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11.09.2024 | Optalitix Raises $3M Funding | Optalix, a London, UK-based finance software provider, raised $3M in funding.
The round was led by Calculus Capital, with participation from 24 Haymarket and others.
The company intends to use the funds to further accelerate product innovat... |
11.09.2024 | Optalitix raises $3 million | London-based software provider Optalitix Optalitix
Founded: 2013
Headquarters: Camden Town, Camden, United Kingdom
Total Funding: $4.61M
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08.08.2023 | TechCrunch+ Roundup: How VCs spot liars, venture debt basics, getting legal help (without going broke) | Social app IRL shut down in June, but SoftBank — which led the platform’s $170 million Series C in 2021 — is now suing the company for $150 million.
IRL told the world it had 20 million monthly active users, but an internal investigation la... |
30.05.2023 | AI And The Battle To Get Hybrid Working Right | Many business leaders are keen to have employees in the office more — but employees are not so keen.getty |
17.04.2023 | UK insurtech startup YuLife expands to South Africa
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Success! | YuLife, a UK-based insurtech startup, launched its operations in South Africa today.
YuLife’s product offerings include a wellbeing app which harnesses the latest trends in behavioural science and game mechanics to encourage employees to ma... |
13.12.2022 | From Protection To Prevention: How Businesses Can Gain Added Value By Moving Insurance Upstream | Sammy is the founder and CEO of YuLife, the lifestyle insurance company providing life insurance, well-being and rewards in one simple app. |
22.09.2022 | The Power Of Purpose: How ESG Affects Your Company's Talent | Sammy is the founder and CEO of YuLife, the lifestyle insurance company providing life insurance, well-being and rewards in one simple app. |
07.07.2022 | YuLife raises $120M Series C round to accelerate global expansion | YuLife, the tech-driven insurance company on a mission to inspire people to live their best lives, today announced that it has raised $120M (~£95M) in a Series C led by Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc. (TSE: 8750).
The funding round, which was ... |
07.07.2022 | YuLife Raises $120M Series C Round, Led By Dai-ichi Life, to Accelerate Global Expansion | 0 shares
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Tech-driven insurance company YuLife will use its new capital to fundamentally change how people and businesses around the world derive value from financial products
YuLife, the tech-driven insurance ... |
07.07.2022 | London-based YuLife secures over €117 million for its insurtech inspiring people to live their best lives | Insurtech startup YuLife has just locked in more than €117 million of fresh funding. The London-based startup takes a refreshing approach to insurance, driven by impact and an aim to empower people to live their best lives.
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07.07.2022 | YuLife Raises $120M in Series C Funding | YuLife, a London, United Kingdom – based tech-driven insurance company, raised $120M (~£95M) in Series C funding.
The round, which brought total funding to $206M since the company was founded in 2016, was led by Dai-ichi Life Insurance Comp... |
07.07.2022 | YuLife raises $120m Series C to take its ‘game-like’ life insurance global | Buying insurance against your own death hardly sounds like a fun task, but UK-based insurtech YuLife has set itself the enormous task of “gamifying” the life insurance process through its app. And it’s just raised a $120m equity Series C ro... |
07.07.2022 | YuLife picks up $120M at an $800M valuation for gamified, wellness-focused life insurance | YuLife originally made a name for itself in its home market of the U.K. for its new approach to the provisioning of life insurance: Yes, sell a policy that provides financial security to your people in the event of your death, but do so wit... |
07.07.2022 | How gamification and AI can revamp insurance | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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07.07.2022 | YuLife raises $120M in Series C funding to gamify life insurance
Show your support for our mission by joining our Cube Club and Cube Event Community of experts. Join the community that includes Amazo... | The gamified life insurance provider YuLife Ltd. is feeling richer today after closing on a $120 million round of funding.
Today’s Series C round was led by Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd. and had the support of existing investors Crea... |
07.07.2022 | YuLife raises $120 million | Group life insurance startup YuLife YuLife
Founded: 2016
Headquarters: London, UK
Total Funding: $200.13M
See full company profile "> has raised $120 million in a Series C round led by Dai-ichi Life Holdings, which owns Protective L... |
07.07.2022 | London-based YuLife bags €117.5M, aims to reinvent life insurance with a focus on healthy living | London-based YuLife, a life insurance and policy provider that uses technology to motivate and inspire people to live healthier lives, announced on Thursday that it has raised $120M (approximately €117.55M) in a Series C round of funding.
