TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2021

Its 15 active investments run the gamut from autonomous vehicles, to car insurance tech, to ride-sharing, and travel planning, but increasingly the firm is focusing its efforts on vehicle electrification and sustainable supply chains. “We have looked at a number of companies who are developing new battery chemistries.

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CIO

MAY 24, 2023

And with such a presence of history and reputation in the market, it had the foresight and resources to make early investment and commitment to dovetailing its digital transformation with sustainability. Sustainability is one of our main drivers,” says Kirkland. Here are some edited excerpts of that conversation.

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Dataiku

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Insurance is one of the many industries that has been tremendously shaken by the events of 2020. These unprecedented happenings are significantly reshaping the insurance market, pushing insurers to review their approach to numerous sectors and risks.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2022

Like many legacy markets poised for change, the insurance industry has already seen its first wave of innovation. brought a centuries-old product into the digital era by giving customers a way to apply for insurance online. That’s because insurance, fundamentally, is about risk.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

With nearly three decades of experience directing commercial lending, corporate finance, and insurance for leading brands, Perficient’s Insurance Principal, Brian Bell, stands at the forefront of our financial services practice. Brian believes insurance serves a noble purpose and is a great source of pride.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Insurtech companies have been among the biggest victims of the public market selloff, especially those that went public in 2021. “I do not believe the insurtech market to be dead, because it is still a multi-billion-dollar market,” Hélène Falchier, partner at Portage Ventures, told TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

Pula , a Kenyan insurtech startup that specialises in digital and agricultural insurance to derisk millions of smallholder farmers across Africa, has closed a Series A investment of $6 million. Agriculture insurance has traditionally relied on farm business. or Europe with typically large farms, an average insurance premium is $1,000.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Justos , a startup that says it will be the first insurance company in Brazil to use data when determining rates, has raised a $35.8 The process to get insurance in the country, by any accounts, is a slow one. It takes up to 72 hours to receive initial coverage and two weeks to receive the final insurance policy.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2023

Even so, several VCs who are active in the space told Anna Heim that other insurtech startups can still make inroads if “they can build a sustainable business model.”

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Capgemini

JULY 14, 2023

Insights derived from top-quality data can help manufacturers avoid disruptions in their supply chains – or at least mitigate the effects of climate change – by making these vital operations more sustainable. What is a sustainable supply chain? But sustainability is more than just being green. Scheefer: Absolutely.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

Kenya-based agritech Apollo Agriculture , which helps farmers access high-quality farm inputs, financing and markets, plans to double the number of farmers it is serving by the end 2022 and to introduce other products that deliver more value per acre of land. The agritech is scouting for growth opportunities in East and West Africa. “We

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

The financing was led by Clal Insurance and Altshuler Shaham, which are Israeli institutional investors. IRP Systems will use the new case to scale the development of its systems for EVs and reduce the path to mass production, expand R&D, operations and customer support and make a push on global sales and marketing.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

E-commerce penetration was at an all-time high and the market cap of public technology companies was growing much faster than the region’s GDP. Total unicorn market cap 2021 LatAm. In the insurance space, similar changes are giving way to innovative models like 180 o in Brazil and Betterfly in Chile. Image Credits: Atlantico.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

For the online logistics space, it’s not difficult to see why investors were quite curious about the market. Logistics operators in Africa suffer from various problems, from inconsistent pricing, which stems from a fragmented supply-and-demand market, to paper documentation and little or no access to financing.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

The ability to raise capital is less impressive than finding sustainable ways to build a base of paying customers. The right coaching and a strong network can help many entrepreneurs land a sizable seed round, but that money reflects investor confidence, not market demand. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 14, 2021

Other participants include insurance giant MSIG and Indonesian-based funds like EV Growth, Provident Growth and Indies Capital. Its fintech operation offers products for both, including B2C car loans, auto insurance and B2B working capital loans. Carro’s prices are typically in the middle of the market’s range.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Meanwhile, Lior Prosor, general partner and co-founder of Hanaco Venture Capital, said via email that Puls was going after a home repair and maintenance services market in the U.S. We had a strong conviction in Gabi’s vision that Puls’ assets could be used to build the best home care company in the insurtech market.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Dance says its largest market is Paris, where it claims it has seen good uptake as a result of the city’s plans to build 1,000 km of bike lanes and 52 km more in the coming years. Think about it: it’s easier and cheaper to subscribe to an expensive e-Bike than to buy it and have it stolen, right?

