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MS&AD Ventures

Corporate VC

Menlo Park · Pre-Seed–Series A · 26 people tracked

Also known as MS&AD

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Investment thesis

MS&AD Ventures backs early-stage companies worldwide, prioritizing strong teams, large market opportunities, and shared values over ownership percentages. As the venture arm of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, it leverages the group's operations in 47 countries to help portfolio companies expand globally. The firm emphasizes being a collaborative partner to both founders and co-investors, and is known for moving quickly, typically making investment decisions within about two weeks. Its focus areas include property, insurtech, ESG, health care, fintech, and the future of transportation.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 17, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
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$500K – $3M
HQ
Menlo Park, California, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2018
Last 12 months
4 investments
AUM
$200M
Tracked investments
181
Unicorns
6
IPOs
3
Acquisitions
10

Team · 26 people

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Jon Soberg· CEO and Managing Partnerin𝕏

Jon Soberg is Managing Partner at MS&AD Ventures, a seed fund backing early-stage companies, and holds the #13 spot on Business Insider's Seed 100 list of seed investors. Over more than a decade in early-stage venture, he has completed 120-plus investments across five continents and served on over 40 boards, with a focus on fintech, financial inclusion, risk analysis and mitigation, climate change, and security. His portfolio includes Addepar, Biocatch, Braze, Clubhouse, DoubleVerify, Fundbox, Hippo, Next Insurance, Nutanix, REEF Technology (formerly ParkJockey), Rubrik, STEM, Trulioo, and Yotpo.

Chris Murphy· Investment Partnerin
Marco Stutz· Investment Partnerin

Marco Stutz is a Partner at Redstone based in Switzerland, where he joined in 2021. He has more than a decade of experience in venture capital across over 50 investments, and works on investment strategy, deal sourcing, and post-closing portfolio management. As part of the Swiss team, he supports both European and international investments.

Mark Yanagisawa· Partnerin
Moritz Gillmair· Investment Partnerin

Moritz Gillmair is a venture capital investor at Redstone, where he focuses on AI and fintech. He studied at Yale, the London School of Economics, and UC Berkeley.

Hiroshi Otake· Venture Partnerin
Ken Sobajima· Venture Partnerin

Ken Sobajima is founder and CEO of Tomorrow Access, a strategic business consulting firm based in the Bay Area. With 25 years of experience in the telecom industry, including a decade focused on AR/VR and artificial intelligence, he has managed a portfolio of 20+ investments resulting in 2 IPOs and 4 M&A exits over seven years. His background includes corporate venturing and business development work, supported by professional networks across Japan and North America.

Ashvini Mei Xi· Senior Innovation Managerin
Hiro Sakai· Senior Associate / Managerin
Hiroaki "Paddy" Masuda· Corporate Secretaryin
Koyo Tsuchiya· Senior Associate / Managerin
Leon Jon· Associatein
Luca Meguro· Senior Associate / Managerin
Mike Tazaki· CFOin
Ron Kogawa· Manager
Shin Fujioka· Head of Business Design Departmentin
Sho Watanabe· Managerin
Sonny Tanaka· Senior Managerin
Taka Homma· Managerin
Tomo Funakawa· Assistant Managerin
Tomoyuki Motoyama· Executive Officer, CDO of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings
Yoshi Nakamura· Managerin
Marek Kapturkiewicz· Senior Associatein

Marek Kapturkiewicz is a co-founder, investor, and partner at the venture capital fund Innovation Nest, co-founder of Space To Grow, and owner of Marka Consulting. He previously served as an executive board member, COO, and vice president of Onet.pl and as director of the Promotion and Product Development Department at Tymbark SA, and worked as an engineer at the Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology in Cracow. A graduate of the AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow and of business studies at the School of Business – National Louis University in Nowy Sącz, he also completed Steve Blank's Lean LaunchPad Educators Program at the University of California, Berkeley, in 2012.

