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Curacel

YC W22

London, GB · Founded 2019 · 30 employees · Hiring · 15 known investors

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Curacel builds insurance infrastructure and distribution technology to provide risk protection for people in emerging markets who lack access to traditional insurance products.

Also known as Curacel Grow · Curacel Health

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W22)

Curacel was founded in 2019 by Henry Mascot and John Flash Dada.

HMHenry Mascot
Henry MascotFounder & CEOHenry is co-founder and CEO of Curacel, an insurance platform operating in emerging markets. He holds an engineering degree and previously led growth initiatives at 54Gene and served in sales leadership roles at AmplifyPay.
JFJohn Flash Dada
John Flash DadaCo-founder · Chief Technology OfficerJohn Flash Dada began learning programming at age 12 and has built software systems across gaming, web applications, ERP platforms, and medical visualization tools, including work during medical school. He leads the technology team at Curacel, where he architects systems addressing complex problems in insurance infrastructure and distribution for emerging markets.
JD
John DadaFounder
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Fikayo AdelekeAI Engineer
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Precious AnyasorPeople Ops Associate
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Zino EgboPeople Operations Associate
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Samuel BamgbolaAI Engineer
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Victor OrishadeTalent Managerformer

Investors · 15

AAF Management Ltd.listed by AAF Management Ltd.Washington

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Elefundlisted by ElefundMountain View

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Olive Tree Capitallisted by Olive Tree CapitalBoston

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Cresset CapitalreportedAtlanta

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Tencent HoldingsreportedShenzhen

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Vastly Valuable VenturesreportedSeattle

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VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)reportedLagos

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Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Curacel is an insurance infrastructure company that supplies cloud-based tools and APIs to insurers, payors, third-party administrators, healthcare providers and consumer-facing digital businesses in Africa and other emerging markets. Its platform automates claims submission and adjudication, detects fraudulent, wasteful and abusive claims, and enables partner companies to distribute insurance products [0][1][3][5].

The product line is organised around a set of AI applications: Support AI for customer-service messaging, Extract AI for reading, classifying and extracting data from claims documents, Health AI for health claims, policy questions and approvals, Auto AI for motor claims and approvals, and Pay AI for payment-related operations such as transaction verification and reminders. A separate product, Grow, provides APIs and tools that let fintech, credit, logistics and e-commerce companies embed insurance quotes and purchases inside their own applications without the customer leaving the app. All use cases are available through a single API, documented on a public developer site described as "the insurance infrastructure for emerging markets" [0][1][2][5].

The company targets industries including fintech, logistics, e-commerce, healthcare and automotive. It says its AI-powered infrastructure allows claims to be submitted and processed in real time, cutting insurer claims cycles by more than 70 percent and enabling up to 10x more claims to be processed [0][1][3].

Compiled by commissioned research from 7 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
HeadcountAug 202667

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Frequently asked questions

What does Curacel do?
Curacel provides AI-powered insurance infrastructure and embedded distribution APIs for insurers in Africa and other emerging markets.
Who founded Curacel?
Curacel was founded by Henry Mascot, John Flash Dada in 2019.
Who are Curacel's investors?
Curacel's investors include AAF Management Ltd., Atlantica Ventures, Capria Ventures, Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), Consonance Investment Managers, Elefund, Olive Tree Capital, Pioneer and 7 more.
Where is Curacel headquartered?
Curacel is headquartered in London, GB.