NAIC tightens oversight of private credit and insurer investments
NAIC details tougher oversight of private credit, insurer investments, ratings and reinsurance as regulators respond to more complex life insurance assets
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Tiledesk raises €1.1 mn to expand open-source AI agent platform
Tiledesk raised €1.1 mn to expand its open-source AI agent platform, four years after securing €600,000 for its customer service technology
Sprive raises £7.7 mn Series A to expand mortgage fintech app
Sprive raised £7.7 mn in Series A funding after reaching 567,000 users, £42 bn in supported mortgages and an annual revenue run rate above £18 mn
Startup Primo raises €6.9 mn to expand AI agents for enterprise IT
Paris-based Primo raised €6.9 mn to expand autonomous AI agents for IT operations after reaching €3.4 mn ARR and more than 400 customers
Silk secures $45 mn growth facility for agentic AI data platform
Silk secured $45 mn to expand its agentic AI data platform across neocloud providers, sovereign clouds and AWS, Azure and Google Cloud
Palma AI raises $1.8 mn for enterprise AI agent governance
Berlin startup Palma AI raised $1.8 mn to expand its runtime governance platform for enterprise AI agents, permissions, MCP tools and audit controls
Connect Ventures raises $55 mn first close for $80 mn Fund V
Connect Ventures secured $55 mn for Fund V, targeting $80 mn to back European pre-seed startups across AI, infrastructure, robotics and biotech
Bamboo Insurance postpones IPO amid volatile US listing market
Bamboo Insurance postponed its planned US IPO, citing market conditions as recent listings show mixed performance despite stronger 2026 issuance
Kastle raises $24 mn Series A for AI lending workforce
Kastle raised $24 mn led by Insight Partners to expand its AI workforce platform for consumer lending, banks and financial institutions across North America
FintechOS raises $28 mn to expand US business and AI platform
FintechOS secured $28 mn in equity and debt financing to expand in the US, grow its European client base and scale delivery of FintechOS 8
Luzern Risk raises $45 mn for AI captive insurance platform
Luzern Risk raises a $45 mn Series B led by Insight Partners to expand its AI-native captive insurance platform and alternative risk services
Corridor launches AI employee benefits brokerage with $25 mn funding
Corridor launches with $25 mn to build an AI-native health benefits brokerage for US small businesses, pairing licensed advisors with automated workflows
Beagle Labs raises $4.1 mn for AI insurance underwriting platform
Beagle Labs raises $4.1 mn to expand its AI property intelligence platform, field inspection network and underwriting tools for commercial insurers
Orion180 Insurance Group seeks up to $340 mn in US IPO
Orion180 plans to raise up to $340 mn in a US IPO, valuing the specialty homeowners and flood insurer at about $1.7 bn at the top of the range
AI stablecoin neobank Fasset raises $68 mn Series C at $1 bn valuation
Fasset raised $68 mn in a Series C led by SBI Group, reaching a $1 bn valuation three months after closing its $51 mn Series B
Socure raises $156 mn at $5.2 bn valuation, acquires AI startup Fravity
Socure raised $156 mn at a $5.2 bn valuation and acquired agentic AI startup Fravity to add automated fraud investigation agents to RiskOS
Wonderful raises $550 mn Series C at $5 bn valuation
Wonderful raised $550 mn in a Series C led by Insight Partners, valuing the AI software company at $5 bn as it expands across more than 35 markets
ZeroRisk raises $4 mn to expand merchant risk platform in US
ZeroRisk raised $4 mn in a funding round led by Elkstone to expand its merchant risk and compliance platform, with a focus on the US market
Mistral AI raises €3 bn at more than €21 bn valuation
Mistral raised €3 bn in a Series D led by Samsung Electronics, valuing the European AI company at more than €21 bn after the financing
Fundcraft raises €12 mn to expand digital fund operations
Fundcraft raised €12 mn in growth financing to expand across Europe, deepen private equity capabilities and develop AI-based fund operations
UK mortgage lending rises as high-LTV share hits 18-year high
UK gross mortgage advances rose 11.1% in Q2 2026 to £77.4 bn, while lending above 90% LTV reached its highest share since 2008
