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Overview

Who we areHowden Ventures launched in October 2023 to create an investment and risk incubator that will fast-track insurance product development. 
The initiative draws expertise and resources from specialist innovation teams across the global insurance market. It includes a world-first delegated underwriting authority, backed by leading Lloyd’s underwriters, that provides £500m of syndicated underwriting capacity to support the development of new insurance solutions. 
Howden Ventures will focus on bringing solutions to new emerging risks in a fast-paced, interconnected world – driven by a changing climate, disruptive technology, macro-economic uncertainty, shifting demographics and geopolitical pressures.
Value addWe are a world first  insurance innovation hub with £500m of delegated underwriting capacity to fast track the development of insurance products and build MGAs
Firm typeVC
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One Creechurch Ln, London EC3A 5AF

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Thesis

Funding requirementsWe invest in Insurtech, Big Data, IoT, Deep Tech, SaaS
Funding stages1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue
LeadAlways
Check size$500k to $3M
Target countries UK USA France Ireland Germany

Team

Charlie Coker
Scout		I invest in Insuretech. We support ventures in becoming specialised insurance agents call Managing General Agents (MGAs)

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