Spot, the InsurTech startup providing digital, on-demand injury insurance, on Wednesday (July 28) announced that it has landed $17.5 million in funding, including $15 million in equity and $2.5 million in debt. GreatPoint Ventures led the round, which also saw participation from Montage Ventures, Mutual...
Healthcare is top of mind, and not just because of the pandemic. The daily headlines centered on emergency rooms, the spiking costs of health insurance (and the changing healthcare landscape), has spurred everyone to think more than they have about health insurance. Matt Randall, CEO...
Many startups desire to be the Ubers or Airbnbs of their respective industries, but taking these crowns means facing fierce competition from other services. Becoming the dominant online marketplace in the shared parking segment requires finesse. These platforms need to grow their user bases by...
The value of online payments for all transactions is set to blow past $6 trillion by 2024, and much of this money will be spent via person-to-person (P2P) marketplaces. However, the more comfortable consumers grow with online payments and marketplaces, the harder it becomes for...
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Healthcare is top of mind, and not just because of the pandemic. The daily headlines centered on emergency rooms, the spiking costs of health insurance (and the changing healthcare landscape), has spurred everyone to think more than they have about health insurance. Matt Randall, CEO at InsurTech startup Spot, told PYMNTS that affordable accidental injury […]
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There is almost nothing in life worse than driving aimlessly around a major American metro area in search of a parking spot. And there is no pain like the pain...
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Among many other subjects, the late, great Hunter S. Thompson was one of the world’s foremost experts on weirdness of all kinds. One of our favorite — and more often quoted — observations...
July 28, 2021
Spot, the InsurTech startup providing digital, on-demand injury insurance, on Wednesday (July 28) announced that it has landed $17.5 million in funding, including $15 million in equity and $2.5 million in debt. GreatPoint Ventures led the round, which also saw participation from Montage Ventures, Mutual of Omaha, MS&AD and Silverton Partners. Mike McCormick, principal at […]
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Spot might come across as yet another app for finding food, sightseeing, shopping and reviews, but Uber’s co-founder Garrett Camp, whose incubator just funded the company, is promising a lot...
