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NFP Ventures, the early-stage investment arm of NFP, today announced a Series A investment in Harness Wealth (“Harness”). Harness is a wealth management solution for next generation wealth builders seeking financial, estate, and tax advice. Harness offers a personalized, tech-enabled approach, making it easy to engage with financial planning and advisory services firms based on specific needs and circumstances.
NFP Ventures, the early-stage investment arm of NFP, today announced an investment in Honeycomb Insurance (formerly Agilius), a commercial real estate insurance managing general agent (MGA). Honeycomb offers a digital insurance platform that brings innovation to how multi-family property insurance is underwritten, purchased and managed. In addition to the NFP Ventures investment, NFP has signed a distribution agreement with Honeycomb to offer the innovative MGA product to its small- to medium-size (SME) commercial real estate clients.
FinTech Magazine features insights from NFP’s Mike Goldman, president and chief operating officer, on the role of digital transformation throughout the pandemic.
NFP Ventures, the early-stage investment arm of NFP, today announced a seed investment in VaxAtlas, Inc., a leading vaccine management platform. VaxAtlas offers users a digital and portable solution to manage COVID-19 vaccination information.
NFP Ventures, the early-stage investment arm of NFP, today announced a strategic investment in TrustLayer (hyperlink to this: https://trustlayer.io/) , a next-generation collaborative risk management platform and one of the insurance industry’s first real-time proof of insurance verification solution.
NFP clients can now offer their employees access to MoneyLion’s all-in-one financial platform, including access to Instacash™, interest-free cash advances designed to cover essentials and unexpected expenses.
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Axio, an NFP Ventures and leading cyber risk management Software-as-a-Service company, Participates in Panel Session “Making Cybersecurity Work in a Post-COVID World”
NFP Ventures, the early-stage investment arm of NFP, today announced a strategic investment in Kindbody, the innovative provider of a fertility and family-building solution. The investment, NFP Ventures’ first in a company both founded and fully led by women, includes plans to offer Kindbody’s services to NFP clients so they can integrate the services into employee benefit plan programs.
Axio, an NFP Ventures and leading cyber risk management Software-as-a-Service company, has been named a 2020 Gartner Cool Vendor in the May 2020 “Cool Vendors in Integrated Risk Management” report. Axio360 enables all key stakeholders to achieve a shared understanding of cyber risk and confidently optimize technical and financial controls to protect the business. By focusing on the financial impact of the risk, Axio helps company executives and board members understand the value of their cybersecurity investments in relation to their overall business objectives.
Carolina Rojas from the NFP Ventures team joined RBL1 Live on their Investor & Founder LiveStream Series. Carolina shared her story of how she navigated from consulting to venture capital, her perspective on health and finance investments at this time and where the industry is headed.
Kimon Angelides, the Founder and CEO of Vivante Health, an NFP Ventures company, was recently named Disruptive Founder of the Year in Rock Health's "Top 50 in Digital Health 2020." Kimon founded the first comprehensive digital therapeutic for often-stigmatized digestive health conditions. Its all-in-one solution, GIThrive, combines microbiome testing and real-time remote gut health monitoring with 24/7, on-demand assistance from a coordinated care team of health professionals.
Congratulations to DataCubes, a NFP Ventures company, for raising over $15 million in Series B Funding! DataCubes is a leading underwriting decisioning platform for U.S. commercial property and casualty (P&C) insurers and NFP is pleased to support their growth as an investor and strategic partner.
As states legalize marijuana, how can employers maintain safety while balancing fairness for a growing number of employees who can legally use marijuana? Hound Labs, a NFP Ventures company, answers that question and more on the Today Show.
Oakland-based startup Hound Labs is making strides as it develops the first marijuana breathalyzer – and is now sharing a look at how it works. After raising $30 million on Tuesday for a total of $65 million in funding, this startup is well on its way to improving marijuana impairment assessment standards.
Axio Global Inc., a cybersecurity optimization platform backed by NFP Ventures, is included in the Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Risk Management 2019 report. This inclusion highlights the significance of cyber risk challenges for businesses and the progressive steps needed to better protect their customers and people.
quip, an oral care company backed by NFP Ventures, has announced quipcare. quipcare is a new platform that provides, transparent and affordable way to access and pay for professional dental care though an app. TechCrunch breaks it down for you here.
Vivante’s mission to improve gut health in America could lower absentee rates and improve quality of life for the millions of individuals suffering from digestive problems. With new support from Rock Health, a thought leader in digital health, Vivante is that much better equipped to drive wellness.
South by Southwest is one of the premier film, music, media, and tech conferences in the world — and NFP was there! Watch our SXSW panel discussion about trends in the VC space. You’ll see what matters to different types of investors and what questions entrepreneurs should ask of potential funders to make sure the partnership is a good fit for all parties involved. Panelists were Tomorrow's CEO Dave Hanley, Victress Capital's co-founder Lori Cashman, Capital Factory's Director Shakeel Rashed and NFP's Managing Director of the Venture Fund Shawn Ellis.
"We are thrilled to work more closely with NFP, drawing on their years of experience in the property and casualty industry ... Their support will be critical in expanding our platform to continue to provide a seamless and fully digital broker-customer experience."
- Michael Furlong, Indio founder and CEO
Innovation Conversations with NFP speaks with Scott Kannry from Axio, a cyber security optimization firm who helps clients put together their cyber security puzzle more effectively than ever before. What helps more? An extra dollar spent on insurance or an extra dollar spent on IT security? Let Axio help answer these types of questions for you.
“NFP's understanding of the health and benefits space is unparalleled — we couldn't be more thrilled to have their counsel on our go-to-market strategy.”
- John Ciasulli, co-founder and CEO of Nubundle