, Ukraine, Matic operates a digital insurance marketplace featuring over 40 A-rated home and auto carriers. The company's platform facilitates a seamless mortgage process by integrating directly with lenders and insurance providers, allowing homeowners to analyze property data and easily compare insurance quotes. Matic is dedicated to advocating for policyholders, offering a transparent comparison shopping experience that saves customers significant time and reduces premiums by over 30% annually.

Matic

Series A in 2017
Matic Insurance Services, Inc. is a digital insurance agency that revolutionizes the insurtech industry by integrating insurance solutions within the home and auto ownership experience. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, with additional offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Lviv, Ukraine, Matic operates a digital insurance marketplace featuring over 40 A-rated home and auto carriers. The company's platform facilitates a seamless mortgage process by integrating directly with lenders and insurance providers, allowing homeowners to analyze property data and easily compare insurance quotes. Matic is dedicated to advocating for policyholders, offering a transparent comparison shopping experience that saves customers significant time and reduces premiums by over 30% annually.

Groundspeed

Series A in 2017
Groundspeed Analytics, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing insurance data automation and analytics software tailored for commercial insurance brokers and carriers. Founded in 2015 and based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Groundspeed's platform harnesses machine learning and artificial intelligence to streamline the processing of various insurance documents, including submissions, loss runs, and exposure schedules. By automatically requesting, receiving, and analyzing data from carrier PDFs, the software provides brokers with critical insights into claim metrics, while enabling carriers to identify trends in premium sufficiency and loss development. This automation not only reduces the need for manual data entry but also enhances financial performance by facilitating better understanding of risk placement and uncovering profitable pools of risk.
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