# American Family Ventures

> American Family Ventures is a VC fund backing Insurance and Software. See 96 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madison, United States
- Total investments: 96
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 28%
- Fund size: $444M
- Last fund: Aug 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-family-insurance
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/AmFamVentures
- Website: http://amfamventures.com/

American Family Ventures is a VC fund in Madison focused on Insurance and Software. American Family Ventures invests in early-stage startups that are redefining the future of the insurance industry. Founded in 2013, AFV aims to help create category-leading companies through minority equity positions, active partnership and collaboration, an extensive InsurTech network, and a comprehensive platform of value-add programs. AFVtypically invests in Seed to Series B rounds, with initial checks ranging from $500k to $5m.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $773k–$6M |
| Series A | $2M–$24M |
| Series B | $10M–$100M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Insurance | 21 | 22% |
| Software | 16 | 17% |
| InsurTech | 15 | 16% |
| Financial Services | 11 | 11% |
| Health Care | 9 | 9% |

91 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 23 | 24% |
| Seed | 22 | 23% |
| Series B | 17 | 18% |
| Funding Round | 11 | 11% |
| Series C | 5 | 5% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 55 | 57% |
| India | 1 | 1% |
| Israel | 1 | 1% |
| Mexico | 1 | 1% |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brittany Clements | Managing Director | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brittany-clements |
| Katelyn Staley Johnson | Managing Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katelyn-staley-johnson |
| Dan Reed | Founder. President, and MD | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-reed |
| Mike Mansell | Principal | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-mansell |
| Peter Gunder | Chief Business Development Officer | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-gunder |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Qumis | Qumis is an AI-powered knowledge platform built by insurance coverage experts to be indispensable to the daily lives of complex claims teams. We use the power of large language models to turn any insurance policy into a live, citation enriched document empowered by the collective expertise of your team and our proprietary database of court records.Qumis was designed from the ground up to have enterprise-grade data security, frictionless implementation and ease of use, and truly transformative effects on complex claims teams. We are on a mission to accelerate the business of insurance and use technology to give claims professionals more time to focus on what is important to them. | $4.3M | Seed | Feb 19, 2026 |  |
| Comeryx | Comeryx is a tailored AI platform that is specially designed for small businesses for a seamless experiences. | $7.5M | Seed | Feb 18, 2026 |  |
| Chamber Cardio | Chamber Cardio is a healthcare platform enhances cardiovascular health services offering panel management, financial metrics, clinical data, software support, and value-based contracting, enabling patients and healthcare sectors to receive appropriate treatment. | $60M | Series A | Feb 04, 2026 |  |
| Bluefields Specialty Insurance | Bluefields Specialty Insurance builds profitable, curated insurance programs for underserved and overlooked specialty markets. | $15M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 23, 2025 |  |
| Pathwork | Pathwork is an AI-native platform purpose-built to modernize life and health insurance distribution.By combining structured insurance data with predictive and generative AI, Pathwork transforms complex, manual workflows into intelligent systems—empowering brokers and carriers to underwrite, place, and retain policies faster and more accurately.Since launching in 2024, Pathwork has supported over 40 brokerages, leading insurance carriers, and analyzed more than 10,000 client cases. | $3.5M | Seed | Sep 09, 2025 |  |
| Elysian | Elysian is an AI-native third‑party administrator that provides end‑to‑end claims handling and portfolio oversight for complex commercial insurance cases. It combines its proprietary AI “Claim Conductor” platform with experienced adjusters to process claims from first notice through settlement, while offering real‑time analytics, compliancetracking, and early warning signals. The company also delivers portfolio-wide quality assurance and risk monitoring, applying consistent AI‑orchestrated workflows alongside human judgment. Its services cater to insurance carriers, MGAs, captives, fronting carriers, and self-insured entities seeking specialized support in managing liability, property, auto, professional, and other commercial lines. | $6M | Seed | Sep 04, 2025 |  |
| Momento | Momento is an insurtech company with the objective of revolutionizing the insurance industry in Latin America, starting with car insurance. We want to make insurance easy and accessible for the underserved population in LATAM. | $10.3M | Series A | Aug 28, 2025 |  |
| Ledgebrook | Ledgebrook is a tech-enabled E&S MGA looking to provide the fastest, easiest quoting experience to wholesale brokers while delivering best-in-class pricing and risk selection via their innovative next-gen tech stack. Led by insurance industry veterans, the ultimate vision for Ledgebrook is to become a globally diversified reinsurer built fromthe ground up with modern technology. | $65M | Series C | Jun 20, 2025 |  |
| Optifino | Optifino is a firm that teaches clients about the power of compounding and tax-efficient investments that last generations. |  | Series A | Jun 17, 2025 |  |
| Venteur AI | Venteur AI is an ICHRA administrator that simplifies health benefits for employers and employees. The company offers a platform that facilitates the implementation of Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRA), allowing businesses to provide tailored health insurance options. Venteur’s solutions are designed to streamline theenrollment process and enhance user experience through technology. By leveraging AI-driven tools, the company helps organizations navigate health benefits efficiently. Venteur AI aims to support sales teams by providing clear and accessible information about health coverage options, enabling better decision-making for employee benefits. | $20M | Series A | Apr 02, 2025 |  |

10 of 96 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does American Family Ventures invest in?

American Family Ventures invests primarily in Insurance, Software and InsurTech startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 96 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is American Family Ventures's check size?

American Family Ventures typically joins rounds of $773k–$6M at Seed, $2M–$24M at Series A and $10M–$100M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds American Family Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact American Family Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at American Family Ventures?

The team at American Family Ventures includes Brittany Clements (Managing Director), Katelyn Staley Johnson (Managing Director) and Dan Reed (Founder. President, and MD), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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