Fintech Félix raises $200 mn to expand AI financial services in Latin America
Cross-border payments FinTech Félix raised $200 mn in equity and debt to expand AI-powered financial services and its Latin American operations
Ping An Digital Bank launches export financing with credit insurance
Ping An Digital Bank launched export receivables financing with integrated credit insurance, offering up to 95% funding and facilities of $5 mn
Chariot Re raises $700 mn in third capital round, taking total capital above $2 bn
Chariot Re raised about $700 mn in equity and debt, taking total capital raised since its 2025 launch above $2 bn
US community banks revive private deposit insurance above FDIC limits
Community Bankers Insurance Alliance plans private deposit insurance above the FDIC’s $250,000 limit and seeks $200 mn in equity capital to launch
Tokio Marine invests in insurtech Kita to expand carbon insurance business
Tokio Marine invested in UK carbon insurer Kita and expanded work on carbon credit insurance, satellite risk assessment and project services
Insurtech RockRose Risk raises $12.5 mn Series A for wildfire insurance
RockRose Risk raised $12.5 mn to expand its wildfire insurance platform, property assessments and mitigation services across Western US markets
Orion180 files for US IPO as specialty home insurance grows
Orion180 filed for a US IPO after posting $13.5 mn in 1H26 net income and $601 mn in direct written premiums over the past 12 months
Mark Walter’s insurance empire faces US scrutiny over private credit
Federal probes into Mark Walter-linked insurers put private credit, related-party assets and sports holdings under closer market and regulatory review
AI data center investment will top $1 trn by 2027, raising construction and insurance exposures
Allianz Commercial says AI data center investment will top $1 trn by 2027, raising construction, climate and insurance exposures
Insurtech Soor raises pre-seed funding for insurance marketplace
Bahrain insurtech Soor secures pre-seed funding from Spring to develop its digital insurance marketplace and expand insurer partnerships
Insurtech Axle raises $17.5 mn to build insurance clearinghouse
Insurtech Axle raises $17.5 mn as its AI-native platform clears over $100 bn in annual coverage for lenders, dealers and rental firms
Faye raises $50 mn in Series C for AI travel insurance expansion
Faye raises $50 mn in Series C funding led by Madrona, lifting total funding to $100 mn for AI claims, fintech and global growth
Curant AI raises $3.1 mn in seed funding as insurers seek enterprise AI tools for claims automation
Curant AI raises $3.1 mn in seed funding as insurers seek enterprise AI tools for claims automation, compliance and workflow support
ChipAgents raises $60 mn as chip AI agents gain traction
ChipAgents adds $60 mn to its Series A, taking the round to $134 mn as Micron, MediaTek and B Capital back its chip design AI agents
Insurtech Ominimo reaches $1.6 bn valuation after Series B
Ominimo raises $22.5 mn from EBRD as the Serbian-Hungarian insurtech grows its premium run-rate 12x and expands across Europe
Insurtech Klaimee secures $5.5 mn to certify autonomous AI agents
Insurtech Klaimee secures $5.5 mn to certify autonomous AI agents and insure enterprise clients against AI-specific liability risks
Insurtech Coverwatch raised $4.5 mn in pre-seed to build AI insurance broker
Insurtech Coverwatch raised $4.5 mn in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-native commercial insurance platform for risk review, carrier bids and flat-fee brokerage
EIOPA presses private equity on long-term European insurer ownership
European supervisors want PE buyers of insurers to prove long-term support for policyholders, with scrutiny on private credit and affiliated deals
Startup Arrakis raises $38 mn for industrial AI software
Arrakis exits stealth with $38 mn to build agentic AI software for aerospace, energy, logistics and manufacturing companies
Insurtech PolicyStreet raises Series C to $26 mn with BlueOrchard
PolicyStreet adds $5 mn from BlueOrchard, taking Series C funding to $26 mn as it expands embedded insurance across Asia
American Growth Insurance raises $70 mn to buy U.S. brokerages and rebuild operations with AI agents
American Growth Insurance plans to acquire U.S. brokerages and rebuild operations with AI agents, automation and a human service model
