# Briza

> Briza is a Toronto-based insurtech that started as a unified, API-first platform for small-business commercial insurance - letting agencies, brokers and software platforms quote, bind and pay for policies like BOP, GL, WC and cyber through a single integration. Founded in 2016, the company has since narrowed its focus to carrier API reliability, applying manufacturing-style engineering discipline to reduce failed submissions and slow integrations that cost carriers premium.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **Founders:** Ben Munro (Co-founder & former CEO), Mike McDerment (Co-founder & Executive Chair (FreshBooks co-founder)), Rishi Sharma (Co-founder, former CTO, now CEO)
- **Team size:** ~110 (reported); historically 25-50 through funding rounds and layoffs
- **Products:** Commercial Insurance-as-a-Service API, Comparative Rating, Carrier API Reliability Platform, Embedded Insurance Integrations
- **Notable:** Built the industry's first unified API for small-business commercial insurance., Secured partnerships with 11 commercial insurers including Liberty Mutual, Berkshire Hathaway GUARD and AmTrust., Raised $11M USD across seed and Series A rounds.

## Products & services

- **Commercial Insurance-as-a-Service API** — A unified, API-first platform enabling instant quote, bind and pay for small-business commercial lines (BOP, GL, WC, cyber and more) across multiple carriers through a single integration.
- **Comparative Rating** — Software-enabled comparative rating that lets agencies and brokers compare quotes from multiple carriers' automated underwriting models.
- **Carrier API Reliability Platform** — Engineering-led offering that improves the reliability of insurance carrier APIs, applying Six Sigma and Kaizen discipline to reduce failed submissions and integration downtime.
- **Embedded Insurance Integrations** — Coverage offerings embedded into vertical SaaS and AI platforms via Briza's API, enabling adjacent software products to sell insurance.

## Achievements

- Built the industry's first unified API for small-business commercial insurance.
- Secured partnerships with 11 commercial insurers including Liberty Mutual, Berkshire Hathaway GUARD and AmTrust.
- Raised $11M USD across seed and Series A rounds.
- Awarded U.S. Patent No. 12,388,588.
- Achieved SOC 2 Type II certification.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Briza's engineering blog ('Last One Percent') publishes technical posts including an intro to its illogical.js library.
- **2025** — Company repositions around carrier API reliability, referencing U.S. Patent No. 12,388,588 and SOC 2 Type II certification.
- **2023** — CTO Rishi Sharma takes over as CEO after the previous CEO's departure; company restructures and cuts staff.

## Links

- Website: https://briza.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/briza-inc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/brizainc
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/brizainc/

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Last updated: 2026-07-22