LAKA was founded by Ben Allen, Jens Hartwig, Tobias Taupitz, Jens H..

Who are LAKA's investors?

LAKA's investors include 1818 Venture Capital, 500 Global, Embryo Ventures, LocalGlobe, MS&AD Ventures, Yes VC, ABN AMRO Ventures, Shift4Good.

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Laka offers collective bicycle insurance for cyclists, distributing monthly claim costs across a shared pool of members with zero excess on bike claims and no depreciation. Claims are handled by bike experts.

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Founders & leadership

Ben Allen

Jens Hartwig

Tobias Taupitz CEO & Co-founderTobias Taupitz founded Laka, a collective bicycle insurance platform that completed four acquisitions across Europe and the UK. Previously, he worked in M&A roles at Barclays, focusing on insurance and fintech deals.

Jens H.COO & Co-founder

Board

Ariel Arrieta

Francisco Coronel

Gonzalo Costa

Marta Cruz

Investors · 8

1818 Venture Capitallisted by 1818 Venture CapitalSt Peter Port · $130K – $1.3M

How we know: 1818 Venture Capital's portfolio page · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us

500 Globallisted by 500 GlobalPalo Alto · $150K

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Embryo Ventureslisted by Embryo VenturesLondon

LocalGlobelisted by LocalGlobeLondon

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MS&AD Ventureslisted by MS&AD VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $3M

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Yes VClisted by Yes VCSan Francisco · $30K – $1.5M

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ABN AMRO VenturesreportedAmsterdam

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Shift4GoodreportedParis · $4.2M – $21M

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Companies House · registry record

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Registered name: LAKA LTD
Company number: 10575209
Status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 20 Jan 2017
Registered office: 55 Maltings Place, Tower Bridge Road, London, SE1 3LJ
Nature of business (SIC): 62012 — Business and domestic software development66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Previous names: AN.INSURTECH BUSINESS LTD (2017–2017)
Accounts: last made up to 31 Dec 2024 · next due 30 Sept 2026
Confirmation statement: last made up to 5 Jan 2026 · next due 19 Jan 2027

Current officers · 4

Benjamin David Allen — director, appointed 20 Jan 2017
Matthieu De Chanville — director, appointed 11 Oct 2023
David Viet Le — director, appointed 13 Aug 2025
Tobias Alexander Taupitz — director, appointed 20 Jan 2017

Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 30 Aug 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Frequently asked questions

What does LAKA do?: Laka offers collective bicycle insurance for cyclists, distributing monthly claim costs across a shared pool of members with zero excess on bike claims and no depreciation. Claims are handled by bike experts.
Who founded LAKA?: LAKA was founded by Ben Allen, Jens Hartwig, Tobias Taupitz, Jens H..
Who are LAKA's investors?: LAKA's investors include 1818 Venture Capital, 500 Global, Embryo Ventures, LocalGlobe, MS&AD Ventures, Yes VC, ABN AMRO Ventures, Shift4Good.