About
Benedict has worked as an advisor to major insurers and asset managers in insurance, reinsurance, and risk modeling, and has over a decade of experience as a front-end developer building web applications. He holds a first-class degree in Chinese Studies from the University of Oxford and advised technology companies while a visiting student at Peking University.
Founder at CatamaranYC S23
Intro paths
Benedict went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Catamaran's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Benedict can intro founders to Catamaran's investors below.
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Co-founders at Catamaran
Experience
- CactusPresident and COOcurrent2025 — presentBermuda
- CatX CapitalChief Executive Officercurrent2023 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Lloyd'sLloyds Lab - Cohort 122024
- Y CombinatorYC S232023San Francisco Bay Area
- BaringaAssociate - Insurance2023
- BaringaConsultant - Insurance2022 — 2023
- BaringaAnalyst - Insurance2020 — 2022
- MactavishAnalyst2020
- Digiecon Digest Services [D2S]Consultant2020
- BaringaAnalyst - Insurance2019London, Greater London, United Kingdom
- 作业帮教育科技（北京）有限公司Consultant2018
Skills & more
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Web Content CreationOnline Video ProductionProject ManagementWeb DevelopmentWeb ApplicationsSEOEntrepreneurshipGraphic DesignBrand DevelopmentEducationContent StrategyTechnology Enabled Business TransformationLanguages Chinese · English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Benedict Altier?
- Benedict has worked as an advisor to major insurers and asset managers in insurance, reinsurance, and risk modeling, and has over a decade of experience as a front-end developer building web applications. He holds a first-class degree in Chinese Studies from the University of Oxford and advised technology companies while a visiting student at Peking University.
- Where does Benedict Altier work?
- Benedict Altier is Founder of Catamaran.
- What companies did Benedict Altier found?
- Benedict Altier founded Catamaran.
- Where did Benedict Altier go to school?
- Benedict Altier studied at University of Oxford (Bachelor’s Degree, Chinese Studies); Peking University (Chinese Studies); Hereford Sixth Form College.
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