South Africa-based Riovic announced that it has built PolicyLedge “to help insurance brokers and agents become digital and paperless more simply and freely.”     By the look of things, PolicyLedge is an...

French telemedicine provider Medaviz announced its partnership with mutual health insurer Ociane .   According to the Jalma / FIFG Access to Care Observatory (March 2017), 70% of French people have already...

Denver-based Blinker, which offers a mobile app to buy, sell, finance and refinance vehicles, has recently launched in Florida. “Whether you’re in the market for the perfect off-road Wrangler, thinking...

London-based AI startup re:infer announced it has raised $3.5M, led by Touchstone Innovations with participation from Crane Ventures. Turns out, employees spend most of their time stuck in the mechanics of...

Roche and Flatiron Health announced that the two partners have signed a definitive agreement under which Roche will acquire all shares of Flatiron Health, following on from an existing equity...

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Hartford has entered into a renewal rights agreement with the Farmers Exchanges to acquire its Foremost-branded small commercial business sold through independent agents.   The Foremost-branded small commercial independent agent book...

ForUsAll, the technology-driven 401(k) advisor to small and mid-sized businesses, today announced it has reached $500m in retirement assets under management and secured $21 million in second round financing led by Ribbit Capital, a...

Last month, I suggested that London-based AssetVault should pivot.   It did.   Before: The startup’s value proposition was to allow customers to catalogue their physical and digital assets in...

Plymouth Rock announced the launch of its safe driving rewards program, named Road Rewards. The Road Rewards concept is simple: safe drivers earn rewards.   Using the Road Rewards app,...

Azlo, a digital banking platform for freelancers and self-employed workers, who make up the growing “gig economy,” and U.S. based small businesses more broadly, has announced the public availability of...

Roostify, a leading digital lending platform provider, today announced the completion of a $25 million Series B round of financing. The round included new investments from Cota Capital, Point72 Ventures,...

Guevara, the London-based P2P car insurance provider that was shut down late last year, after a failed attempt to become a digital insurer, is working on something new.   Ol’ Guevara:  ...

Santa Monica-based DroneBase announced it has raised $12 million in Series B round bringing its total funding to date to ~$19M. The round was led by Union Square Ventures (USV) and Upfront...