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
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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
SuperPlane raises $2.6 mn for AI engineering workflow control
SuperPlane raises $2.6 mn pre-seed funding for open-source AI workflow software, bringing controlled automation to production engineering teams
Insurtech Braven raises $4.6 mn in seed for re/insurance infrastructure growth
Braven raises $4.6 mn seed funding and opens a London office to expand delegated authority and specialty insurance infrastructure
Aryon Security raises $29 mn in Series A funding for cloud enforcement
Aryon Security raises $29 mn Series A to expand its cloud security enforcement platform for preventing misconfigurations before production
Cyera raises $600 mn at $12 bn AI security valuation
Cyera raises $600 mn to expand its AI security platform for data governance, DSPM, DLP, identity, privacy, and agentic risk control
Jeff Bezos-backed Prometheus raises $12 bn in a Series B to build physical AI software
Jeff Bezos-backed Prometheus raises $12 bn to build physical AI software for engineering, manufacturing, prototyping, and industrial design
Polish fintech Paymove raises €2.12 mn for AI agent payments
Polish fintech Paymove raises €2.12 mn to expand QR payments, agentic AI payment infrastructure, and Western European market growth
FinTech unicorn Satispay plans €120 mn raise after €116 mn ARR
Milan-based FinTech unicorn Satispay plans to raise up to €120 mn to accelerate its growth strategy and expand into a broader financial platform
Barcelona robotics startup Theker raises $85 mn Series A to expand modular AI robots
Barcelona robotics startup Theker raises $85 mn Series A to expand modular AI robots for logistics, retail, manufacturing, and warehouse automation
Helsinki startup Rotomate raises €2.1 mn in pre-seed for industrial AI maintenance
Helsinki startup Rotomate raises €2.1 mn to expand AI maintenance software for industrial plants across Finland, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, and Poland
AI startup Poetic raises $50 mn Series A at $500 mn valuation
Poetic raises $50 mn from Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, First Harmonic, and OpenAI to scale enterprise AI workflows
Insurtech Sixfold launches AI Underwriter after $30 mn funding
Sixfold launches AI Underwriter to support submission analysis, risk assessment, portfolio context, and insurer decision workflows
S&P warns private markets link Europe’s insurers and financial firms
S&P says European private markets now create closer ties between banks, insurers, and asset managers, with private funds managing $2.3 tn
World Bank approves $650 mn for Morocco programs
World Bank approves $650 mn for Morocco’s digital transformation, climate finance, disaster protection, cyber risk coverage, and private capital growth
CapsaAI raises $18 mn for private capital AI platform
CapsaAI raises $18 mn Series A funding to expand its AI operating system for private capital firms across U.S. markets
Dutch startup OurMind raises €2.1 mn for healthcare AI platform
Dutch healthtech startup OurMind raises €2.1 mn to expand its AI platform for hospitals, general practices, clinical notes, and admin support
ICEYE raises €450 mn in Series F led by General Atlantic at €10 bn valuation
ICEYE secures €450 mn in Series F funding led by General Atlantic to expand SAR satellites, sovereign intelligence systems, and global operations
Insurtech Pace raises $46 mn Series B for AI insurance operations
Insurtech Pace secures $46 mn Series B funding to expand AI agents for insurer workflows, policy servicing, claims, renewals, and submissions
Digital insurer Honeycomb raises $40 mn for AI property underwriting
Honeycomb Insurance raises $40mn led by Zeev Ventures to expand U.S. property coverage, agent tools, products, and AI underwriting
EIOPA warns European insurers on private credit risk controls
European insurers are moving deeper into private credit, but EIOPA says firms need stronger risk models, valuation discipline, and liquidity controls
DB Insurance set to close $1.65 bn Fortegra acquisition deal
DB Insurance is expected to complete its $1.65 bn cash acquisition of Fortegra on May 29, with Tiptree confirming the deal remains on track
Blitzy raises $200 mn at $1.4 bn valuation for AI coding
Blitzy raised $200 mn led by Northzone to expand its autonomous enterprise software development platform for Global 2000 customers
StitcherAI launches IT finance platform with $3 mn funding
StitcherAI has launched its IT finance system of intelligence and announced $3 mn in pre-seed funding. Founders Co-op led the round, with participation from Sunshine Lake VC
Explore enterprise AI adoption, investment returns, agentic AI governance and workforce readiness, including the gap between pilot projects and production
Artificial intelligence is reshaping workforce management, changing the skills employers require and creating new responsibilities for human resources teams
Q2 2026 Global InsurTech funding reached $2.44 bn, 99.1% directed to AI-focused firms, as data center expansion creates new insurance risks
Google and CoverGo examine how Agentic AI could reshape insurance operations, underwriting, data architecture, governance and human oversight