Start-up funding

Having first focused on pet insurance, the seven-year-old firm has since expanded into parcel, fire, home and health products. It also insures digital assets from hacking and malware and theft.

Groundspeed Analytics was seeking to raise venture capital funding when Insurance Quantified made the initial contact.

Longtime industry executive Henna Karna joins as entrepreneur-in-residence

Austin-based Vista bought insurance technology provider Duck Creek Technologies Inc. earlier this year.

bolttech lands $196 million; Wefox added $110 million to a $400 million Series D.

The company, which currently operates in six countries, is planning to use some of the funding to develop a platform for other insurers to build insurance products via Wefox's technology.

As funding realities change for insurtechs, new emphasis areas are likely to emerge.

Inshur led the way with a big round and an acqusition.

There were more than 30 funding events in the insurtech sector.

The startups will receive $50,000 in seed funding.