Global Insurance Accelerator
AcceleratorDes Moines · Pre-Seed–Seed · 5 people tracked
Investment thesis
The Global Insurance Accelerator focuses exclusively on early-stage insurtech startups building disruptive products and technologies for the insurance industry. It runs a 100-day accelerator program leveraging an ecosystem of insurance professionals, insurtech leaders, prospective clients, investors, alumni founders, and regulators. Based in Iowa, described as the insurance capital of the U.S., the accelerator makes initial investments and works alongside founders to validate product-market fit and prepare them for growth. Its corporate investors include large, innovative insurance companies that provide strategic insights, funding, and talent in exchange for access to early-stage insurtech deal flow. The program also offers full-lifecycle support for alumni.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 5 people
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What they invest in
from 47 of 82 portfolio companiesInsurTech ×36SaaS ×22AI & Machine Learning ×21Fintech ×14Digital Health ×9Healthtech ×7Consumer ×6AgTech ×2
HQs:United States×12Poland×1Sweden×1
Portfolio companies · 82 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeAdjust Square offers a three-part software platform (ContentsCapture, ContentsVision, and ContentsEstimation) for handling insurance contents claims, letting adjusters record on-site media, build an itemized inventory, and generate a priced, carrier-ready estimate.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS
Amelio Health offers an 8-week persistent pain management program that combines neuroscience-based education, AI-driven biofeedback, personalized learning, and expert health coaching to help people manage chronic pain and medication use.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
AppEase is a cloud-based platform that retrieves and structures digital health records in real time to speed up insurance underwriting and claims.
Digital HealthInsurTechSaaS
Nicole Tilot(Founder)Kyli Ortlieb(Co-founder & CTO)
Astragar translates cybersecurity findings into financial risk terms, running the chain from scanning sensitive data to producing board attestations that assign a dollar value to breach risk.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechInsurTech
Amitabh Roy(Founder & CEO)Shailesh Chirputkar(Co-founder & CTO)
BoardTheresa Ramsey(Advisory Chief Revenue Officer)
Personal healthcare companion app that analyzes health insurance claims to save money; acquired by Clever Health.
Pre-claims data infrastructure using AI and AR to create digital records of homes and belongings before disaster strikes.
Insurtech startup; founder Candice Smith cites GIA relationships as key to its success.
ClaimMentor provides software for insurance claims teams that records video and audio statements from claimants, offering self-service scheduling via text or email plus AI-generated transcripts and summaries.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS
Clever Health offers "Smart Virtual Care," a telehealth service that uses an asynchronous AI-assisted questionnaire to connect members with board-certified physicians, plus a prescription price-comparison tool, mental health support (an AI chatbot, peer support, and licensed therapy), and virtual veterinary care.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMental Health
Co-investorsExpert DOJO
ClinicNote is a clinical practice software built around US insurance billing, HIPAA compliance, and American licensure requirements, serving medical practices in the United States.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsInnoventures IowaISA Ventures
Cowbell provides cyber insurance for businesses, including adaptive cyber liability coverage, professional indemnity (errors & omissions) for technology professionals, and management liability for company leaders and SMEs.
CybersecurityFintechInsurTech
Co-investorsAvanta VenturesBrewer Lane VenturesManchesterStory Group, LLCNycaNyca PartnersProsperity7 Ventures+2 more
Combines gaming with learning and assessment to transform end-users into a stronger defense against cyber threats.
Uses proprietary technology to make smart life insurance more accessible and affordable for mass market consumers.
Everyday Life Insurance is a licensed insurance brokerage offering life insurance to families in the United States.
FintechInsurTechAndover, US
Jake Tamarkin(Founder)in
Co-investorsTechstarsWalnut Venture AssociatesPlug and Play Ventures
FindBob provides software for wealth management and insurance firms to retain advisors and transition books of business within their network, combining advisor retention signals with in-network M&A and transition tooling.
FintechInsurTechSaaS
Co-investorsWaterloo Accelerator Centre
On-demand aerial imaging and mapping service for P&C property assessment via a drone operator network.
Advanced OCR platform helping life insurers automate claim resolutions involving complex handwritten documents.
Friendly is a software-only AI platform that automates insurance decisioning by extracting data from complex medical and financial documents, surfacing risk factors, flagging misrepresentation and providing next-best-action recommendations.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS
Platform enabling consumers to autopay household bills without overdraft or late-fee risk.
Co-investorsOpen Opportunity Fund
Gerald is an online retailer specializing in recurring and essential household products for individuals and families on tight budgets.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFintechNew York City, US
Ola Okeshola(Founder)Nikos Karamolegkos(Founder)in
Co-investorsFronturesOpen Opportunity FundY Combinator
Informedic provides a compliant application that uses machine learning to summarize medical records and automate underwriting decisions for life insurance.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthInsurTech
Lotus offers Fertility Protect, a term life insurance product that combines a death benefit with coverage for fertility diagnostics, treatments (IUI, IVF), medications, and support services.