Kareem Fahmy
Stephanie Ren· Senior Associatein
Tak Sato· Managing Partnerin

Founder mafia

2 people who came through MS&AD Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 127 of 181 portfolio companies

Fintech ×64AI & Machine Learning ×58SaaS ×55InsurTech ×41Enterprise Software ×32Healthtech ×18Data & Infrastructure ×17Cybersecurity ×13

HQs:United States×54United Kingdom×11Germany×6Singapore×6Canada×2Israel×2

Who they back

founder profiles across 83 portfolio companies
37%
solo founders
31 of 83 mapped founding teams
49%
repeat founders
of 106 founders with career history
~3 yrs
old at investment
median across 21 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×312 founders×213 founders×164+ founders×15

Where their founders studiedfrom 98 founders with education data

Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×7Harvard Business School ×4Tel Aviv University ×4Brown University ×3Cornell ×3Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur ×3Ivey Business School at Western University ×3Stanford University ×3

What their founders studiedfrom 92 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×23Business & Management ×22Computer Science ×21Economics ×17Finance & Accounting ×12Humanities ×5Mathematics & Statistics ×3Life Sciences ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 106 founders with career history

Google ×7Microsoft ×6Oracle ×4IBM ×3McKinsey & Company ×3Apple ×2Bain & Company ×2BlackRock ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×15Techstars ×4500 Global ×2

5 founders hold a PhD · 18 hold an MBA (of 106 with degree data)

Investments · 181 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 42025 · 52024 · 62023 · 92022 · 72021 · 72020 · 42019 · 22018 · 42016 · 12015 · 150 dated

Accelerantaccelerant.aiin𝕏NYSE: ARXJan 2022 · $190M

Accelerant is a data-driven marketplace that connects specialty insurance underwriters with capital providers through proprietary AI and analytics.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechInsurTechSaaS

Jeff Radke(Founder)inChristopher Lee-Smith(Global Head of Distribution, Director and Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAltamont Capital PartnersBarings BDCEldridge

JFrogjfrog.comin𝕏NASDAQ: FROG

JFrog provides a software supply chain platform — artifact management, security and distribution — used by developers to ship releases to production; it listed on the Nasdaq in September 2020.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSaaSSunnyvale, US

Shlomi Ben Haim(Founder)inYoav Landman(Founder)inFrederic Simon(Founder)Fred Simon(Founder)

Co-investorsBattery VenturesDell Technologies CapitalInsight PartnersNotable CapitalQumra CapitalSapphire Ventures+5 more

Rubrikrubrik.comin𝕏NYSE: RBRK

Securing the world's data

Palo Alto, US

Bipul Sinha(Founder)inArvind Nithrakashyap(Founder)inArvind Jain(Founder)inSoham Mazumdar(Founder)inKiran Choudary(Chief Financial Officer)inJesse Green(Chief Revenue Officer)in

Co-investors3Spoke CapitalAccess Ventures (New York)Adit Ventures Management, LlcAnicut CapitalBain Capital VenturesChamaeleon+24 more

Inshurinshur.comApr 2016✓ verified

INSHUR provides embedded commercial auto insurance for drivers in the on-demand economy, delivered through a digital platform for large driver platforms such as Uber and Amazon.

FintechInsurTechMobility & TransportationNew York, US

Dan Bratshpis(Co-founder & CEO)inDavid Daiches(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsJVPAntlerMTECH CAPITALViola VenturesMunich Re VenturesSignalFire+3 more

Neuralightneuralight.aiin✓ verified

NeuraLight develops AI-powered digital biomarkers for neurological diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and multiple sclerosis.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesTel Aviv, IL

Edmund Ben-Ami(Founder)inEdmund Benami(Founder)Gil Shklarski(Founder)in

BoardProf. Thomas SüdhofProf. Olivier Rascol

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBreyer CapitalKoch Disruptive TechnologiesSamsung NextVSC VenturesWormhole Capital+3 more

Agio Ratingsagioratings.ioinSeed · Mar 2024 · $5M

Agio Ratings provides on-chain risk monitoring and modeling for the digital assets market, helping financial institutions track counterparty risks and evaluate probability of default.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Co-investorsAlbionVCPortage VenturesSuperscrypt

Ahoyahoy.insurein𝕏

Ahoy is a boat insurance company offering insurance solutions for recreational boaters.