T... |
07.07.2022 | Exclusive: Meta veteran David Fischer makes a move into venture capital | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
After more than 11 years at Facebook—or, more recently, Meta, where he ultimately climbed to Chie... |
08.03.2022 | 6 Ways To Promote Employee Retention During Periods Of Growth | 0 shares
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As companies grow, oftentimes current employees end up suffering instead of growing with the company. Left forgotten or underappreciated, employees pick up sticks and move elsewhere. Everyone’s been th... |
07.08.2021 | YuLife nabs $70M at a $346M valuation for its gamified, wellness-oriented approach to life insurance | Life insurance — financial protection you buy against your death — may not read like the liveliest of industries on paper. But a life insurance startup that believes it can turn that stigma around, by infusing the concept with gamification ... |
28.07.2021 | Unicorn hunting: invest in early stage insurtech | There are six simple reasons; |
16.07.2021 | UK insurtech raises $70M to brighten up life insurance | The news: YuLife’s Series B round values the startup at £250 million ($320.59 million), per TechCrunch. It will use the funding to expand its business and build more products on its platform.
How does it work? To boost engagement and adopti... |
15.07.2021 | Truveta welcomes new health system members and raises $95M; YuLife scores $70M to transform life insurance and more digital health fundings | Photo by IronHeart/Getty Images. |
14.07.2021 | Venture capital exit activity hits a record | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
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14.07.2021 | YuLife nabs $70M at a $346M valuation for its gamified, wellness-oriented approach to life insurance | Life insurance — financial protection you buy against your death — may not read like the liveliest of industries on paper. But a life insurance startup that believes it can turn that stigma around, by infusing the concept with gamification ... |
14.07.2021 | YuLife raises $70 million Series B to reinvent life insurance | YuLife transforms traditional group life insurance into a suite of wellbeing and insurance products, pioneering a paradigm shift in the insurance industry towards a model that simultaneously supports members, insurers and employers. Members... |
14.07.2021 | Life insurance provider YuLife raises $70 million, puts life first | The business of life insurance isn’t exactly the most pleasant. It’s an industry based on providing a financial payout to loved ones upon your death. But what if instead of focusing on the end of days, a life insurance provider looked at, a... |
14.07.2021 | YuLife raises $70 million | YuLife YuLife
Founded: 2016
Headquarters: London, UK
Total Funding: $86.58M
See full company profile "> has raised a $70 million Series B led by Target Global, bringing its total funding to over $86 million.
Founded in 2016, YuLife ... |
14.07.2021 | Eurazeo : Britain's YuLife raises $70 mln as investors back 'insurtech' | - |
14.07.2021 | YuLife Raises Record $70M Series B Round To Reinvent Life Insurance | 0 shares
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YuLife, the tech-driven insurance company on a mission to inspire life, today announced that it has raised a $70M (~£50M) Series B in one of Europe’s largest insurtech funding rounds in life insurance.... |
14.07.2021 | Venture capital exit activity hits a record | If it feels as if venture capitalists across the board are congratulating each other on the daily for an initial public offering or acquisition of a portfolio company, you’re not wrong.
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14.07.2021 | YuLife Raises $70M in Series B Funding | YuLife, a London UK-based tech-driven insurance company, raised $70M in Series B funding.
The round was led by Target Global with participation from Eurazeo and Latitude, Creandum, Notion Capital, Anthemis, MMC Ventures, and OurCrowd.
The c... |
14.07.2021 | Eurazeo : Britain's YuLife raises $70 million as investors back 'insurtech' | The early stage funding values YuLife at 250 million pounds ($347.50 million), YuLife CEO Sammy Rubin said on Wednesday.
