10 startups selected by MetLife Digital Accelerator
MetLife announced its third annual class of startups to participate in the MetLife Digital Accelerator powered by Techstars.
This year’s class will focus on developing financial wellness and engagement solutions to help customers and families save money, tackle debt, stay healthy, care for seniors and children, and close the racial wealth gap.
“This year’s Digital Accelerator brings together a diverse cross-section of tech innovators and specialized financial wellness experts to respond to these needs,” said Meredith Ryan-Reid, senior vice president of Financial Wellness & Engagement at MetLife. “These startups will focus on developing compelling employee-benefit solutions that can flex to each customer’s needs while addressing the broader impacts of a challenging socioeconomic climate.”
During the three-month, intensive Accelerator program, the startups will work closely with MetLife leaders and Techstars mentors to develop, experiment and scale capabilities with the potential to transform the insurance industry. To protect the health and safety of all participants during COVID-19, this year’s program will run in a largely virtual format. At the conclusion in December, each startup will pitch its solutions during a Digital Accelerator Demo Day.
The 10 startups are:
| Company | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ChangEd | Chicago, IL, US | A mobile app that helps pay down student loans by using spare change from everyday purchases to make additional payments. |
| Dot | New York, NY, US | Dot matches employees with precisely the right plan for them. |
| FinGoal | Lafayette, CO, US | Uses AI to analyze consumer behavior providing personalized, less expensive alternatives. |
| Holisticly | New York, NY, US | Stipend platform for wellness benefits. |
| InterGen Data | Plano, TX, US | AI platform that predicts the likelihood of life-changing events so people can prepare for the moments that matter. |
| Kinside | San Francisco, CA, US | Curated child care marketplace accessible only through employers. |
| LivNao | Sunnyvale, CA, US | Passively measures mental health for delivery of behavioral nudges to improve wellbeing. |
| Mellow | Hong Kong | Resource for parents to teach kids, ages 6-18, how to build money habits and use digital payments across savings, spending and earnings. |
| OfColor | Maplewood, NJ, US | Provides content, banking tools, and AI advice built around how people of color save, spend, and build wealth. |
| VillagePlan | Boston, MA, US | Provides on-demand experts & technology tools to help families care for aging loved ones. |
