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Insurtech Startup Hippo Opens Innovation Center In Israel
The new innovation center will focus on the development of technologies across Hippo's insurtech business.
August 29, 2021
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Israeli-Founded Insurtech Firm Hippo Secures $350M Investment With Japanese Group
The investment comes four months after the Palo Alto-based Hippo raised $150 million at a valuation of $1.5 billion.
November 25, 2020
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Israeli-Founded Insurance Tech Startup Hippo Raises $150M At $1.5B Valuation
The funding brings the company's valuation to $1.5 billion; Hippo is now readying for IPO next year.
July 21, 2020
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Israeli-Founded Insurance Tech Companies Star In Forbes’ Top 50 FinTech Firms
The annual list looks at US-based companies making it easier, faster and cheaper to use financial services.
February 17, 2020
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Billion-Dollar Ideas: Of 30 Israeli-Founded Unicorns, 12 Joined The Club In 2019
Companies founded by Israelis and valued at $1 billion or over nearly doubled this year.
December 25, 2019
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Hippo Insurance Acquires US-Based Home Maintenance Platform Sheltr
Israeli-founded home insurance tech startup Hippo Insurance has acquired Sheltr, a US-based home maintenance platform that helps homeowners proactively care for their homes, the company announced in a blog post last week. The company was acquired in order to help Hippo further accelerate its mission to modernize how the homeowner protects his home and to […]
November 24, 2019
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Israeli Companies Raise Record $2.24B In Third Quarter of 2019
Israeli startups raised a record $2.24 billion in 142 deals in the third quarter of 2019, according to a new report released this week by Israel-based IVC Research Center and international law firm Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer & Co. (ZAG-S&W). While the amount raised in the third quarter was not far from the $2.32 billion raised […]
October 29, 2019
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Forbes Lists 10 Israeli-Founded Firms Among 50 ‘Most Promising’ AI Companies In US
The Israeli companies listed span categories such as insurance, healthcare, cybersecurity, and Big Data.
September 18, 2019
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Israeli-Founded Insurance Tech Startup Hippo Raises $100M
Founded in 2015, Hippo is led by Israeli-born CEO Assaf Wand, and CTO Eyal Navon; it made its debut in the insurance marketplace in April 2017.
July 25, 2019
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Best Of 2018: 15 ‘Superhero’ Israeli Startups Changing The World
From humanitarian assistance and plastic reduction to water sanitation and space missions, NoCamels presents a selection of remarkable companies that had a positive impact this past year.
December 27, 2018
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Israeli-Founded InsurTech Startup Hippo Secures $70M, Helps Clients Hit By California Wildfires
Based in Mountain View, CA, Hippo is transforming homeowners insurance with advanced tech, and has reached out to help victims of the devastating fires
November 18, 2018
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How Israeli Tech Startups Are Flipping The Script On The Opaque Insurance Sector
By using technologies that aim to put the customer first, Israeli startups and companies have emerged as disruptive forces in the field.
October 30, 2018