startup-insurance
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upcover
upcover is a Sydney-based insurtech turning slow, paperwork-heavy commercial insurance into an instant, digital experience for Australian small businesses, startups and scaleups. Its platform lets a business get a quote by answering as few as two questions, buy cover, receive a certificate of currency instantly and even finance the premium in one click. Through insurance APIs and white-labelled journeys, upcover also lets other brands and platforms embed business insurance directly into their own products. Founded in 2019 and led by co-founder and CEO Skye Theodorou, the company works with around 40 insurers and serves roughly 60,000 businesses.
Sam Hodges
Sam Hodges is co-founder and CEO of Vouch Insurance, a tech-enabled insurance platform built specifically for high-growth startups and venture-backed companies. A serial fintech entrepreneur with 20+ years at the intersection of technology and financial services, Hodges previously co-founded and led the U.S. operations of Funding Circle to a 2018 London Stock Exchange IPO. He holds an MBA and MS from Stanford and a magna cum laude degree from Brown University, and is a Fellow of the inaugural Finance Leaders Fellowship at the Aspen Institute. Under his leadership, Vouch has raised over $229M in total funding, serves 6,000+ companies, and completed a Series D round in early 2025 alongside its acquisition of StartSure Insurance Services.
Vouch Insurance
Vouch is a technology-first business insurance broker built specifically for high-growth startups. Founded in 2018 by Sam Hodges and Travis Hedge, it engineers coverage - D&O, cyber, E&O, general liability and more - for venture-backed companies, with digital quoting, claims advocacy, and a growing carrier network. Backed by Ribbit, Index, Y Combinator, Allegis and others, Vouch insures thousands of startups including Brex, Carta, Ramp, and Middesk.
Corgi
Corgi is an AI-native, full-stack insurance carrier built specifically for technology startups. Founded in 2024 by Nico Laqua and Emily Yuan through Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch, Corgi owns its own carrier (Technology Risk Retention Group), enabling it to underwrite, price, and bind policies in minutes rather than the industry-standard weeks. The company offers coverage including general liability, directors & officers, cyber, tech E&O, and AI liability — directly tailored to how startups actually operate. With 40,000+ customers across 49 U.S. states, $40M+ ARR, and $268M raised at a $1.3B valuation as of May 2026, Corgi became Y Combinator's latest unicorn just 18 months after its founding.