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Catamaran

AcquiredYC S23

London, GB · Founded 2023 · 5 employees · 2 known investors

Catamaran is a risk decision platform that helps corporates, brokers, insurers and investors analyze and transfer complex risks using data extraction, AI analysis, and structured risk transfer. The platform serves the insurance and risk management industry by consolidating insurance data, modeling risk scenarios, and connecting clients with capital providers.

Also known as CatX · Ultravity

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechInsurTechMachine LearningFinanceAnalyticsInsuranceInvestingUnited KingdomEuropePartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S23)

Catamaran was founded in 2023 by Benedict Altier and Lucas Schneider.

BABenedict Altier
Benedict AltierinCo-founder · Chief Executive OfficerBenedict has worked as an advisor to major insurers and asset managers in insurance, reinsurance, and risk modeling, and has over a decade of experience as a front-end developer building web applications. He holds a first-class degree in Chinese Studies from the University of Oxford and advised technology companies while a visiting student at Peking University.
LSLucas Schneider
Lucas SchneiderinCo-Founder and CTO2023–2025Lucas Schneider has worked in credit securitization at Barclays in London and held a research leadership position at a web3 hedge fund focused on infrastructure and decentralized finance. He is pursuing a PhD in machine learning for gene editing from Oxford.

Investors · 2

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

Also in the syndicate · 1

HackLegacy

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements
  • Undisclosed amountseed fundingNov 2023

    HackLegacy

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Competitors · 1

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Catamaran Bio3 shared keywordsCatamaran Bio develops allogeneic CAR-NK cell therapies for cancer treatment, focusing on solid tumors, by combining natural killer (NK) cell biology with synthetic biology and non-viral cell engineering. Its proprietary TAILWIND platform is used to engineer, expand, and process NK cells into cell therapy products.

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In the news

Yeah...No. The Used Catamaran Market Has Not Collapsedloosecannon.substack.com · Jun 2026Catamaran: Intelligent Catastrophe Risk Analysis and Underwriting 🌊ycombinator.com · Mar 2025CatX Raises US$2.7 Million to Bring More Alternative Capital into the Insurance Sector | Insurtech Insightsinsurtechinsights.com · Nov 2023Our favorite startups from YC's Summer 2023 Demo Day, Day 1 | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Sep 2023CatX - the digital marketplace for insurance riskycombinator.com · Jun 2023Risk exchange start-up CatX accepted into Y Combinator accelerator - Artemis.bmartemis.bm · Jun 2023loco funding: Loco raises $42 million in funding led by Hashed, Catamaran Ventures - The Economic Timeseconomictimes.indiatimes.com · Mar 2022Catamaran Bio Raises $42M in Series A Funding - FinSMEsfinsmes.com · Nov 2020

Frequently asked questions

What does Catamaran do?
Catamaran is a risk decision platform that helps corporates, brokers, insurers and investors analyze and transfer complex risks using data extraction, AI analysis, and structured risk transfer. The platform serves the insurance and risk management industry by consolidating insurance data, modeling risk scenarios, and connecting clients with capital providers.
Who founded Catamaran?
Catamaran was founded by Benedict Altier, Lucas Schneider in 2023.
Who are Catamaran's investors?
Catamaran's investors include Y Combinator.
Where is Catamaran headquartered?
Catamaran is headquartered in London, GB.