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SafetyWing

YC W18

San Francisco, US · Founded 2018 · 130 employees · Hiring · 20 known investors

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SafetyWing builds insurance and safety-net products for digital nomads and remote workers, including health, income, and travel coverage that works across borders. Its flagship membership, Nomad Citizen, is aimed at people who live and work internationally rather than from a single home country.

Also known as Safety Nest Inc.

FintechFuture of WorkInsurTechTravel & HospitalityConsumer Health ServicesInsuranceRemote WorkUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaFully Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W18)

SafetyWing was founded in 2018 by Sondre Rasch, Sarah Sandnes, and Hans Nyvold Kjellby.

SRSondre Rasch
Sondre RaschCo-founder and CEOCo-founder and CEO of SafetyWing, a YC-backed startup. Previously served as a policy advisor for the Norwegian government with a background in economics.
SSSarah Sandnes
Sarah SandnesCo-founder and CTOSarah Sandnes is a Norwegian-based entrepreneur with a background in computer science and mathematics. She has experience in startups and currently leads SafetyWing.
HNHans Nyvold Kjellby
Hans Nyvold KjellbyCo-founder and COO2018–2022
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Hans KjellbyFounder
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Sarah Beyahte SandnesFounder
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Dorota JaglaExecutive Assistant
SA
Sarah AdrianoCandidate Experience Coordinator
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Ioana ChiculitaHead of Payroll \u0026 Benefits
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Sam ClaassenHead of Growthformer
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SzilviaRecruitment coordinatorformer
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Naman MehrotraHead of Product, Platformsformer
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Hedda LeirenHead of Complianceformer

Investors · 20

Kinneviklisted by KinnevikStockholm

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Mundi Ventureslisted by Mundi VenturesMadrid · $540K – $10.8M

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Rocketship.vclisted by Rocketship.vcSunnyvale · $1M – $5M

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Tomorrow Today ASlisted by Tomorrow Today ASOslo

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Advancit CapitalreportedBoston · $500K – $1M

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Agrolimen Venturesreported

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Alumni VenturesreportedManchester · $100K – $10M

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Bitkraft Esports VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $5M

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BY Venture PartnersreportedSt Helier · $100K – $1M

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Causeway PartnersreportedBoston

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CreandumreportedSan Francisco · $216K – $8.6M

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DG Daiwa VenturesreportedTokyo

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Kleiner PerkinsreportedMenlo Park · $500K – $15M

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Lightspeed Venture PartnersreportedMenlo Park · $1M – $5M

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Samsung NextreportedMountain View · $100K – $5M

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The Nordic Web Venturesreported

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Venture Investment AssociatesreportedPeapack

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Waverley CapitalreportedPalo Alto · $500K – $10M

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

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The YC application· Winter 2018 batch

SafetyWing YC Demo Day (W18) - Health insurance for remote teams

Startup Pitches

Founder mafia

The SafetyWing mafia →

8 people who came through SafetyWing went on to found or lead other companies.

Neil S W MurrayPre-Seed InvestorFounded Mimecast +1Tatiana ShalalvandBoard MemberFounded Marshall GroupJoey FloresHead of MarketingFounded EarbitsSondre RaschCEOFounded SupersideInes BoutemadjaGeneral ManagerFounded KlaimeeLona AliaHead of RevenueFounded Style LendTodd A. HancockChief Insurance Officer and President of SafetyWing Insurance II CompanyFounded DetourinsuranceMartin HoltenHead of AnalyticsFounded Bislab

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Companies working in the same space as SafetyWing.

Legal entities · 1

corporate structure
Safety Nest Inc.

In the news

SafetyWing raises $3.5M seed to offer medical insurance to 'digital nomads' | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Aug 2019

Frequently asked questions

What does SafetyWing do?
SafetyWing builds insurance and safety-net products for digital nomads and remote workers, including health, income, and travel coverage that works across borders. Its flagship membership, Nomad Citizen, is aimed at people who live and work internationally rather than from a single home country.
Who founded SafetyWing?
SafetyWing was founded by Sondre Rasch, Sarah Sandnes, Hans Nyvold Kjellby in 2018.
Who are SafetyWing's investors?
SafetyWing's investors include byFounders, Kinnevik, Mundi Ventures, Rocketship.vc, Tomorrow Today AS, Y Combinator, Advancit Capital, Agrolimen Ventures and 12 more.
Where is SafetyWing headquartered?
SafetyWing is headquartered in San Francisco, US.