Announcing the 2018 Class of the Techstars MetLife Digital Accelerator

Jul 24, 2018

We are excited to announce Techstars Class 140, the 10 companies that are joining the 2018 MetLife Digital Accelerator powered by Techstars in Cary, North Carolina. We spent the past six months searching the globe to look for the best Insurtech entrepreneurs to invite into our inaugural class. Our 10 companies are joining us from all corners of the United States and the globe including Boulder, London, Los Angeles, Richmond, San Jose and Singapore. Our entrepreneurs have diverse backgrounds as game developers, data scientists, insurance veterans, and more.

All 10 companies have relocated to Raleigh-Durham for the program. We kicked things off on July 16th, 2018 and will be working closely with these teams to help them accelerate their businesses during the next three months. Our program will cap off with Demo Day on Thursday, October 18th, 2018. We love Raleigh-Durham and know that 2018 is going to be an amazing year for Techstars, our companies, and the Triangle! Techstars is the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, and strong partners and mentors help make this happen. We’re grateful for your generosity in giving your time and expertise to help our companies. We couldn’t do it without you.

Without further ado, here are the companies for the 2018 MetLife Digital Accelerator powered by Techstars:

Aligned Business (Singapore)

An end-to-end digital platform that enables carriers to rapidly create, define, underwrite and distribute any category of insurance product to any market.

AnswersNOW (Richmond, VA)

Platform that supports parents of children on the autism spectrum by pairing them with their own personal certified expert and providing clinical interventions.

Buddy (Richmond, VA)

On-demand accident insurance to enable people to explore the world and have adventures.

Enroll Hero (Santa Monica, CA)

Personalized recommendation tool that helps seniors pick the perfect Medicare plan in seconds. 

FitBliss (San Jose, CA)

Digital wellbeing platform to optimize health and productivity for the global workforce.

FIX: Fitness Interactive Experience (Atlanta, GA)

Pioneer in Health Entertainment, delivering a unique blend of gameplay and health behavior change.

Halos Insurance (Washington, D.C.)

World’s first consumer insurance platform exclusively designed for nearly accident-free, low-risk consumers.

MamaMend (Boulder, CO)

Digital health platform and postpartum guide that informs, empowers and improves health outcomes for new moms.

Portabl (London, UK)

A comprehensive subscription service that protects freelancers and gig workers with personalized insurance and savings products and other benefits.

Safely (Atlanta, GA)

Through data analytics, background checks, and a contributory database, Safely provides $1M of commercial insurance for property managers and homeowners who rent on Airbnb and HomeAway.