Tagged: root insurance

March 8, 2021 @ 10:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Thomvest is a VC firm that is heavy into Fintech with investments in firms like SoFi and Figure or Kabbage and Creditjusto. Several investments (IE Kabbage and SoFi) have been successfully exited, while others remain portfolio companies. Overall, Thomvest touts 9 investments in unicorns and… Read More

January 27, 2019 @ 1:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Root Insurance, an Ohio-based car insurtech company, announced last week plans for continued expansion into additional states in 2019, with a goal to expand its services nationwide by 2020. As previously reported, Root was founded in 2015 and describes itself as a full-stack automobile insurance company founded on the… Read More

May 23, 2018 @ 10:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Root Insurance, an Ohio-based car insurtech company, announced on Tuesday it is planning to significantly expand its presence in Columbus. This news comes nearly two months after the company secured $51 million in funding through its Series C round, which was led by Redpoint Ventures, with Scale Venture Partners… Read More

April 2, 2018 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Root Insurance, an Ohio-based car insurtech company, announced last week it secured $51 million in funding through its Series C round, which was led by Redpoint Ventures, with Scale Venture Partners and existing partners Ribbit Capital and Silicon Valley Bank Capital Partners.  Founded in 2015, Root described itself… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 2:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ohio insurtech Root Insurance announced on Tuesday it kicked off the new year by being available in four additional states. The company revealed it now offers insurance to nearly 30 million more drivers across Pennsylvania, Texas, Kentuc, y and Mississippi. Drivers in ten total states… Read More

December 29, 2017 @ 1:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, insurance company Root Insurance announced it is now able to offer its services to drivers in Mississippi. The company stated: “That’s right Mississippi, we’ve arrived, and we’re here to save you from paying too much for car insurance. Because if you’re a good… Read More

October 12, 2017 @ 3:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Car insurance company Root Insurance announced on Thursday it is expanding its services to drivers in Illinois, Utah, Oklahoma, and Indiana. Founded in 2015, the Ohio-based insurtech company claims to be the first insurance firm that was founded on the “principle of fundamental fairness.” It has… Read More