FintechInsurTech

Akinovaakinova.comin

AkinovA is a technology-enabled insurance and reinsurance platform serving CFOs, treasurers, and risk managers at large corporations.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechLondon, GB

Henri Winand(CEO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsFJ LabsPlug and Play Ventures

Alliesallies.digitalinMar 2023 · $42.5M

Allies helps European companies access specialized talent across the continent and build internal engineering capabilities, supporting their expansion and growth into global markets.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechNordic region, SE

Co-investorsGorilla CapitalCore Innovation CapitalFinTLV VenturesHamilton LaneLumir VenturesNew Era Capital Partners+2 more

ANZENanzen.comin

Anzen provides software that automatically populates insurance submission forms (ACORD, carrier applications, supplementals) from collected client information across email, phone, text, and AMS records, while tracking missing data and client follow-ups until submissions are market-ready.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechMarketing TechSaaS

Jose Muniz(Founder)inAnna Beach(Founder)Max Bruner(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesEvolution VenturesNew ForgeCarbon13Green Angel VenturesIVC+1 more

Armilla AIarmilla.aiinSeed · Feb 2024 · $4.5M

Armilla AI is a managing general agent offering liability coverage, performance warranties, and risk assessments for AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechToronto, CA

Dan Adamson(Founder)inKarthik Ramakrishnan(Founder)inBaiju Hasmukhrai Devani(Executive Officer, Director)Baiju Devani(Founder)Rahm Hafiz

BoardRaif Barbaros(Director)in

Co-investorsBeresford VenturesBetaworksCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Differential VenturesMistral Venture PartnersRebel Fund+8 more

Artificialartificial.ioin𝕏

Artificial provides a configurable software platform for specialty and reinsurance brokers and carriers to manage placement and underwriting workflows through integrated data tools and proprietary technology.

Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSLondon, GB

Co-investors6 Degrees CapitalMundi VenturesTrueSight Ventures

Assured Alliesassuredallies.comin𝕏Mar 2023 · $42.5M

Assured Allies provides insurance and health engagement solutions for older adults, partnering with financial institutions to deliver preventive care and protection services.

Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTechLongevity

Co-investorsCore Venture CapitalKaedan CapitalLionBirdLumir VenturesNat TurnerNew Era Capital Partners+6 more

Axo Longevityaxolongevity.com

Axo Longevity operates a longevity platform that applies elite human-performance principles to each member's longevity program.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechLongevityWellness & Fitness

Niko Mihic(Chief Medical Officer)Andy Walshe(Executive Longevity Advisor / Chief Performance Officer)

Co-investorsEverywhere Ventures

Bee Herobeehero.ioinDec 2022

BeeHero applies data science to pollination management in agriculture, helping farmers protect pollinator populations to secure food supply resilience.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureIoT

Itai Kanot(Chief Growth Officer)inOmer Davidi(Chief Executive Officer)inYuval Regev(Chief Product & Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsCIBUS ENTERPRISE FUND II LPEntrée CapitalGaingelsGeneral MillsJ-VenturesPlug and Play Ventures+6 more

Big Ticket Platformbigticketplatform.com

Big Ticket Platform builds AI-powered infrastructure that extracts, structures, and validates insurance exposure data from files and spreadsheets into model-ready formats.

AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechSaaS

Rob Bartlett(Co-founder & CEO)Ken Fraser(Co-founder & President)Tim Bird(Co-founder, Product & Ops)John Strickler(Head of Engineering)

Co-investorsGaingelsKube VCRoyal Street Ventures Management Company, Llc

Binahbinah.aiin

Binah.ai develops video-based software that measures health and wellness indicators using AI and deep learning algorithms applied to smartphone camera images or wearable sensors.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsDaybreak PartnersEsplanade VenturesGiTV, Inc.Maverick Ventures IsraelMoneta VCP5 Health Ventures+1 more

Blueberry Pediatricsblueberrypediatrics.com𝕏Series A

Blueberry Pediatrics provides 24/7 telemedicine consultations with board-certified pediatricians for families, supplemented by an at-home diagnostic kit to expand diagnosis capabilities and reduce urgent care visits.

Digital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Harrison Gordon(CEO)inDr. Lyndsey Garbi(Founder)Sean Miller(CTO)inJared Flamm(Head of Marketing)Raida Lopez(Customer Support Lead)Jamie jarman(Product)

Co-investorsColle Capital PartnersSGH CapitalStreamlined VenturesVentureSouqVibe CapitalY Combinator+13 more

Bountibounti.aiin

Bounti.ai offers AI tools for real estate agents, including B.Claw, an AI agent that connects to Gmail, calendar, MLS, and CRMs to triage inbox, generate CMAs, follow up on pipeline, and schedule, plus a visual marketing toolkit for photo enhancement, virtual staging, listing videos, and social content.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechPropTechSaaSSan Jose, US

Uzair A(Founder)Ashar Rizqi(Founder)inMatt Cooley(Founder)inUzair A.(Founder)inBrian Mitchell(Chief Strategy Officer)in