YuLife provides group life insurance policies in Britain including extras such as virtual family doctor appointments an... |
14.07.2021 | London’s YuLife uses behavioural science, AI and game mechanics to reinvent life insurance; raises €59.3M | London based insurtech startup YuLife has raised $70M (€59.3M) in its Series B funding round. The funding round was led by Target Global and new investors Eurazeo and Latitude as well as existing investors Creandum, Notion Capital, Anthemis... |
14.07.2021 | Turning financial products into a force for good — why we continue to love YuLife | I’m delighted for the YuLife team as they announce their $70 million Series B investment and proud that MMC continues to support such a fantastic company 🙂. The business has come a long way since we first invested in 2019 but the mission an... |
27.01.2021 | Ones to Watch in 2021: The 33 UK scaleups joining the prestigious Upscale programme | It is with great excitement that we introduce the 33 UK scaleups that have been selected to join Upscale 6.0. Upscale is one of our flagship growth programmes, focused on helping the fastest growing mid-stage tech companies in the UK to tac... |
17.07.2020 | Returning to the office: the new normal | Last week, we hosted a remote roundtable for individuals in people-focused roles within our portfolio. The focus was on returning to the office and what that could mean for different organisations. While there is no clear one-size-fits-all ... |
22.05.2020 | YuLife Wins The Financial Services Forum 2020 Award for Product Service and Innovation in Insurance | 0 shares
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Incentive-based life insurance platform YuLife recognized as insurance industry leader in the prestigious Financial Services Forum’s annual awards
YuLife, the the first digital life insurance platform... |
13.05.2020 | yulife Nominated for FinTech Award at Europas 2020 | 0 shares
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Incentive-based life insurance provider yulife has been nominated in the category of ‘Hottest FinTech Startup’ at The Europas Tech Startup Awards 2020
yulife, the company pioneering a new type of grou... |
25.04.2020 | Employee Life Insurance – From £4.99 Per Month | 0 shares
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Employee life insurance has become an increasingly popular employee benefit for organisations and something that is being offered more and more to staff as a way of increasing loyalty and retention.
I... |
13.02.2020 | Interested in Investing in Early Stage Firms? OurCrowd Has a Long List, Reports 36 Exits to Date | OurCrowd is arguably the leading investment crowdfunding platform in the world. Based in Israel but listing offerings from companies around the world, OurCrowd has seen approximately $1.4 billion in committed funding since inception. Of the... |
19.11.2019 | Top 10 Employee Wellbeing Companies and Programs | 2 shares
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Employee wellbeing has become a major concern for the working world, with an increasing amount of companies implementing strategies to help improve this within their workforce. Studies have shown that ... |
22.10.2019 | TechRound’s 29 under 29 for 2019 | 185 shares
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TechRound is delighted to announce our top 29 under 29 (entrepreneurs under the age of 29). Selected by the TechRound team, we recognise those entrepreneurs that:
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02.09.2019 | What is Group Life Insurance? | 0 shares
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A group life insurance policy (also known as Death in Service cover) is a policy that provides employees with life insurance that is paid by the company that they work for. This policy will pay out in ... |
31.05.2019 | Top tech startup news for today, Friday, May 31, 2019 | Good afternoon! Top tech startup news for today, the last day of May 2019.
Amazon buys part of ad tech company Sizmek to take on the digital ad duopoly of Google and Facebook. Amazon has agreed to buy part of ad tech company Sizmek, includ... |
30.05.2019 | Fixing life-insurance industry with tech: UK-based Yulife raises €11.3 million funding for further expansion | We all have heard the advice of staying on top of our health game or at least working out 30 minutes every day can be beneficial in the long term. Only if things were that easy, there won’t be any life insurance corporations around! However... |
29.05.2019 | London-based life insurance startup yulife secures £10 million | The UK-founded insurance startup yulife has raised £10 million in a funding round led by Creandum Funds, with participation from MMC Ventures, Notion Capital, Anthemis Exponential Ventures, RGAX, and OurCrowd.
According to the company, 87 p... |
29.05.2019 | Love being yu — our investment in yulife | yulife has a purpose-led founding team who share a passion for wellbeing and the need for companies to do more to help encourage active lifestyles and mental health. The team is led by Sammy who was the founding CEO of Pruprotect (now known... |
29.05.2019 | London-based yulife raises €11.3 million in funding to make life insurance a force for good | yulife, the life insurance company which puts wellbeing at the heart of its insurance offering, has just closed a €11.3 million in Series A funding round led by Creandum Funds. MMC Ventures and Notion Capital participated in the round along... |
28.05.2019 | yulife Raises £10M in Series A Funding | yulife, a London, UK-based life insurance company which puts wellbeing at the core of its insurance offering, secured £10m in Series A funding.
