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  • InsurTech: Great expectations, record funding and the ‘Valley of Death’

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    InsurTech: Great expectations, record funding and the ‘Valley of Death’
    Date
    March 18, 2021
  • GCV Rising Stars Awards 2021: #8 Neda Blocho and David Li

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    GCV Rising Stars Awards 2021: #8 Neda Blocho and David Li
    Date
    January 21, 2021
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  • GCV Powerlist 2020: Sanjiv Parikh

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    GCV Powerlist 2020: Sanjiv Parikh
    Date
    September 16, 2020
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    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 […]
  • GCV Rising Stars Awards 2020: David Li

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    GCV Rising Stars Awards 2020: David Li
    Date
    January 29, 2020
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  • AVANTA VENTURES RECAPS OUR OCTOBER “LIVE” MEETING

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    AVANTA VENTURES RECAPS OUR OCTOBER “LIVE” MEETING
    Date
    October 30, 2019
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    Author: Sanjiv Parikh, Avanta Ventures Managing Partner This morning, Avanta Ventures hosted Autotech Council members for their first “Startup Review Live!” meeting.  Welcoming 30 Technology Scouting and Business Development executives from Silicon Valley-based OEMs, Tier 1 vendors, and automotive technology leaders to our offices in Mountain View to hear from 3 young companies innovating in Optics, Passenger Monitoring, and Additive Manufacturing.  Members, who would usually have to travel for an event like this were able to join via their laptops and mobile devices thanks to Avanta Venture’s state-of-the-art meeting space. Following each presentation, startups were questioned by myself, Tim Wong from […]
  • CSAA Insurance Group Lends Support to “Female Founders in Tech”

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    CSAA Insurance Group Lends Support to “Female Founders in Tech”
    Date
    June 18, 2018
    CSAA Insurance Group is a sponsor of the second annual “Female Founders in Tech” program, which invites women-led technology startups to share innovative insurance concepts and business models. The program is managed by Quesnay, a consulting firm focused on accelerating growth among startups and corporations. Five finalists will be coached by world-renowned industry leaders, and have the opportunity to partner with CSAA Insurance Group and other corporate sponsors. “The best innovations reflect the diversity of the markets they serve,” said Debbie Brackeen, chief strategy and innovation officer, CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA insurer. “The Female Founders in Tech program plays […]
  • Scout, Juggle, and Ignore Technology to Out-Innovate the Competition: Lessons from CSAA

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    Scout, Juggle, and Ignore Technology to Out-Innovate the Competition: Lessons from CSAA
    Date
    May 1, 2018
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  • How One Insurance Firm Learned to Create an Innovation Culture

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    How One Insurance Firm Learned to Create an Innovation Culture
    Date
    August 15, 2017
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  • Sanjiv Parikh Joins CSAA Insurance Group as Corporate Venture Capital Executive

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    Sanjiv Parikh Joins CSAA Insurance Group as Corporate Venture Capital Executive
    Date
    April 30, 2017
    CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA Insurer, recently named Sanjiv Parikh as the company’s new corporate venture capital executive. In this newly created role, Parikh will be responsible for implementing a corporate capital investing program to derive strategic insights; developing a portfolio of disruptive growth concepts outside of CSAA Insurance Group’s core business; and establishing the company’s presence in Silicon Valley. To help build capabilities around disruptive innovation, Parikh also will create a lab where CSAA Insurance Group can partner with startups, experiment with emerging technologies, test new venture concepts and launch commercial pilots. “This is an exciting time at CSAA […]
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