Co-investors2.12 AngelsBloomberg BetaGaingelsOctaveStage 2 CapitalVentech+4 more

Briyabriya.comin𝕏

Briya builds a data exchange infrastructure that connects healthcare organizations and life sciences organizations to share high-quality medical and clinical data securely and compliantly.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtech

David Lazerson(Co-founder)inGuy(Co-founder)

Co-investorsInsight PartnersAmiti VenturesAtento CapitalTeam8

CarDashrepairsmith.cominAcquired

CarDash operates a marketplace that picks up vehicles from customer locations, arranges maintenance and repair work with transparent pricing, and returns the completed cars to owners.

ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US

Yinon Weiss(CEO)inEvan Rosenfeld(Head Of Engineering)inSam Corcos(Technology)inTodd B Opalski(Director of Operations)Louis Beryl(Board Member)

Co-investorsY CombinatorAfore CapitalBurst CapitalFelicis VenturesFour CitiesGlobal Founders Capital+4 more

Carrocarro.sg

Singapore-headquartered online used-car marketplace operating an automotive ecosystem across seven Asia-Pacific markets.

Kelvin Chng(Founder)in

Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalEndeavor CatalystGMO VenturePartnersGolden Gate VenturesInsignia Ventures Partners+9 more

Carrocarro.co

Aaron Tan(Founder)Aditya Lesmana(Founder)Kelvin Chng(Founder)

Co-investorsBeacon VCGMO VenturePartnersQuest VenturesSoftBank Vision FundAlpha JWC VenturesCorazon Capital+7 more

Centraleyescentraleyes.comin𝕏

Centraleyes offers an AI-powered cyber risk register and GRC platform that links risks to controls, compliance frameworks, evidence, remediation, vendor oversight, and executive reporting.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSHoboken, US

Co-investorsPlug and Play Ventures

Claritygetclarity.aiinAcquired

Clarity provides identity security and fraud protection for organizations throughout the candidate and employee lifecycle, using AI detection technology to prevent unauthorized access and insider threats caused by AI-driven identity manipulation.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityHR Tech

Ofer Ben-Noon(Co-Founder & CEO)Udi Mokady(Co-founder & CTO)Slavik Markovich(Head of GTM)Eyal Sasson(Head of Fraud & IP)David Lu(Founder)Gil Avriel(Founder)

Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersCommunity Access FundFlying Fish VenturesFusion VCGroundswell Ventures+15 more

Clarityclarity.tradein

Clarity (product name Invoto) offers a platform for cash management, corporate cards, invoice processing, and expense reconciliation built for bars, restaurants, and other food and beverage operators.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Co-investorsHumba VenturesLMNT VenturesMontage VenturesRegeneration.VC

ClearedInclearedin.com

The page is now owned by Hello Inbox, which provides free email deliverability testing tools and SPF, DKIM, and DMARC record generators to help businesses protect against email spoofing and phishing.

CybersecuritySaaS

Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, Llc

Cover Houndcoverhound.comJan 2018Acquired

Insurance comparison (AngelPad #2).

Keith Moore(Founder)in

Co-investorsAngelPadBlumberg CapitalBullpen CapitalCore Venture CapitalRoute 66 VenturesRRE Ventures+2 more

Coverflexcoverflex.cominFeb 2023

Coverflex offers a compensation management platform that lets companies build flexible, personalized compensation and benefits packages for their employees, aiming to reduce costs and give workers more value.

FintechHR TechInsurTechSaaS

Luis Rocha(Founder)Miguel Santo Amaro(Founder)Nuno Pinto(Founder)Rui Carvalho(Founder)Tiago Fernandes(Founder)

Co-investorsArmilar Venture PartnersBerliner Volksbank VenturesDraycottEndeavor CatalystLince CapitalPolytech Ecosystem Ventures+5 more

Coviecovie.comin𝕏SeedDefunct

Covie provides a platform that enables consumers to securely share their insurance policy information with third-party apps and services.

Data & InfrastructureFintechInsurTechSaaSAustin, US

Trent Harvey(Founder)inIan Littman(Founder)inWilliam Dearie(Founder)in

Co-investorsMGV.VCTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorDeans & HomerNew Stack VenturesPEAK6+2 more

Creature Comfortcreaturecomforts.co.ukin

Creature Comforts operates member-based veterinary clinics in the UK designed to improve pet health outcomes and vet wellbeing through relationship-focused care.

