| Date | Title | Description |
| 03.02.2026 | Healthcare and financial wellbeing startup for over 60s Lateral raises £2.5M | Experts in healthcare and financial services have secured £2.5 million in seed funding to fund a startup geared towards providing health and wealth products for the over 60s.
The funding round in UK-based Lateral was led by UK fintech inves... |
| 13.10.2025 | Dragonfly Takes Flight: AI Startup Secures €3M to Reshape Enterprise Software Decisions | London's Dragonfly secured €3M in pre-seed funding. The AI startup revolutionizes software decision-making for businesses. Its platform acts as an automated solutions architect. It offers instant, tailored recommendations from a vast databa... |
| 08.10.2025 | Dragonfly Raises £2.6M in Pre-Seed Funding | Dragonfly, a London, UK-based provider of a software discovery platform, raised £2.6M in Pre-Seed funding.
The round was led by Episode 1, joined by Dreamcraft and Portfolio Ventures, with angels including QuantumBlack founder and CTO Sam B... |
| 22.09.2025 | EE Inc before EU Inc: What Estonia can teach Europe about digital sovereignty | If Europe's tech ecosystem wants to see how a digital-first approach to startups and governance can work in practice — and what it could mean for the proposed 28th Regime — it needs look no further than e-Estonia, the country's long-running... |
| 13.11.2024 | The New Wave of Insurance: AI and On-Demand Solutions | The insurance landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. Two forces are driving this change: AI-driven analytics and on-demand insurance. Both are reshaping how we think about coverage, risk, and customer service. In a world that demands spee... |
| 11.11.2024 | On-Demand Insurance: Customizing Coverage for a Fast-Paced World | Share
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Convenience and customization are highly valued in almost every area of life, from streaming services to meal delivery. Insurance, once considered a lengthy and traditional process, is no exception to this tren... |
| 04.03.2023 | Born of drone tech, insurtech Flock raises $38M Series B to nudge commercial drivers towards safety | It’s only human nature. If you tell a driver their insurance premium will go down if they drive more safely, then – it turns out – they will probably drive more safely. Scale that up to entire commercial fleets and the costs saving can beco... |
| 27.02.2023 | Born of drone tech, insuretech Flock raises $38M Series B to nudge commercial drivers towards safety | It’s only human nature. If you tell a driver their insurance premium will go down if they drive more safely, then – it turns out – they will probably drive more safely. Scale that up to entire commercial fleets and the costs saving can beco... |
| 09.01.2023 | Is the Usage-Based Insurance Market Growing, And Why? | The automobile insurance industry in the US alone made $327 billion in 2022. Worldwide, the market is worth around $780 billion according to Mobility Foresights. This industry involves various kinds of vehicle cover, and one sector is known... |
| 27.09.2022 | Papaya wants to help electrify last-mile logistics in Europe | Internal combustion engines still rule the roost when it comes to powering automobiles, but there are signs that they’re trundling into oblivion, at least in some markets. The likes of Sweden, Denmark and the U.K. are planning to ban sales ... |
| 11.10.2021 | Insuretech – Making Insurance personal | Insuretech where insurance is now leveraging the advantages of technology is making insurance more personal rather than the old cohort-centric model. Insurance even today is complex for a retail individual to grasp its language, complex off... |
| 09.09.2021 | Marshmallow joins burgeoning UK auto insurtech unicorn club with $85M raise | The news: The UK-based auto insurtech has quadrupled its valuation in less than a year to $1.25 billion, and it will use the funding to expand across Europe and develop new products, per TechCrunch.
What’s its appeal? Its data-driven and fl... |
| 07.08.2021 | Zego, the tech-enabled commercial motor insurer, raises $150M at $1.1B valuation | Zego, the insurtech that got its start by offering flexible motorbike insurance for gig economy workers but has since expanded with a range of tech-enabled commercial motor insurance products, has raised $150 million.
Leading the London-ba... |
| 29.07.2021 | Connected car insurance startup Flock raises $17M Series A led by Chamath Palihapitiya | Cast your mind back to that scene in Minority Report where all those autonomous cars are whizzing through the city. The more practically-minded of you may well have gone: “Yeah, but what about the insurance…?”.
Among the startups building t... |
| 12.03.2021 | Zego Raises $150M in Series C; Valued at $1.1 Billion | Zego, a London, UK-based motor insurtech company, raised $150m in a Series C funding round valuing it at $1.1 billion.