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CIO

MARCH 8, 2023

On balancing efficiencies: To sustain health and social care services into the future, we need to find a way to get more output from the same or maybe even reducing resources. That’s not sustainable for us, as a society. Watch the full video below for more insights.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The tumble has pushed the market cap of Delhivery to below $3.4 The company said it has made “sufficient capacity investments in FY22 and early FY23 to sustain our current rate of growth and expect new mega-gateway and sorter decisions only by early FY24.”. “As apiece to as low as 382 Indian rupees ($4.62) before slight recovery.

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Apiumhub

JANUARY 2, 2023

In total, over 202,736 people in the tech market were impacted. The tech market has become volatile, and today’s article is about what developers value most now, what their salary expectations are in Spain, and what companies offer stability and good working conditions, attracting tech talent. Layoffs in the tech industry.

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CIO

JANUARY 11, 2023

As technology projects, budgets, and staffing grew over the past few years, the focus was on speed to market to maximize opportunity, says Troy Gibson, CIO services leader at business and IT advisory firm Centric Consulting. Digitization is also essential for achieving sustainability goals across business operations,” she says.

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CIO

MARCH 15, 2023

Keep tabs on the keep the lights on (KTLO) budget If you fall on hard times in your personal life, you pay for your mortgage, health insurance, and groceries first to cover the necessities: shelter, security, and food, respectively. In a soft market, initiatives that buoy margins will have the most staying power.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

“They’re a very reputable sophisticated crossover investor that invests in high-growth, high-potential private market companies and ultimately work with them to go public,” Walsh told TechCrunch. Neobanks’ moves toward profitability could be the path to public markets.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Participants ran the gamut from fintech and sustainability to edtech and developer tools, and several stood out from the rest of the pack. walked through its health assessment service for insurance carriers. The event comes just weeks after Y Combinator had its bi-annual Demo Day , its first since moving operations back to in-person.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

And, of course, Salesforce’s sustainability cloud is a huge player. It now claims to have four of the 10 largest global Private Equity firms and four of the world’s 20 largest banks using it, along with several global insurance companies and pensions/endowments. or 2C implied temperature rise models for their organizations.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Multiple stakeholders — insurance, investors, offtakers, debt investors and the project developer themselves — create long financing timelines, intensive negotiation and extremely complex underwriting processes. Furthermore, climate risk underwriters and insurers have lacked data to create efficient underwriting processes.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

“The opportunity for entrepreneurs in real estate tech across search, listings, mortgage, insurance, construction and sustainability is the kind that shows up once a generation.”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Christian Ebersol was working for a health insurance company when he became interested in carbon capture storage and plant-based food. meat market with a marketplace connecting local, regenerative farms in the 99 counties of Iowa to consumers purchasing boxes of beef, pork and poultry.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Given the surplus of liquidity in the markets, entrepreneurs have access to more funding options than ever before. Andy Weyer. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Andy Weyer is managing director of technology at Runway Growth Capital. Venture banks, venture debt funds and venture capitalists are each jockeying to prove how their money is greener.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

The global downturn has impacted every sector, but fintech bore the brunt of it as public-market valuations fell off a cliff last year. Challenging market conditions drive a sense of discipline and perspective that can be a gift. But the markets will bounce back at some point. Are you still closing deals at the same velocity?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Cityblock Health is focused on providing affordable, human-centered healthcare in lower-income and marginalized communities, while also building sustainable business models. Oh my god, essential workers who don’t have health insurance.’ Oh my god, poor people are dying more from COVID. ’ We knew this stuff. Give me a break.

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CIO

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Economic uncertainty, increased competition, sustainability concerns, shareholder expectations, and regulatory challenges are also top of mind. Revisit the project portfolio Strong demand management is essential for sustainable IT cost optimization, says Anja Allen, principal in EY Americas’ technology consulting practice.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2023

Ghauche admits that the company “had a hiccup on revenue” during this time, but that it didn’t have anything to do with the credit market or network. Since then, the company tweaked its credit origination and is now growing at 25% month over month this year “in sustainable growth.” Anwar Ghauche, CEO of Constrafor.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Insuring the doggie : Mike reports how pet insurance startups chase the market as pet ownership booms among Gen Z and Millennials. Sustaining the sustainable : Mike also writes that Prediction Capital hits first close of €30 million for new fund to back startups addressing UN SDGs.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Notably, this will include plans to launch in 10 new markets as Northmill aims to step on the gas. The bank employs 150 people and offers savings, credits, payments and insurances. The banking market is well on its way to change and the winners will be those who best can adapt to the new digital reality. Next stop, Norway.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

“We are targeting a similar target market to Chime,” the albo founder and chief executive said. “We are targeting people who are underbanked and don’t have access to all the financial products in the market.” albo has proven its ability to drive sustainable growth and is leading the market.

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