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Acko raises USD 65 mn from Investors
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Acko raises USD 65 mn from Investors

Acko on Wednesday said it has raised USD 65 million from investors, including Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal. The round of funding also saw participation from existing investors such as Amazon, Accel, SAIF and TechPro Ventures, the company said in a statement. Founded in 2016, Acko General Insurance claims to be the country's first digital native insurer, offers an intuitive purchase experience, cheaper prices and stress-free claims. The company uses a direct-to-consumer approach for distributing motor insurance, allowing for favourable risk selection and superior underwriting. Earlier, the company raised its largest seed rounds of $30 million. Founded by Varun Dua in 2016, Acko completed 12 months of operations and distributed over 20 million insurance policies to customer...
Online Insurance Startup Acko raises $12 Mn from Amazon
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Online Insurance Startup Acko raises $12 Mn from Amazon

Acko Technology, an online insurance startup raised $12 million in a fresh round led by e-commerce giant Amazon India as informed by the company on Sunday. The funding round witnessed participation from new investor Ashish Dhawan and existing investor Catamaran Ventures (Owned by Narayana Murthy). The new infusion has taken Acko's total equity funding to about $42 million with its valuation at about $100 million. The round led by Amazon marks company debut in the financial sector where it will now co-create products with the insurance tech startup - besides being its distributor. Acko-headquartered in Mumbai came to inception in 2016 as an independent entity post a restructuring at online insurance aggregator Coverfox, which witnessed its co-founded Varun Dua step down to kicks...