Softbank Group Corp. will invest $120 million into home insurance startup Lemonade Inc., leading the Series C funding round with participation from other investors.
"By combining big data and AI with a seamless user experience, Lemonade is truly revolutionizing the insurance industry," said Thevenon, a senior investment professional within the SoftBank Group.
Based in New York, Lemonade is a digital insurer company that uses artificial intelligence, behavioral economics and chatbots to reduce paperwork and the time required to process insurance claims.
Launched in 2016, Lemonade has acquired licenses in 25 states and is offering its products via real estate agencies, eCommerce websites and apps.
"Growth has been in excess of our expectations since our last round," co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Daniel Schreiber, said in an interview. “We’ll end this year around 90,000 customers, and our target for the year was 13,000," he added.
Lemonade's other investors include Aleph, Allianz, General Catalyst, GV (Google Ventures), Sequoia Capital, Sound Ventures, Thrive Capital, Tusk Ventures and XL Innovate.
ソフトバンク、フィンテックスタートアップ企業向けにファンド調達へ
ソフトバンク・グループは、レモネード・インコーポレーテッドにて1億2,000万ドルの資金調達を実施することで、この技術が家庭保険業界を見直すことができると期待を膨らませています。ニューヨーク州に拠点を置く当スタートアップ企業は人工知能とボットを使い書類を最小限に抑え、賃借人や住宅所有者の請求処理を高速化するサービスを誇り、火曜日の発表前に6,000万ドルの資金調達を達成した旨を発表。以前の支持者としてはGeneral Catalyst、Alphabet Inc.のGV、Sequoia Capitalが挙げられます。同社は評価を開示しないものの、この問題に精通する人物は、前回より5億を超えるだろうとのコメントを残しています。Lemonadeは、2016年9月に、ニューヨークで、住宅所有者と賃貸業者に保険を提供する企業として発足。2017年に25の州でライセンスを取得し、不動産関連のウェブサイトやアプリがLemonadeの製品を提供する方法を創出。これが同企業の成長と普及に大いに貢献しました。共同創設者兼最高経営責任者（CEO）のダニエル・シュライバー（Daniel Schreiber）はインタビューで「前回のラウンド以来、現在の成長は、期待を超えている」と述べ「今年は約90,000の顧客を達成。実際のところ、今年の目標は13,000だった」と同氏は付け加えました。同社は多くのマーケティングを行っているものの、Schreiberは、顧客獲得コストは、予想を下回ったとのコメントを残しています。新たな資金は、新年度にグローバル市場に拡大するために使用される予定です。
软银集团领投1.2亿美元于金融科技创业公司Lemonade
软银集团坚信科技将彻底改变家庭保险行业，因此领投1.2亿美元于金融科技创业公司Lemonade。这家位于纽约的创业公司使用人工智能和机器人来最大限度地减少文书工作，加快租房者和房东的理赔过程。Lemonade在星期二此消息宣布之前就已经筹集到了6000万美元。
虽然Lemonade并没有透露公司估值，但是据知情人士透露，公司估值将超出5亿美元。
Lemonade于2016年9月成立，是一家持牌保险公司，为纽约的房东和租房者提供保险。
Lemonade联合创始人兼首席执行官丹尼尔施赖伯在接受采访时表示：“自上一轮融资以来，公司的增长速度超过了我们的预期。”
他补充说：“今年结束时我们将有大约90,000个客户，而我们今年原本设立的目标只有13,000。”
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