The round was led by DST Global, with participation from new backers General Catalyst, whose founder and MD, Joel Cutler,... |
| 11.03.2021 | Zego raises $150M Series C and sets sights on becoming a global insurance company | The highly oversubscribed round was led by DST Global with new backers including General Catalyst and existing investors including Balderton. Zego's Series A was led by Balderton in 2017.
Zego is a commercial motor insurance company that o... |
| 10.03.2021 | Zego bags $150M and becomes UK’s first-ever insurtech unicorn | London-based insurtech Zego raised $150 million (nearly £108 million) Series C funding in the largest ever funding round by any insurtechs in the region. As a result, it becomes the first UK insurtech unicorn with a valuation of $1.1 billio... |
| 10.03.2021 | UK’s newest tech unicorn: London-based insurtech Zego raises $150M at a valuation of $1.1B | Zego is a UK-founded commercial motor insurance provider that specialises in flexible insurance. Its insurance solutions are aimed at highly customised policies to businesses, freelancers, independent contractors, and mobility service provi... |
| 10.03.2021 | London based insurtech company Zego raises US $ 150 million in Series C round | Zego, a London based insurtech company, announced early in March 2021 that it has secured US $ 150 million in its Series C round of funding. The round was led by DST global. |
| 09.03.2021 | Zego, the tech-enabled commercial motor insurer, raises $150M at $1.1B valuation | Zego, the insurtech that got its start by offering flexible motorbike insurance for gig economy workers but has since expanded with a range of tech-enabled commercial motor insurance products, has raised $150 million.
Leading the London-bas... |
| 09.12.2020 | Insurtech company Zego acquires telematics startup Drivit | UK insurtech company Zego has acquired Portuguese telematics startup Drivit to up its data game. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Telematics is the combination of telecommunications and informatics (computer systems), and is largel... |
| 16.06.2020 | Coronavirus is demonstrating the vital role of insurance – whilst accelerating its disruption | For centuries, major crises have reshaped societies, driving improvements and innovations that help them to better prepare going forwards. The insurance industry is no different. In 1666, the Great Fire of London led to the destruction of o... |
| 27.03.2020 | Interview with Sten Saar, CEO and co-founder of Zego | 0 shares
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Founded in 2016 by Deliveroo directors Harry Franks and Sten Saar, Zego provides insurance policies fit for the 21st century.
Since its creation, Zego has been breaking down outdated insurance barriers,... |
| 17.03.2020 | Announcing: the UK companies joining Future Fifty 8.0 | Today we are delighted to welcome the new additions to our programme for late-stage tech companies. The prestigious Future Fifty.
The longest-running and most successful accelerator programme for late-stage tech companies in Europe, Future... |
| 06.03.2020 | Startup of the Week: Zego | 2 shares
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Our Startup of the Week is Zego! Founded in 2016 by Deliveroo directors Harry Franks and Sten Saar, Zego provides insurance policies fit for the 21st century.
Whilst working for Deliveroo, the two fou... |
| 04.07.2019 | Amsterdam-based Dott announces €30M Series A, sustainable e-scooters, also plans expansion in Germany, UK and NL | Dott, the Amsterdam-based micro-mobility company, has announced today a commitment for a €30 million Series A funding round. The investment has been co-led by existing investors the EQT Ventures fund (“EQT Ventures”), a leading European mul... |
| 19.06.2019 | London-based insurtech Zego raises €37.5M Series B backed by TransferWise founder, aims to rapidly expand operations throughout Europe | London startup Zego is an insurtech startup specialising in flexible insurance. Its insurance solutions are aimed at highly customised policies to businesses, freelancers, independent contractors and mobility service providers such as Uber ... |
| 18.06.2019 | Daily funding roundup - June 18th, 2019 | SafeAI raised $5M; GuestReady closed $6M; Care Care landed $7M; Livepeer secured $8M
SafeAI: SafeAI is creating the future of autonomous heavy equipment. SafeAI has raised $5 million in funding led by Autotech Ventures. Other investors in t... |
| 18.06.2019 | The rise of the gig economy helps London-based insurtech Zego to raise $42M | A couple of years ago, London-based startup Zego realised gig-economy workers would need insurance, and went on to raise a very healthy £6 million in Series A funding, led by Balderton Capital. Its first products were pay-as-you-go scooter ... |
| 18.06.2019 | London insurtech scale-up Zego secures $42 million in a round led by Target Global | London-based insurtech startup Zego has raised $42 million to boost its European expansion. The financing round was led by Target Global and joined by Balderton Capital and Transferwise co-founder Taavet Hinrikus, who is also joining the co... |
| 18.06.2019 | Facebook Takes the Wraps Off Its Secretive Libra Project: Term Sheet | INTRODUCING LIBRA
Facebook published its white paper and took the wraps off of its secretive Project Libra.
