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Y Combinator

Y Combinator is a startup accelerator based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2005. It has pioneered a new funding model for early-stage startups by investing a modest amount of capital, typically around $150,000, in a large number of companies twice a year. Over a three-month program, Y Combinator collaborates closely with these startups to prepare them for investor pitches and enhance their business strategies. Each funding cycle concludes with Demo Day, where startups present to an exclusive audience of investors. Y Combinator focuses on various sectors, including business software, education, healthcare, and financial technology, among others. In addition to initial funding, it offers ongoing support through its extensive alumni network. Since its inception, Y Combinator has funded over 630 startups, contributing significantly to the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Silicon Valley and beyond.

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Gustaf Alstromer

Group Partner

Matt Bogrand

Associate, YC Continuity Fund

Timothy Brady

Partner

Craig R. Cannon

Director of Marketing

Adora Cheung

Partner

Nic Dardenne

Principal

Aaron Epstein

Group Partner

Brad Flora

Group Partner

Jared Friedman

Managing Director, Software and Group Partner

Aaron Harris

Partner

Carolynn Levy

Partner

Bradford (Brad) Lightcap

Associate, YC Continuity

Kat Manalac

Managing Partner

Eric Migicovsky

Partner

Kirsty Nathoo

Partner

Verena Prescher

Director of Finance

Geoff Ralston

president

Ali Rowghani

Managing Partner

Arnav Sahu

Principal

Michael Seibel

Managing Director

Harj Taggar

Partner

Past deals in InsurTech

Telivy

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Telivy empowers SAAS platforms and insurance agencies with an embedded multi-carrier cyber insurance solution, providing the fastest and easiest solution to get cyber insurance for their small business customers. We are licensed to do business in 48 US states.

Alude

Seed Round in 2020
Alude TECNOLOGIA LTDA develops a real estate buying and leasing process automation platform. The company offers a platform, which provides background checks, document collection, contract proposals, insurance purchase, and online signing process automation to the brokers. It also sells mortgage and insurance to the customers. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Savvy

Seed Round in 2020
Savvy is a new kind of employer health insurance for startups and remote teams, enabling millions of businesses to offer consumer-focused healthcare for the first time. Savvy is backed by Y Combinator and has a US-based team.

Alude

Seed Round in 2020
Alude TECNOLOGIA LTDA develops a real estate buying and leasing process automation platform. The company offers a platform, which provides background checks, document collection, contract proposals, insurance purchase, and online signing process automation to the brokers. It also sells mortgage and insurance to the customers. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

RelianceHMO

Series A in 2020
RelianceHMO is a technology-driven health insurance company focused on providing affordable and reliable insurance solutions for the average African. The company aims to make health insurance more accessible by integrating telemedicine with data science, which helps streamline the process and reduce costs. Through its innovative approach, RelianceHMO addresses the challenges of the healthcare system in Africa, ensuring that more individuals can gain access to necessary medical services.

Soteris

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Soteris Inc. develops artificial intelligence based learning tool for the insurance industry. The company is based in Charlottesville, Virginia.

AI Insurance

Seed Round in 2019
AI Insurance specializes in developing cloud-based claims management software tailored for small insurance companies. The company aims to modernize the claims process by incorporating digital workflows and predictive analytics into an industry traditionally reliant on outdated methods. Their software enables users to monitor the entire lifecycle of insurance claims, from the initial report of a loss to resolution, thereby streamlining operations and minimizing redundant tasks. By providing advanced tools typically available only to larger insurers, AI Insurance facilitates quicker claims closures, ensures timely payments for insured individuals, and helps small insurers reduce operational costs.

Surematics

Seed Round in 2017
Surematics is helping commercial insurance brokers structure complicated deals online. Homeowners and car insurance are enough of a nightmare for most of us to handle but Surematics is targeting even more difficult cases — awkward expensive items like oil rigs. With a dash of blockchain, the startup wants to allow companies to collaborate together to create enforceable contracts.

RelianceHMO

Seed Round in 2017
RelianceHMO is a technology-driven health insurance company focused on providing affordable and reliable insurance solutions for the average African. The company aims to make health insurance more accessible by integrating telemedicine with data science, which helps streamline the process and reduce costs. Through its innovative approach, RelianceHMO addresses the challenges of the healthcare system in Africa, ensuring that more individuals can gain access to necessary medical services.

RelianceHMO

Seed Round in 2017
RelianceHMO is a technology-driven health insurance company focused on providing affordable and reliable insurance solutions for the average African. The company aims to make health insurance more accessible by integrating telemedicine with data science, which helps streamline the process and reduce costs. Through its innovative approach, RelianceHMO addresses the challenges of the healthcare system in Africa, ensuring that more individuals can gain access to necessary medical services.

SimplyInsured

Seed Round in 2013
SimplyInsured, Inc. owns and operates an online platform that provides health insurance plans and policies for employer groups and small businesses in the United States. It offers medical, dental, and vision plans; and claims services. SimplyInsured, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.