ARC Intelligence raises €4 mn to build finance OS for ERP-heavy firms
Berlin-based ARC Intelligence raised €4mn from 42CAP, 468 Capital and IBB Ventures to expand its AI-native finance platform for enterprises
Healthtech Doctorsa raises €1 mn for traveller healthcare platform
Doctorsa raised €1 mn from PranaVentures, Vento and 40Jemz Ventures to expand its 24/7 doctor network for international travellers
Liberty Mutual backs inKind with $320 mn restaurant financing
Liberty Mutual Investments provides over $320 mn to inKind, supporting restaurant growth capital, customer demand tools and AI-native operator products
Magnify Ventures closes $46.6 mn Fund II for care economy startups
Magnify Ventures closes $46.6 mn Fund II to back early-stage startups using AI across health, wealth, family care and care infrastructure
Acurio Ventures closes €115 mn for European VC secondaries fund
Acurio Ventures closes €115 mn secondaries fund to invest in mature European VC funds, targeting liquidity gaps and smaller fund-level deals
Skello raises €200 mn to expand HRTech platform across Europe
Paris HRTech company Skello secures €200 mn from Bridgepoint, Partech and XAnge to expand in Europe and invest further in AI tools for frontline teams
Stoa raises £1.8 mn in pre-seed for cash management platform
UK FinTech Stoa secures €2.1 mn pre-seed funding to grow its cash management platform for deposits, merchants and banking partners
Luffy AI raises £8.1 mn in Series A to scale adaptive industrial AI
Oxfordshire startup Luffy AI secures Series A funding led by BGF to scale neuroplastic AI for real-time motor control and industrial systems
French insurtech Panora raises $5 mn for AI insurance broker automation
Panora secured $5mn in seed funding to automate broker workflows, expand portal links and enter more European insurance markets
CurifyLabs raises $14 mn Series A for US pharmacy expansion
Finnish health technology firm CurifyLabs secured $14 mn to expand US operations and advance automated systems for personalized medicine compounding
Startup EquiLibre reaches €438 mn valuation in Series A
Prague startup EquiLibre raised a Series A at a €438 mn valuation to build a major Central and Eastern European AI compute cluster
Startup Ora Computing raises €3.5 mn for AI model compression
Vienna-based Ora Computing raised €3.5mn to reduce AI model memory use, lower inference costs and support edge deployments
FINN becomes unicorn after €100 mn Series D funding round
German car subscription platform FINN raised nearly €100 mn in Series D funding, surpassed a €1 bn valuation and secured additional debt financing
Festina Finance raises €25 mn to expand life insurance and pension technology across Europe
Festina Finance secured more than €25 mn from Birchway Capital to expand its cloud-native pension and life insurance platform across Europe
Tsuga raises $35 mn Series A to expand AI observability platform
Paris-based Tsuga secured $35 mn in Series A funding to scale its AI-native observability platform and expand enterprise cloud deployments
Fintech equipal secures £16.3 mn to expand UK equipment finance platform
UK FinTech equipal raised £16.25 mn from Altum Capital to expand SME equipment finance, grow its team and scale embedded lending
UK commits £90 mn to first-time VC managers through new microfund programme
The British Business Bank will invest up to £90 mn in 10 first-time venture capital funds to expand early-stage financing across the UK
Fintech Warren raises €10 mn for Belgian workplace pensions
Ghent FinTech Warren raises €10 mn to expand workplace pension services in Belgium before entering European markets
Global InsurTech funding rose 19.5% to $5.1 bn, with Q4 driving momentum as deal count and average size increased sharply, marking the first annual increase since 2021
InsurTech moves past disruption narrative, focuses on underwriting, AI, and operational efficiency as funding drops and insurers demand measurable results
The first notice of loss (FNOL) is the starting point for every insurance claim. It sets the tone for the entire claims cycle. And for years, this process has been manual
InsurTech funding crossed a significant milestone in Q2 2025, with $60.8bn raised since records began in 2012. The data reflects the scale of investor appetite over 10Y