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| 18.06.2019 | Страховщик Zego привлёк $42 млн от группы инвесторов во главе с Target Global Статьи редакции | Компания потратит деньги на увеличение штата и выход на новые рынки.
Международный венчурный фонд Target Global инвестировал в лондонский стартап в сфере страхования Zego. Об этом vc.ru рассказали в фонде.
Среди других инвесторов раунда — к... |
| 18.06.2019 | Zego Raises $42M in Series B Funding | Zego, a London, UK-based insurtech company, raised $42m in Series B funding.
The round was led by Target Global, with participation from TransferWise founder Taavet Hinrikus, Latitude Balderton Capital and Tom Stafford of DST Global. In con... |
| 20.11.2017 | Zego Raises £6m in Series A Funding | Zego, a London, UK-based pay-as-you go insurance provider, raised £6m in Series A funding.
Backers included Balderton Capital, LocalGlobe and angel investors.
The company intends to use the funds to hire more specialists for its engineering... |
| 20.11.2017 | Zego secures €6.7M from Balderton Capital to provide pay-as-you-work insurance for gig economy drivers | Pay-as-you go insurance provider Zego has raised €6.7 million in Series A funding from Balderton Capital, as the startup gets ready to launch new products for flexible workers employed in the sharing economy. Clerkenwell-based Zego, which h... |
| 20.11.2017 | Term Sheet — Monday, November 20 | SAY GOODBYE TO FOUNDER-FRIENDLY
Good morning, Term Sheet readers.
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| 19.11.2017 | Gig economy insurance provider Zego raises £6 million | Zego, a pay-as-you-go insurance provider for gig economy workers, has announced a Series A funding round of £6 million led by Balderton Capital with participation from LocalGlobe and a number of angel investors.
The Series A round follows t... |
| 19.11.2017 | Investment update: Zego raises £6M Series A to provide gig economy worker insurance | - |
| 18.11.2017 | Zego picks up £6M Series A led by Balderton for its gig economy worker insurance | Zego, the London-based startup that appears to have spotted a gaping insurance hole in the so-called gig economy, has raised £6 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Balderton Capital, with participation from existing backers, i... |
| - | Zego raises $150M Series C to accelerate its growth in the commercial motor insurance market | The highly oversubscribed round was led by DST Global with new backers including General Catalyst and existing investors including Balderton. Zego's Series A was led by Balderton in 2017.
Zego is a commercial motor insurance company that p... |
| - | Zego raises $42M Series B to fund European expansion | The Series B round was led by Target Global, with participation from TransferWise founder Taavet Hinrikus, Latitude, and existing investors including Balderton Capital.
Balderton previously led Zego's Series A round.
Zego provides flexibl... |
| - | London’s Balderton celebrates over 20 years in business, brings home $680 million, and launches early growth fund | After two decades of being one of Europe’s leading Series A venture firms, Balderton Capital has raised a mammoth $680 million to launch an early growth fund. With this new addition of funds, the firm is now actively deploying over $1 billi... |
| - | Новые бизнес-модели в страховании — какими они могут быть и какие сервисы их используют | Работаю страховым экспертом в Insurance Team и решил поделиться обзором новых бизнес-моделей в страховании. От «общего котла» до pay-as-you-go.
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| - | Techcrunch: London-based insurtech Zego raises $42M | A couple of years ago, London-based startup Zego realised gig-economy workers would need insurance, and went on to raise a very healthy £6 million in Series A funding, led by Balderton Capital. Its first products were pay-as-you-go scooter ... |
| - | Techcrunch: Insurtech start-up Zego raises $42m to fund European expansion | A couple of years ago, London-based startup Zego realised gig-economy workers would need insurance, and went on to raise a very healthy £6 million in Series A funding, led by Balderton Capital. Its first products were pay-as-you-go scooter ... |
| - | Marshmallow joins burgeoning UK auto insurtech unicorn club with $85M raise | The news: The UK-based auto insurtech has quadrupled its valuation in less than a year to $1.25 billion, and it will use the funding to expand across Europe and develop new products, per TechCrunch.
What’s its appeal? Its data-driven and fl... |