The round was led by Creandum Funds, with participation from MMC Ventures and Notion Capital and... |
28.05.2019 | MMC backs life insurance company, yulife, in £10 million funding round | MMC Ventures has backed yulife, the life insurance company which puts wellbeing at the heart of its insurance offering. The business announced today that it has secured £10 million in Series A funding.
The round was led by Creandum Funds, ... |
12.11.2018 | Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Monday, November 12 | Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Monday, November 12.
Clearbanc raises $70 million to fund young startup and e-commerce businesses. Clearbanc, a Toronto, Canada-based startup that invests in entre... |
09.11.2018 | Life insurance startup Yulife officially launches with £3M investment | 2 shares
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Lifestyle insurance startup Yulife officially launched this Thursday following a funding round of £3 million.
Investment was led by Localglobe, which has previously funded Zoopla, Citymapper and Trans... |
08.11.2018 | UK-based “lifestyle insurance” startup yulife raises £3 million | London-founded startup yulife that combines a life insurance, employee well-being program, and rewards has raised £3 million from in a funding round led by LocalGlobe, with participation from Anthemis and OurCrowd. The company’s policies ar... |
08.11.2018 | yulife Raises £3M in Funding | yulife, a London, UK-based lifestyle insurance business, raised £3M in funding.
The round was led by LocalGlobe, with participation from Anthemis Exponential Ventures and OurCrowd.
Founded in 2016 by CEO Sammy Rubin, serial entrepreneur and... |
04.07.2018 | Former Vitality CEO launches fintech B2B ‘lifestyle insurance business’ | 0 shares
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Vitality’s former CEO Sammy Rubin is partnering with AIG Life to launch a new digital workplace and individual life insurer, called yulife, to provide life insurance and wellbeing tools.
yulife descri... |
18.06.2018 | UK start-up Yulife to bring life to insurtech | Yulife team
Yulife claims to be the first lifestyle insurance business in the world, and will launch later in the year offering life insurance plus wellbeing tools for businesses and individuals.
The firm uses game design and rewards to “gi... |
- | UK insurtech YuLife raises $70 million to brighten up life insurance | YuLife's Series B round values the startup at $320.59 million, and it will use the funding to further gamify the life insurance industry.
And a recent uptick in online searches for life insurance and a need for better employee benefits can ... |
- | Life insurance provider YuLife raises $70 million, puts life first | The business of life insurance isn’t exactly the most pleasant. It’s an industry based on providing a financial payout to loved ones upon your death. But what if instead of focusing on the end of days, a life insurance provider looked at, a... |
- | British insurtech firm YuLife raises $120 million led by Dai-ichi Life | LONDON : YuLife has raised $120 million led by Japanese insurer Dai-ichi Life, valuing the British insurtech firm at $800 million as it plans to expand into the United States and South Africa, its CEO said.
The valuation is more than double... |
- | Employee insurance and wellbeing startup YuLife raised $120 million from one of Japan's biggest insurers using this 13-slide pitch deck | YuLife cofounders Sam Fromson, chief operating officer, Sammy Rubin, CEO, Jaco Oosthuizen, chief insurance officer, Jonathan Roomer, chief customer success pfficer, and Josh Hart, chief product and technology officer. YuLife This story is a... |
- | London’s ‘lifestyle insurance’ startup YuLife tucks in $120 million for gamified platform | London-based insurtech company that combines life insurance, employee wellbeing programme, and rewards, YuLife has raised $120 million in a Series C funding. The round was led by Dai-ichi Life.
The company had brought in $70 million last ye... |
- | UK insurtech raises $70M to brighten up life insurance | The news: YuLife’s Series B round values the startup at £250 million ($320.59 million), per TechCrunch. It will use the funding to expand its business and build more products on its platform.
How does it work? To boost engagement and adopti... |
- | Insurance startup YuLife raises $120m | UK tech-driven insurance outfit YuLife is set for global expansion after raising $120 million in a Series C funding round led by Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company.
YuLife's life insurance offering enables policyholders to complete everyday we... |