FemTechFintechInsurTech
InsuredMine provides an AI-powered CRM platform for insurance agencies, with tools for sales pipeline management, client engagement, marketing automation, analytics, eSignatures, and mobile apps.
InsurTechSaaSSales TechDallas, US
Co-investorsBigfoot Capital
InsureSafari is an insurance quote comparison service that connects consumers with licensed agents to compare coverage options and quotes by phone.
InsurTech
Helps insurers improve customer experience through social messaging apps; founded in Singapore.
No-code AI platform enabling insurers to leverage their data as a scalable asset.
Invive applies epigenetics to life insurance, using a saliva test to measure lifestyle factors such as smoking and alcohol consumption as an alternative to the blood-test standard.
BiotechHealthtechInsurTech
JAUNTIN' is a white-label technology platform that partners with insurance companies to digitize and embed insurance products, automating the quote, bind, and issue process for real-time, on-demand and short-term coverage.
FintechInsurTechSaaS
Co-investorsBlockchain Founders Fund
AI-native risk intelligence engine (AGRIS) for agricultural and climate-related risk pricing and parametric insurance.
Layer 1 Agriculture (L1A) is an AI-powered managing general agent offering climate-smart crop insurance, using its proprietary L1A Risk engine to generate farm-level risk scores from climate, crop, and farm data.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningInsurTech
Assesses each driver's unique safety challenges via smartphone and proactively safeguards driver-specific risks.
Hybrid term life insurance policy with embedded fertility protection, powered by the Fertility Protect underwriting engine.
Mobile games that gamify exercise to encourage healthier lifestyles and reduce insurance claims.
Micruity operates a platform connecting insurers, asset managers, record keepers, and plan sponsors to enable lifetime income products within retirement benefit plans.
FintechInsurTechSaaSToronto
Robert Foregger(Director)Trevor Gary(Co-Founder, CEO)Chris Livadas(Co-Founder, Head of Security, Compliance, and Innovation)Ed Dengler(CISO)Leanne Arsenault(Head of Operations)Amanda Pardy(Head of Product)
Co-investorsAltari VenturesGreat North VenturesRebalance Capital VenturesSixThirty Ventures
MotionsCloud provides an AI-powered damage assessment platform using computer vision to help insurers, rental companies, fleet operators, and airlines capture guided photos and video, identify visible damage, and complete inspections remotely through a web app.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTech
Co-investorsKickstart InnovationParticleSpinLab
Tech-enabled platform offering insurance solutions to mitigate athlete life cycle risks around NIL and revenue share contracts.
Voluntary employee benefit supplementing vision insurance with year-round contact care via payroll deductions.
Next-generation insurance platform enabling the travel industry to reach travelers with targeted insurance offers.
Precuro offers Cognitive Risk Intelligence (CRI), a non-clinical assessment that measures how individuals respond to pressure and uncertainty and turns those patterns into a forward-looking behavioral signal predicting claim duration, cost, and complexity.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHealthtechInsurTechStockholm, SE
Central exchange connecting carriers and distribution channels by translating data structures in real time.
Develops a solution to monitor and measure epigenetics for customized health and wellness content.
ProtectRisk operates a markets search and professional networking platform for the commercial insurance sector, connecting insurance brokers, insurance companies, program managers, and wholesale brokers.
B2B MarketplacesInsurTechSaaS
Digitally embedded pet health insurance platform with one-click purchase experiences in shelters and benefits packages.
Rainwalk provides pet insurance policies with expanded coverage options and enhanced value for cat and dog owners.
ConsumerInsurTechColumbia, US
Joshua Snead(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsManchesterStory Group, LLCNew Stack VenturesSeaplane VenturesTechstars
Provides financial security to America's mass middle during disruptive events using insurance-based emergency funds.
Recuro is a virtual-first digital health platform that provides primary care, behavioral health, urgent care, and supplemental benefits (pharmacy, care management, advocacy) to patients, employers, health plans, and providers.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSRichardson, US
Michael Brombach(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)Michael Gorton(Chief Executive Officer)inDr. Kate Sowerwine(Chief Medical Officer)John Halsey(Director)Kris Engskov(Director)William Paiva(Director)
Co-investors1843 Capital4D CapitalARCH Venture PartnersCortado VenturesCure Ventures
Digital insurance distributor simplifying income protection (life and disability) for middle-market customers via data analytics.
ReFocus provides an AI-driven client retention platform for insurance agencies and MGAs, analyzing service calls, policy lifecycle changes, engagement patterns, and policy data to predict cancellations and identify at-risk accounts.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS
RESure Inc. is a Web3-native embedded insurance platform that uses blockchain, smart contracts, APIs, and mobile apps to deliver real-time, on-demand coverage for trade credit, travel, flood, and event risks.
