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December 17, 2020
Motorq Closes $7 Million Series A…
Cloud-based platform securely connects vehicles with owners, dealers and developers to unlock the potential of connected cars for safety, convenience and innovation
December 1, 2020
RapidSOS and Google Now Provide Life-Saving…
RapidSOS announces its collaboration with Google in Mexico RapidSOS’s emergency response data platform brings life-saving data, including location and additional emergency data, to first responders Google’s Android Emergency Location Service (ELS) provides faster and more accurate location information to emergency responders and has saved countless lives around the world Mexico City, December 01, 2020 – With COVID-19 putting immense strain on Mexico’s emergency services, RapidSOS and Google announced today a collaboration to deliver life-saving Android ELS 911 caller location data to public safety agencies across the country. Despite the advancement of technology in our lives during the past 50 years, […]
October 21, 2020
LoanSnap Secures Strategic Investment from Avanta…
Insurer’s VC Arm Sees Synergy with the Rapidly Growing Fintech SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LoanSnap, the company that helps consumers own their financial future and creator of the world’s first smart loan technology, announced today it has raised an additional $5 million strategic investment led by Avanta Ventures, the venture capital arm of CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA insurer, rounding out the total Series A extension investment to $15 million. LoanSnap’s mission to improve the finances of every consumer is a vision shared by its new investors. Avanta Ventures’ goal is to invest in disruptive technologies […]
September 16, 2020
GCV Powerlist 2020: Sanjiv Parikh
Sanjiv Parikh is managing partner for Avanta Ventures, the corporate venturing subsidiary of US-based insurer CSAA Insurance, where he oversees venture capital deals, startup incubation and acceleration initiatives, and corporate development with partner Steve Bernardez. Parikh helped CSAA launch the unit in 2017 and defined its areas of focus on insurance and financial technologies, advanced mobility and adjacent fields involving risk management and customer experience. Bernardez was brought on board from an institutional venture capital firm, Onset Ventures, in March 2019 to help Avanta Ventures identify opportunities in verticals including mobility and insurtech, applying artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of […]
September 3, 2020
Cowbell Cyber Reaches 32M Small Businesses…
PLEASANTON, Calif. – September 3, 2020 – Cowbell Cyber, the industry’s first AI-powered cyber insurance provider for small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced its cyber insurance program, Cowbell Prime, is now admitted in 18 states, including Texas as well as Ohio, Indiana and Michigan which were also opened in the past two weeks. The accelerated roll-out reflects Cowbell’s commitment to close the insurability gap for small businesses by simplifying and expediting the process of delivering cyber insurance.
August 10, 2020
Case Study: CSAA Insurance Group
CSAA IG Improved Underwriting Quality and Efficiency by Utilizing Cape Analytics’ AI–Based Property Intelligence.
July 24, 2020
Buzz Solutions raises $1.2M to deliver…
Buzz Solutions, a StartX accelerator startup, announced yesterday that it raised $1.2M from Blackhorn Ventures with participation from a syndicate comprising Ulu Ventures, Vodia Ventures, and Advisors.fund to help advance the company’s technology.