Crystal Venture Partners
VC Fund
New York, United States
Crystal Venture Partners is a VC fund in New York focused on InsurTech and Insurance. Crystal Venture Partners provides strategic advice and capital to early-stage companies driving long-term strategic change in the insurance industry.Our investments primarily fall into B2B categories: Technology companies developing infrastructure to facilitate the future of the insurance industrySoftware companies extracting & activatingrisk data to: reduce cost; improve underwriting, claims, and service outcomes; and/or increase transaction speedInsurance product manufacturers (MGA’s) leveraging proprietary data sets and advanced technologies to achieve sustainable underwriting and cost advantagesCompanies enabling the future of insurance distribution by enhancing customer experience, increasing producer productivity, and improving accessibility.
- Total investments:
- 12
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Crystal Venture Partners invests in
Stages Crystal Venture Partners invests in
Countries Crystal Venture Partners invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
3 more contacts available
Round size
- Seed
- $6.5M–$10M
- Series A
- $8M–$60M
Investment Focus
Industry
- InsurTech 4 (33%)
- Insurance 3 (25%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (25%)
- FinTech 2 (17%)
- Payments 1 (8%)
Stage
- Series A 5 (42%)
- Seed 4 (33%)
- Series B 1 (8%)
Country
- United States 7 (58%)
- United Kingdom 1 (8%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jonathan Crystal
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 7 | Find email | |
Stephen McGovern
Principal
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Principal | Total investments: 2 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Novella
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Novella is an InsurTech company that develops products for general liability, commercial property, and Lloyd's of London using AI. | $21M / Series A / May 14, 2026 | |
Advance
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Advance is a fintech company that offers a payments platform for insurance premiums. | $8.6M / Seed / Feb 05, 2026 | |
Gyde
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Gyde is an insurance technology company that operates an AI-native brokerage platform designed to support insurance professionals and agencies with digital tools and services. It provides an intelligent assistant that automates client outreach, scheduling, reminders, and routine communications to help brokers manage insurance, health, and wealthneeds. The company also offers a broker operating system that organizes meetings, captures context, and suggests cross-sell opportunities to streamline workflow. Gyde partners with agency owners through a model that integrates technology and operational support to augment traditional brokerage functions. Its platform is built to assist licensed agents in client service and administrative tasks while facilitating comprehensive advisory interactions. | Seed / Jan 28, 2026 | |
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Gyde
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Gyde is an insurance technology company that operates an AI-native brokerage platform designed to support insurance professionals and agencies with digital tools and services. It provides an intelligent assistant that automates client outreach, scheduling, reminders, and routine communications to help brokers manage insurance, health, and wealthneeds. The company also offers a broker operating system that organizes meetings, captures context, and suggests cross-sell opportunities to streamline workflow. Gyde partners with agency owners through a model that integrates technology and operational support to augment traditional brokerage functions. Its platform is built to assist licensed agents in client service and administrative tasks while facilitating comprehensive advisory interactions. | $60M / Series A / Jan 28, 2026 | |
WithCoverage
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WithCoverage operates as a modern risk management and insurance broking platform targeting ambitious, fast-growing businesses, especially consumer brands. | $42M / Series B / Jan 13, 2026 | |
Bright Harbor
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Bright Harbor partners with companies and governments to prepare for and recover from natural disasters.Before a disaster, it delivers risk assessments, data-driven insights, and preparedness strategies to help communities reduce exposure and strengthen resilience.After a disaster, it deploys dedicated recovery advisors and proprietarytechnology to work directly with survivors, guide them through assistance options, secure funding, and support critical decision-making. It gathers real-time insights so leaders can shape recovery timelines and improve outcomes. | $10M / Seed / Aug 26, 2025 | |
Sixfold AI
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Sixfold AI is a generative artificial intelligence tool that is developed and educated to handle the most difficult problems in the insurance industry. The company provides AI-powered tools to underwriters. | $15M / Series A / Jun 05, 2024 | |
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Sixfold AI
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Sixfold AI is a generative artificial intelligence tool that is developed and educated to handle the most difficult problems in the insurance industry. The company provides AI-powered tools to underwriters. | $15M / Series A / Jun 05, 2024 | |
Ubitex
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Ubit is a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange for trading digital assets like Bitcoin and altcoins. They operate in fintech, combining market-making, liquidity protocols, and AI-driven Real World Assets (RWA). | $20M / Series A / Apr 05, 2024 | |
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Sixfold AI
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Sixfold AI is a generative artificial intelligence tool that is developed and educated to handle the most difficult problems in the insurance industry. The company provides AI-powered tools to underwriters. | $6.5M / Seed / May 24, 2023 | |
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FAQ
What does Crystal Venture Partners invest in?
Crystal Venture Partners invests primarily in InsurTech, Insurance and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 12 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 Crystal Venture Partners's check size?
Crystal Venture Partners typically joins rounds of $6.5M–$10M at Seed and $8M–$60M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Crystal Venture Partners participates in.
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Who are the partners at Crystal Venture Partners?
The team at Crystal Venture Partners includes Jonathan Crystal (Partner) and Stephen McGovern (Principal). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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