# arqu

> arqu is a San Francisco-based, tech-enabled wholesale insurance brokerage rebuilding how large, complex commercial risks are placed in the roughly $100bn US Excess & Surplus (E&S) market. Rather than acting as a quick-quote platform, arqu pairs experienced broker teams with proprietary software that pre-underwrites every risk in depth, giving retail brokers and capacity providers better data, faster placements, and sharper pricing. It focuses on construction, real estate, energy, and environmental risks and works with 20 of the largest retail brokerages in the country.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Chi Lee (Co-Founder & CEO), Jerrod (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~18 employees
- **Products:** arqu Wholesale Brokerage Platform, Pre-Underwriting Engine, Portfolio-Level Analytics
- **Notable:** Raised $10M Series A in September 2024 led by Crosslink Capital with Intact Ventures., Working with 20 of the largest retail brokerages in the United States., Completed its largest single placement (multi-million dollars in premium).

## Products & services

- **arqu Wholesale Brokerage Platform** — A tech-enabled wholesale insurance brokerage that places large-scale, complex commercial risks in the Excess & Surplus (E&S) market. Broker teams use proprietary software to pre-underwrite every risk in depth, improving participation, pricing, and process outcomes for retailers and their insureds.
- **Pre-Underwriting Engine** — Data and analytics tooling that lets broker teams thoroughly pre-underwrite each risk before it reaches carriers, accelerating underwriter productivity and reducing placement times by days to weeks.
- **Portfolio-Level Analytics** — Analytics that let broker teams evaluate complex risks such as national property portfolios and large-scale loss schedules at the portfolio level.

## Achievements

- Raised $10M Series A in September 2024 led by Crosslink Capital with Intact Ventures.
- Working with 20 of the largest retail brokerages in the United States.
- Completed its largest single placement (multi-million dollars in premium).
- On track for its largest production quarter since inception at the time of the raise.
- Launched portfolio-level analytics for national property portfolios and large loss schedules.

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Closed $10M Series A led by Crosslink Capital with participation from Intact Ventures and existing investors, to expand into real estate, energy, and environmental verticals.
- **2024-09** — Announced portfolio-level analytics and reported its largest single placement and biggest production quarter to date.

## Links

- Website: https://arqu.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arqu-inc

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Last updated: 2026-07-13