ConsumerHealthtechWellness & FitnessLondon, GB

Dan(Co-founder)Russell(CEO)

Co-investorsTorch CapitalBoost Capital Partners

Crediburcredibur.cominPre-Seed · Jul 2025 · $2M

Credibur builds infrastructure for credit operations, offering a platform focused on debt facility reporting, portfolio systems, and auditability for lenders and financial institutions operating in regulated markets.

Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaSBerlin, DE

Priyanshu Saxena(Founder)in

Co-investorsBerliner Volksbank VenturesRedstoneTane FundVR Ventures

CredLinqcredilinq.aiin

CrediLinq provides embedded finance and Credit-as-a-Service infrastructure that lets marketplaces and platforms offer working capital lines of credit to their SME merchants, using alternative data and AI to assess funding needs.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintechSingapore, SG

Vikram Kotibhaskar(Founder)Deep Singh(Founder)inDinesh Singh

Co-investors1982 Ventures500 GlobalWhite Venture Capital

Crosschqcrosschq.comin𝕏Aug 2019

Crosschq provides a platform that delivers data-driven insights throughout the hiring process to help talent leaders optimize recruitment efficiency and hiring outcomes.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSDanville, US

Mike Fitzsimmons(Founder)Pete Goettner(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardGlenn Solomon(Director)in

Co-investorsAlt CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersGaia VenturesInner Loop CapitalNotable CapitalRocketship.vc+18 more

CRScrscreditapi.comin

CRS Credit API provides access to regulated credit data through multiple delivery channels—web portal, API integration, and system migration services—for businesses of all sizes seeking compliance and efficient credit reporting.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Co-investorsBrighter CapitalEscalate Capital PartnersLeadout CapitalSimplex Ventures

Dathena Sciencedathena.io𝕏acquired by Proofpoint

Dathena provides AI-powered data classification, discovering and classifying sensitive data across enterprise file repositories on premises and in the cloud to help organizations understand information risk and automate data protection.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Chris Gomes Muffat(Founder)in

Co-investorsJungle VenturesCerraCap Ventures

Deception and Truth Analysis (D.A.T.A.)deceptionandtruthanalysis.com

D.A.T.A. develops technology to detect deception in financial documents and text-based data for investment professionals and institutional investors.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Jason(Co-Founder & CEO)Nandan J. Shah(Co-Founder, CFO & COO)

Co-investorsThirdstream Partners

Energetic Insuranceenergeticcapital.cominOct 2024

Energetic Capital provides insurance and credit enhancement products for clean energy projects, using proprietary underwriting software and analytics to price project finance risk for developers, lenders, and other stakeholders.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyFintechInsurTechBoston, US

James Bowen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJeffrey McAulay(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardJoshua Posamentier(Director)inWilliam Thorne(Director)

Co-investorsClocktower VenturesCongruent VenturesGreensoil PropTech VenturesSE VenturesMuus Climate Partners

EtherMailethermail.ioin𝕏

EtherMail builds an email infrastructure platform for Web3 users, enabling decentralized inbox ownership and control.

AdTechCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Marketing TechSaaS

BoardHeinrichin

Co-investorsBlockchain Valley Ventures, LlcDraper AssociatesFabric VenturesVictus CapitalBlockchain Valley Ventures AGcLabs+1 more

Ethosethos.comin𝕏

Ethos provides online life insurance that customers can purchase entirely through a digital platform without the traditional lengthy application process.

FintechInsurTechSan Francisco, US

Lingke Wang(Co-Founder, President; Member, Board of Directors)Peter Colis(Co-Founder, CEO; Chair, Board of Directors)inLingke W.(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelAdit Ventures Management, LlcEvolution VC PartnersFlying Fish VenturesFounders Circle CapitalGeneral Catalyst+18 more

Fairmaticfairmatic.comin

LEEO provides commercial auto insurance with data-driven underwriting, using telematics, AI, and data science to price and underwrite coverage for fleets and small businesses.

AI & Machine LearningInsurTechMobility & TransportationReno, US

Jonathan Matus(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMax Chee(Director)Charles Moldow(Director)in

Co-investorsAquiline Technology GrowthFoundation CapitalEvolution VC PartnersExpansion Venture CapitalLaunchpad CapitalSand Hill Angels+5 more

FeltSensefeltsense.com

Feltsense builds a software platform that deploys AI agents to identify market opportunities, validate demand, and build software and physical infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US

Marik Hazan(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBlitzscaling VenturesDraper AssociatesWestern Technology InvestmentYonder VCBee Partners+2 more

Finleapfinleap.comin

finleap is a fintech company builder and investor that, between 2014 and 2021, founded or invested in 15 ventures and developed corporate joint ventures and service ventures.

