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FloodFlash - flood insurance made easy
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th August 2018Flood insurance for all thanks to innovative InsurTech startup FloodFlash
Flooding is an increasingly common problem. You don’t have to be in the middle of a tropical storm in the Caribbean to find yourself wading through waist-high water in the streets; a little bit of rain in the wrong part of England could have a similar effect. Every year, flooding causes a massive $41 billion of u...
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Startup of the Week - Wrisk
by: Startacus Admin ~ 25th July 2018Wrisk - The InsurTech startup that's on a mission to make macroinsurance our insurance of choice.
Let’s face it - sorting out insurance can be a bit of a nightmare - albeit a necessary one! Whether it’s organising the annual travel policy or trying to get the best renewal quotes for your house contents, it can be a real chore. It tends to be very much price led and most of us have ver...
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Lloyd's Lab begins global search for tech talent
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st June 2018Over ten weeks, tech startups will be given the unique opportunity to work with Lloyd’s market experts to shape the next big innovation.
To meet the ever changing demands of the insurance market, Insurance giant Lloyd’s have just launched a fab innovation sandbox in conjunction with corporate innovation specialists and early stage investors, L Marks and the Boston Consulting Gro...
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Know Your Company (KYC) Wins Fintech Startup Challenge
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st March 2018Know Your Customer, a platform that automates 90% of manual tasks in anti-money laundering compliance and reduces on-boarding times for corporate clients from 3 weeks to 1 day, last week won the Fintech Startup Challenge in Dublin, hosted by Le Village, a Crédit Agricole accelerator programme.
The Fintech Startup Challenge, Dublin was launched during the&nbs...
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Startup of the Week - Tapoly
by: Startacus Admin ~ 7th March 2018The innovative startup Tapoly, that offers on demand insurance that covers the risks of consumers in the sharing economy market
Whilst the sharing economy has brought a lot of opportunities and flexibility galore, it has also brought some challenges. For example, there are obvious risks which are taken when you are letting out your property or lending your car.
Likewise, whilst the gig economy h...
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honcho - the reverse auction marketplace for insurance
by: Startacus Admin ~ 27th November 2017Are Price Comparison Websites (PCWs) really any good for insurance consumers?
Insurtech Startup honcho doesn't think so. Their solution, a reverse-auction marketplace, is looking to revolutionise the way people buy insurance, by making insurers bid and re-bid to win a consumer’s business.
Say what? Yes that's right, honcho - is a mobile-first reverse-auction marketplace where insurers...
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Flock offers on-demand insurance for drone pilots
by: Startacus Admin ~ 29th October 2017The drone industry might have started off as something of a fad, but where people might have expected interest in it to die down, it has only become stronger and stronger. In the US alone, just under 2.5m personal drones were sold in 2016. And while the individual hobbyist is finding entertainment in drones, businesses and entrepreneurs are finding more and more applications for them, cutting down...
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Startup of the Week - Digital Risks
by: Startacus Admin ~ 20th July 2017As we all know, when you’re starting a business, getting advice and support from people who truly “get” your idea is an absolute must. For traditional businesses, that can be pretty straightforward, however if your startup is a digital one, that is unfortunately not always the case.
Our latest Startup of the Week is on a mission to change all that - in one area in particular &nd...
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Pay-as-you-go insurance startup Zego drives forward with £1.2m Investment
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th July 2017Insurance Startup Zego, who provide 'pay-as-you-go/ride /drive' insurance cover for drivers working for sharing economy companies, such as Deliveroo, Jinn, UberEATS, and Amazon, have just raised another £1m+ in a seed funding round led by VC firm LocalGlobe.
With pay and working conditions of the gig economy worker currently under review and the traditional insurance sector ripe f...
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By Miles on the road to startup success with their pay-per-mile car insurance service
by: Startacus Admin ~ 3rd July 2017If there’s one business sector that is ripe for disruption - it’s car insurance (although this is perhaps more a personal desire, rather than one based on stats)!
Park that thought however, whilst we introduce you to By Miles - an insurtech startup which is all set to launch a pay-per-mile car insurance service at some point this year.
This is what the By Miles team have to...
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- SureIn Secures €4M to Close the SMB Insurance Gap 15th Aug 2023 Innovative InsurTech startup SureIn announces a €4M Seed round to further its mission of making insurance easy, transparent and hassle-free for SMBs.
- SuperFi raises $1M pre-seed funding round 28th Jul 2023 SuperFi, the debt prevention platform, has announced a $1m pre-seed funding round to support people during the cost of living crisis.
- Startups rely on AI & sustainability for new partnerships 27th Jul 2023 41 startups from 13 countries, including the UK, have been selected for the 8th Kickstart Innovation program, one of Europe’s leading innovation platforms.
- Another Round closes £300k Seed round to revolutionise personal training 21st Jul 2023 Personal training platform Another Round has secured £300k in its latest fundraise, including investment from angels and its community.