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6 VCs explain why embedded insurance isn’t the only hot opportunity in insurtech

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He thinks that early use cases may center on customer service, but is certain that more will follow. We have long been pushy on such an indirect distribution, having invested in four embedded insurance startups in property and casualty, bancassurance, life, and SME insurance. Who owns health data? That hasn’t changed.

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Spryker raises $130M at a $500M+ valuation to provide B2Bs with agile e-commerce tools

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It plans to use the funding to expand its own technology tools, as well as grow internationally. It turns out that business-facing businesses are no less immune to their own set of customer distractions and challenges — particularly in the current market, buffeted as it is by the global health pandemic and its economic reverberations.

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Q3 outlook forecasts cloudy days ahead for fintech M&A

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Looking ahead, KPMG’s view on the prospects for financial services M&A over the next six to 12 months is mixed. QED Investors said it has expanded its mental health initiative aimed at tackling addiction among entrepreneurs to its Spanish-language portfolio companies. ” Image Credits: Paystand/Yaydoo.

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Daily Crunch: Months after rejecting a $17B bid, Zendesk sells to private equity group for $10.2B

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billion transaction — led by Permira and Hellman & Friedman — gave investors a way to get some return on their investment, albeit below the $17 billion offer they got in February. Wondermed claims that it is, as do rivals Mindbloom and Fieldtrip Health. Reactions have been mixed, Jacquelyn reports. Ron notes that the $10.2

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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

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Here are the investors in their own words, for any TechCrunch reader who is interested in hiring, investing or founding a company in the country. What trends are you most excited about investing in, generally? What’s your latest, most exciting investment? Oh, and one more thing. We just launched Extra Crunch in Israel.

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“Customer First” Healthcare

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Most frequently people use this phrase in association with personal technology devices (heart-monitors, exercise accessories, sleep monitors, etc) that allow consumers to take direct control of their health information. practice of employer sponsored health care coverage. If you were a U.S. The employer bears the eventual costs.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Fintech stays hot, Brex doubles, and startup IRR is up all over

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A separate measure, of total value of paid-in investment, revealed 1.67x returns for other hubs versus 1.60x in the main Silicon Valley and Bay Area tech cities. The data is based on a sample of 2,500 companies that have used AngelList to syndicate deals from 2013 through 2020. per year on syndicated deals elsewhere versus 17.5%

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