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Sweden’s Hedvig raises $10.4M led by Obvious Ventures to build “nice insurance”

Sweden’s Hedvig raises $10.4M led by Obvious Ventures to build “nice insurance”

5 years ago
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https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/27/swedens-hedvig-raises-10-4m-led-by-obvious-ventures-to-build-nice-insurance/

Hedvig, a Swedish startup, is following in the footsteps of Lemonade building a new generation of insurance platforms that use AI to help evaluate customers and operate on a policy of using surplus for social good, and today the company announced the next stage of its growth. The startup has closed a SEK100 million ($10.4 million) round of funding to expand from its current offering of property insurance into a wider range of categories, and begin the costly process of expanding its business into more countries beyond its home market.

The funding values the company at SEK342 million ($35.5 million) — a modest figure considering Lemonade’s recent $300 million round, reportedly (per PitchBook) at a $2.1 billion post-money valuation — but helps position the company to set its sights on being a strong regional player (if not an acquisition target for Lemonade if it wants to quickly add on new regions: the latter kicked off its first services in Europe earlier this year, so its global aspirations are clear).

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