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Why We Invested in WeatherPromise’s Series A

By Start VenturesIndustry trends and insights, Why we invested in

We are proud to announce our investment in WeatherPromise, joining their $12.8 million Series A round to transform the global travel insurance market. For too long, travel protection has been synonymous...

January 13, 2026

ClaimSorted founders Pavel Gertsberg and German Mikulski leading innovation in AI insurance claims.

AI in Insurance Claims: Why We Invested in ClaimSorted

By Start VenturesIndustry trends and insights, Why we invested in

The insurance claims process is broken. But AI in insurance claims could finally fix it. Claims could be an insurer's key driver for retention, but instead, poor claims experiences put...

October 15, 2025

Will it be possible to automate DORA?

By Start VenturesIndustry trends and insights

With the entry into force of DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) in the European Union on January 16, 2023, the financial sector faced a 24-month implementation period, that is, until...

February 4, 2025

Health Insurance Fraud: Can AI Prevent Price Hikes?

By Start VenturesIndustry trends and insights

Health insurance fraud is a persistent challenge that affects not only insurers but also, significantly, consumers. When fraud occurs, the costs are inevitably reflected in the price of all users,...

November 26, 2024

Why AI-Enabled Services are the Next Big Thing in Tech

By Start VenturesProduct deep-dive

What are AI-enabled services? For the longest time, VCs have been backing software-first companies. Today, some of the biggest companies in the world are software-based, VC-funded companies. This includes the...

July 23, 2024

Product deep dive: Fraudio’s leverage in tackling APP Fraud and MMs

By Start VenturesProduct deep-dive

What is Authorized Push Payment (APP) Fraud? Push payments refer to any situation in which a payer initiates a transaction, and sends or “pushes” money to a payee. Fraud occurs...

March 4, 2024

The Future of Reinsurance

By Start VenturesIndustry trends and insights

Political tensions have been rising. The climate has been changing. Cyber risks have become more complex than ever. We do not know if this is the end of the world....

February 16, 2024

Transforming Digital Identity: Why We Invested in Youverse

By Start VenturesWhy we invested in

Introduction Imagine waking up one day with a notification from your home banking app saying that your life savings have just been transferred to a random account. You are in...

January 24, 2024

Revolutionizing Last-Mile Insurance: Why We Invested in Anansi

By Start VenturesWhy we invested in

Imagine being an online merchant, gleaming with pride over the boutique watches you’ve sold. Now, imagine the heartbreak when customers flood your inbox with complaints about lost packages. With a…

October 24, 2023