Fintech

Co-investorsSBI Ventures Europe GmbHYabeoPing AnShackleton Ventures Ltd.

Flexwithflex.comin𝕏

Flex provides telehealth consultations with licensed clinicians to determine eligibility for HSA/FSA-qualified health products and services for customers with various medical conditions.

Digital HealthFintechHealthtechMarketplaces

Sam O'Keefe(Founder)inMiguel Toledo(Founder)inSam OKeefe(Founder)inNikada Kaba(Founder)Sam O'Keefe Miguel Toledo(Founder)Shragie Lichtenstein(Founder)

Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalCameron VenturesCore Venture CapitalEight CapitalFirst Round CapitalHarvest Venture Partners+25 more

Flexbase Technologiesflex.onein𝕏Sep 2023 · $120M

Flex provides flexible credit and financing solutions to business owners using AI technology.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Zaidur Rahman(Executive Officer, Director)Zaid Rahman(Founder)in

BoardSaxon Baum(Director)in

Co-investors53 StationsBeyond CapitalCarnrite VenturesChapter OneCompanyon VenturesFJ Labs+20 more

Future Familyfuturefamily.comSep 2018

Future Family is a San Francisco fertility-finance company offering IVF and egg-freezing payment plans, insurance and nurse coaching.

San Francisco, US

Claire Tomkins(Founder)inAlden Romney(Chief Executive Officer)

BoardLauren Kolodny(Director)inTodd Kimmel(Director)in

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAlumni VenturesAspect VenturesBBG VenturesClear Haven Capital ManagementCorrelation Ventures+21 more

FutureProof Technologiesfutureprooftech.ioin

FutureProof is a Managing General Agent offering AI-based property insurance for condos, homeowners, and commercial properties, focusing on Excess & Surplus lines in areas exposed to hurricane wind, wildfire, severe convective storms, and flood.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTech

Co-investorsBlackhorn VenturesCarnrite VenturesCLAI VenturesDangerous VenturesKeiki CapitalPlug and Play Ventures+6 more

Generation Homegenerationhome.comin𝕏

Gen H (Generation Home) is a UK mortgage lender offering products such as an "Income Booster" that increases borrowing capacity using support from family and friends, and "New Build Boost," a scheme pairing a mortgage with a 15% interest-free equity loan.

FintechPropTech

Co-investorsEntrée CapitalExpansion CapitalLa FamigliaAtomicoLegal & GeneralMithril Capital Management+1 more

GenMDgenmd.aiin

GenMD creates digital twins of healthcare datasets, allowing health systems to support research, AI development, and external partnerships while preserving patient privacy.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital Health

Co-investorsMoment Ventures, Llc

Geositegeosite.ioSeedAcquired

Geosite is a cloud platform that aggregates public and commercial geospatial data including satellite imagery, allowing users to search, purchase, and manage datasets for planning and operations.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Rachel Olney(Founder)inDan Lim(Engineering)Stella Yu(Director of Operations)Candace Scott(Assistant)Daniela Moody(CTO)

Co-investorsGaingelsIntelis CapitalY CombinatorBCo VentureBee PartnersCathexis Ventures+4 more

Ground Truth Intelligencegtintel.io

GT Intel is an advisory and intelligence firm that works with senior operators and advisors to provide strategic guidance and market intelligence across regulated, complex, and geopolitical environments.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTechSaaSSector AgnosticLondon, GB

Stewart Kelly(Founder & CEO)inMatthew Hunt(Co-Founder & COO)in

Co-investorsLegalTech

hedgehedge.io𝕏Seed · Mar 2025

Hedge builds a financial platform that enables underserved Americans to invest collectively with family and friends, aiming to democratize wealth-building and address systemic barriers to investing for those historically excluded from financial markets.

ConsumerFintechSaaSSocial

Kyle Al-Rawi(Co-founder, CEO)in

Co-investorsKnockout CapitalStartupFon

Hedgehedgespecialty.comin

Hedge provides direct access to specialty insurance markets for retail agents, offering dedicated account teams that handle policies from intake through renewal without sub-brokering layers.

AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechSan Francisco, US

Luke Button(CEO)inLuke Rosa(Founder)in

Co-investorsRestive VenturesY CombinatorPantera Capital

Hippomyhippo.com𝕏

Hippo is an online home insurance marketplace that connects customers with quotes from top-rated carriers and provides expert guidance through dedicated agents.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerInsurTech

Assaf Wand(Founder)Eyal Navon(Founder)

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAlly VenturesAquiline Technology GrowthComcast VenturesFelicis VenturesFifth Wall+11 more

Hourlyhourly.ioin

Hourly is a platform that combines payroll, time tracking, HR, and workers' compensation insurance in one system, using real-time wage data to keep insurance premiums accurate.

FintechHR TechInsurTechSaaSPalo Alto, US

Shay Litvak(Executive Officer, Director)inTomer Sagi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Tom Sagi(Co-founder & CEO)inTal Sagi(Executive Officer, Director)Amir Faintuch(Director)in

BoardHaim Sadger(Director)in

Co-investorsEvolution VenturesGlilot Capital PartnersJ-VenturesSienna Venture CapitalB Capital GroupCoinbase Ventures+8 more

HumanAPIhumanapi.co𝕏Jan 2015acquired by LexisNexis Risk Solutions

LexisNexis Health Intelligence (formerly Human API Health Intelligence) provides electronic health record (EHR) data access and integration for life insurance carriers and underwriters.

Data & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechInsurTechRedwood City, US

Andrei Pop(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJohn Malloy(Director)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAngelPadMoneta VCSilicon BadiaSPRINGROCK VENTURESWestern Technology Investment+3 more

Huscarlhuscarl.ioinSeed

Huscarl provides actuarial advisory and risk management services to large corporations, helping them optimize their insurance coverage and manage enterprise risk similar to captive insurance companies.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSan Francisco, US

Alex Musy(CEO)inPaulien Jeunesse(CTO)in

Co-investorsFrstY CombinatorMetsu CapitalOurCrowdRaigad Ventures

I2xi2x.ai

i2x provides a real-time AI platform for contact centers that transcribes and analyzes 100% of calls, gives agents live on-screen coaching recommendations during conversations, and offers voicebots for inbound/outbound telephony and agent training.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsAsgard - human Capital for AIBerliner Volksbank VenturesBridge to GrowthDiscovery Ventures III Gmb H & Co. KGPlug and Play VenturesRedstone+2 more

InnerPlantinnerplant.comin𝕏

InnerPlant develops living sensor technology that enables farmers to detect plant stress in real-time, allowing targeted application of treatments to reduce chemical use and increase crop yields.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechIoTRoboticsCalifornia, US

RodinShely Aronov(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Berolzheimer(Founder & Managing Partner)inGary Schaefer(Chief Commercial Officer)in

BoardJocelyne Cooke(CFO)in

Co-investorsBee PartnersBison VenturesCultiv8 Funds ManagementGaingelsKokopelli CapitalNimble Partners+7 more

Instntinstnt.orgin𝕏Dec 2020

Instnt offers identity fraud loss insurance that transfers identity-fraud liability from a company's balance sheet to global insurers, using AI to underwrite residual fraud-loss risk at account approval.

AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechNew York, US

Sunil Madhu(Founder and CEO)inJustin Kamerman(Chief Product Officer)inAmy Penn(Senior Vice President of Sales)inLaura Pinto(SVP, People)inLukas Osborne, PhD(Head of Data Science & Machine Learning)inKARL ANTLE(Director)

Co-investorsCohen CircleColle Capital PartnersFantail VenturesPlug and Play VenturesThird PrimeValuestream Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Hedge Capital MarketsAnzen Technologies, Inc.Artificial LabsBeaconBig Ticketbinah.ai Digital HealthBlackSwan TechnologiesBoopClaimSetterCompound LifeDelfiDot Cross ItFloodFlashHiJennyHippo InsuranceHuman APIi(x) InvestmentiXledger / iX InvestmentJoinsensaMeanwhileMeetsmorePatternPerlstreetPledgePresentialProject BRedberry LabsRepair SmithRepairSmithResilienceRubrickSensaTideTRADETEQVDOOWelcome HomeXare

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 13

3 IPOs · 10 acquisitions · showing 8

AccelerantNYSE: ARXJFrogNASDAQ: FROGRubrikNYSE: RBRKDathena Scienceacq. by ProofpointHumanAPIacq. by LexisNexis Risk SolutionsNodeacq. by SugarCRMPledgeacq. by Blue YonderTomorrowacq. by Ethos

