insurtech

Get ready for Egypt’s first insurtech hackathon which kicks off next week in Cairo

Are you ready for it? Egypt’s first insurtech hackathon, InsurHack, is set to kick off next Thursday (28 November) at the American University in…

SA’s Pineapple wins R22.5m in US startup competition, reveals new funding round

Johannesburg-based insurtech startup Pineapple has won first prize and $1.5-million (R22-million) in VentureClash, a $5-million global venture challenge for early-stage companies, run by US-based Connecticut Innovations….

Founders from SA startup InvestSure excited after inclusion on Insurtech100 list

The founders of Johannesburg-based insurtech startup InvestSure are over the moon after being included on the Insurtech100 2019 list. The Insurtech100 is an annual…

Momentum Metropolitan reveals it’s backing insurtech, fintech through local VC [Q&A]

SA insurance company Momentum Metropolitan is partnering with a local venture capital (VC) company and a VC from the UK to develop innovative financial…

SA insurtech startup Yalu raising Series-A round reveals co-founder Nkazi Sokhulu

Johannesburg-based credit life insurance provider Yalu is currently raising a Series-A round, CEO and co-founder Nkazi Sokhulu has revealed. He would not reveal the amount…

Here’s how you can tap German investor Allianz X’s €1bn fund

Are you running a growth-stage company that’s part of the insurance industry? Then you could just be the kind of firm that German investor…

SA insurtech Nobuntu to use Blue Garnet Ventures investment to develop, launch flagship product

Cape Town based insurtech startup Nobuntu will use an investment it raised from Blue Garnet Ventures to develop and launch its flagship savings product, the…

Quesnay in global call for applications to Female Founders in Tech competition

US-based innovation consulting firm Quesnay has opened applications for its second Female Founders in Tech competition and is calling on women-led startups from around the world to apply. The…

SA web platform Virtual Actuary turns down bid from major insurance firm

Things are hotting up for SA web platform Virtual Actuary, which allows actuaries to collaborate on projects without the need for expensive offices. The startup last week turned…

How Michael Jordaan inspired Investsure, the ‘world’s first cover for investors’

Sometimes in the SA tech ecosystem all it takes is two words to get someone’s attention. Sometimes those words are someone’s name — someone…

PIC won’t reveal how much it invested in black-owned insurtech Yalu [Updated]

UPDATE (6 August 2019): The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) disclosed in its 2018 annual report (see here — opens as a PDF) that it had acquired…

PIC behind new black-owned insurtech Yalu, set to launch first product in June [Updated]

UPDATE (6 August 2019): The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) disclosed in its 2018 annual report (see here — opens as a PDF) that it had acquired…

Is this platform API the game changer that will disrupt SA’s insurance industry?

A Cape Town-based fintech startup has launched an insurtech platform API that will enable developers to speed up development, prototyping and launching of digital insurance…

Startupbootcamp to kick off global FastTrack World Tour in Cape Town

Innovation accelerator Startupbootcamp Cape Town will kick off the 2018 Startupbootcamp (SBC) FastTrack World Tour in Cape Town on 19 February and has opened applications…

How insurtech partnerships are disrupting traditional sectors for the better

South Africa’s funeral insurance market is booming. It is the most prevalent type of insurance in the country, with the Centre for Financial Regulation and…

Black-owned insurtech startup Fo-Sho to unveil new short-term insurance product

Accelerator Startbootcamp Cape Town has scored some success, with South African insurtech startup Fo-Sho set to launch this Thursday (30 November) with its short-term insurance offering aimed at…

New R10m funded insuretech ‘startup’ Indie is Sanlam-owned company

South African insurtech startup Indie hopes to takes on traditional insurers in the youth market and is being bank-rolled by insurance giant Sanlam. This, despite claims…

Click2Sure launches its global aspirations at InsureTech Connect in Las Vegas

Cape Town insurtech startup Click2Sure announced yesterday that it has been invited to attend next month’s Insure Tech Connect, one of the world’s largest insurtech…

Switzerland’s F10 launches call for fintech, regtech, insurtech startups

Swiss accelerator F10 today launched a new call applications for its P2 programme. The call is open to all startups in fintech, regtech, and insurtech. Potential…

Time is ripe for startups like Pineapple to disrupt insurance – Old Mutual manager

Startups are set to disrupt the insurance business model fundamentally, says Stanley Gabriel, head of innovation at Old Mutual Personal Finance. Gabriel was responding to…

Startupbootcamp InsurTech fasttracks head to Johannesburg, Cape Town

Europe’s leading accelerator programme Startupbootcamp is getting geared up to showcase South Africa’s entrepreneurial talent in the global market through the third series of Startupbootcamp InsurTech FastTrack…

Q&A: Report details fintech’s explosion across African continent

Africa has seen a boom in fintech in the last two years, with 301 startups now active in the sector on the continent, a report released…

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