Crypto & Web3FintechInsurTech
Technology-enabled recruitment and training company helping insurers build a diverse, high-output workforce.
SDRefinery AI analyzes and refines insurance adjuster note documentation into operational metrics, giving claim leaders consistent measurement of adjuster and claims team performance.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS
Serfer AI is a compliance platform that helps insurance teams draft, validate, and package regulatory submissions, working within Word documents and PDFs to flag inconsistencies and surface state-specific requirements.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS
Skytree Scientific develops LRAplus, a cloud-based SaaS platform that automates lightning risk assessment calculations under the IEC 62305-2:2024 standard using AI-assisted workflows, real-time lightning data, and multilingual report generation.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaSAsheville, US
James Grasty(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Bean(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardHao Ping Tay(Director)
SOFT EDGE is an IT services company that provides custom software product development, mobile application development, and IT consulting for businesses.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSKrakow, PL
MGA offering data-driven supplemental insurance covering out-of-pocket expenses for homeowners after catastrophes.
Sola provides supplemental wind and hail insurance products for homeowners, including coverage for high or percentage-based deductibles, ACV roof depreciation, and standalone storm coverage that pays out without a homeowners claim.
FintechInsurTech
Co-investorsFINTOP CapitalJAM FINTOPOverline
Solar Insure provides long-term warranty products (up to 30 years) for residential and commercial solar panel and battery storage systems, sold through a network of certified installers.
CleantechEnergyInsurTech
Spectacle is a white-labeled ICHRA (Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement) administration platform for benefits brokers and agencies, covering quoting, enrollment, reimbursement, payroll integration, and compliance.
HealthtechInsurTechSaaS
Helps small businesses offer personalized health benefits through ICHRA with a digital setup and payroll integration platform.
MGU curating insurance products with concierge services for startups in the US, UAE, and Saudi Arabia.
StreamSettle is a settlement platform that lets insurers and plaintiff lawyers submit encrypted "True Settlement Thresholds" and automatically reaches a binding settlement at the midpoint if the values overlap, without revealing either party's number.
InsurTechLegalTechSaaS
Thumbscore applies behavioral economics and technology to help individuals improve their financial well-being and reach long-term financial goals.
ConsumerFintechHR TechWellness & Fitness
David Thorne(CEO)Dr. Paul Peloquin(CTO)Bryant Hernandez(CISO)
TripDoctor helps expats obtain international health insurance and navigate healthcare abroad, matching them with local expat agents and providing ongoing support from plan selection through claims.
Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTechMadison, US
Ben Hose(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel McChesney, MD(Founder)inDaniel McChesney(Executive Officer, Director)
AI-powered platform helping caregivers close gaps in legacy, financial, and insurance planning.
Tumbleweed offers online tools, self-directed guides, and secure data storage for end-of-life and estate planning, helping individuals and families organize legal and insurance details, key contacts, and final wishes.
ConsumerDigital HealthSaaS
Tylmen provides ceiling-mounted cameras and computer-vision AI that monitor every bird in poultry grow-out houses in real time, tracking weight, growth, uniformity, movement, and behavior.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoT
Co-investorsInnoventures Iowa
Uses smartphones for non-invasive body scans to capture health metrics for life insurance underwriting.
B2B at-home disease testing software platform; acquired by Recuro Health.
Enables insurers to underwrite Amazon eCommerce sellers using AI from just a seller ID.
AI-powered system for property damage claims structuring first notice of loss and orchestrating communication.
ViewSpection provides a guided virtual inspection platform that turns policyholders' smartphones into structured inspection tools, capturing photos, videos, and Q&A data for insurance carriers, MGAs, and brokers.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioBenjaminacq. by Clever HealthUDoTestacq. by Recuro Health
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latest coverage across their companiesFrequently asked questions
- How many investments has Global Insurance Accelerator made?
- Global Insurance Accelerator has 82 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Global Insurance Accelerator invest at?
- Global Insurance Accelerator invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Global Insurance Accelerator's typical check size?
- Global Insurance Accelerator typically writes checks of $50K.
- What sectors does Global Insurance Accelerator focus on?
- Global Insurance Accelerator focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Fintech, InsurTech.
- Where is Global Insurance Accelerator located?
- Global Insurance Accelerator is headquartered in Des Moines, US.
- Does Global Insurance Accelerator lead rounds?
- Global Insurance Accelerator typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Global Insurance Accelerator co-invest with?
- Global Insurance Accelerator most often shares deals with Techstars, Innoventures Iowa, ManchesterStory Group, LLC, among 31 tracked co-investors.
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