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has MS&AD Ventures made?
MS&AD Ventures has 181 tracked investments, 13 of which have exited, including 10 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does MS&AD Ventures invest at?
MS&AD Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is MS&AD Ventures's typical check size?
MS&AD Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
What sectors does MS&AD Ventures focus on?
MS&AD Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Crypto & Web3, Digital Health, Fintech, Future of Work, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, InsurTech, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech.
Where is MS&AD Ventures located?
MS&AD Ventures is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
Does MS&AD Ventures lead rounds?
MS&AD Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does MS&AD Ventures co-invest with?
MS&AD Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Plug and Play Ventures, Gaingels, among 486 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 101

Plug and Play Ventures

Plug and Play is an innovation platform that connects corporations, governments, startups, investors, and universities, running accelerator programs and venture investing across more than 25 vertical industries.

$50K – $400K
500 Global

500 Global (formerly 500 Startups) is a venture capital firm whose flagship Silicon Valley strategy backs promising technology companies from pre-seed onward across a range of sectors and geographies.

$150K
Montage Ventures

Montage Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage companies transforming financial services, commerce, and healthcare, with a focus on AI-driven change.

$4M
Felicis Ventures

Felicis is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders, investing primarily at Seed and Series A across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and defense, global resilience and energy, and health and bio.

$500K – $15M
Soma Capital

Soma Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders building category-defining technology companies, emphasizing close, early relationships with ambitious entrepreneurs.

$100K – $300K
Global Founders Capital

Global Founders Capital (GFC) is the global venture capital platform of Rocket Internet, investing early and across sectors in fast-growing technology companies.

$1M
FinTLV Ventures

FinTLV Ventures is a global venture capital firm focused on Insurtech and Fintech companies, backing technology businesses with proven models and helping them scale through its network of insurers, reinsurers, and financial institutions.

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.

$1M – $5M
Insight Partners

Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.

$120M – $350M
8VC

8VC is a venture capital firm investing across logistics, life sciences, healthcare, IT infrastructure, and government/defense, guided by its Smart Enterprise thesis focused on data integration and platform network effects.

$500K – $50M
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a global venture capital and investment firm backing founders across stages and industries, with a notable focus on AI, healthcare transformation, defense, and space.

$30M
Notable Capital

This page announces that GGV Capital split into two separate firms in March 2024: Granite Asia (Singapore, covering APAC) and Notable Capital (US, based in Silicon Valley with offices in San Francisco and New York, investing in the US, Israel, Europe, and Latin America).

Both backed · 3
$5M – $50M
▶89 more co-investors

RRE VenturesFifth WallAcrew CapitalDell Technologies CapitalAngelPadComcast VenturesHOF CapitalPortage VenturesCore Venture CapitalKhosla VenturesFoundation CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Gradient VenturesNextView VenturesLux CapitalBullpen CapitalOurCrowdMouro Capital83NorthWormhole CapitalPropel Venture PartnersBlumberg CapitalInsignia Ventures PartnersEos Venture Partners Limited1982 VenturesRWT HorizonsFounders FundNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)DCVC (Data Collective)Innovation EndeavorsCanvas VenturesPICUS CAPITALBond Capital ManagementPractical Venture Capital2048 VenturesCoinbase VenturesCapitalGGotham Gal VenturesCisco InvestmentsPeak XV PartnersFf Venture CapitalWalden InternationalBlueRun VenturesPitangoGlilot Capital PartnersContour Venture PartnersJigsaw VCBootstrapLabsS CapitalMaven VenturesPositive Sum CapitalBrewer Lane VenturesMotive PartnersSTILLMARKIA Capital GroupVR VenturesLavrock Venturesat.inc/Vintage Investment PartnersEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)BoxGroupKrakenOffline VenturesOak HC/FTPhysical IntelligenceAmplify PartnersPoint NineRidge VenturesDN CapitalICONIQ CapitalCherry VenturesVine VenturesAccelerator VenturesCP VenturesEXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITAL137 VenturesRubicon Venture CapitalRally Ventures Management, Llcmuru-DIlluminate VenturesDeciensBand of AngelsF2 Venture CapitalKOMPAS VCCity LightHanaco Venture CapitalBitwise Asset ManagementRabbit VenturesDG Incubation

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