# Finance Media

> Finance Media is a VC fund backing Insurance and Digital Media. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Finance Media is a media holding, which owns Forinsurer and Beinsure — the digital media about InsurTech, insurance & reinsurance technologies with audience more than 2+ mn readers. Beinsure is a comprehensive online resource for insurance information, helping individuals and businesses make informed decisions about their insurance needs. In acomplex and ever-evolving insurance landscape, having access to reliable and up-to-date information is crucial. ForInsurer is designed to simplify the insurance journey, offering a wealth of knowledge on various insurance types, coverage options, and industry trends.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $200k–$300k |
| Pre-Seed | $100k–$150k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Insurance | 3 | 43% |
| Digital Media | 3 | 43% |
| Information Services | 3 | 43% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 43% |
| FinTech | 2 | 29% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 43% |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 29% |
| Ukraine | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oleg Parashchak | CEO, Founder | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oleg-parashchak |
| Paul Parashchak | Director of Development | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-parashchak |
| Tetiana Mykhailova | CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tetiana-mykhailova |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Beinsure | Beinsure.com — digital media platform with 2M+ annual readers — focused on insurance, InsurTech, cybersecurity, investments, and blockchain technologies. It aims to simplify these industries by providing the latest news, ratings, reviews, and insights.Beinsure serves a global audience interested in finance, insurance, and technology, offering anintegrated platform for both industry professionals and the general public. The content is curated to inform and educate readers about market trends, investment opportunities, and technological advancements in the insurance and InsurTech sectors. It’s a great resource for re/insurers and investors looking to stay informed on market news, and it also offers helpful tools and resources. | $300K | Seed | May 02, 2026 |  |
| InsuranceNews US | InsuranceNewsUS is a digital media outlet dedicated to delivering timely, accurate, and insightful coverage of the insurance industry across the United States. Designed for insurance professionals, decision-makers, innovators, and informed consumers, our B2B platform serves as a trusted source for news, analysis, trends, and expert perspectivesshaping the future of insurance. Our platform sits between industry insiders and a broader business audience. Executives, brokers, underwriters, and analysts use it to stay current on trends and regulatory signals. Consumers and small businesses find straightforward explanations of insurance topics that affect coverage, pricing, and protection. No jargon for sport.InsuranceNewsUS also gives space to voices across the insurance ecosystem. Executives, regulators, technology founders, and market analysts contribute perspectives that don’t always line up neatly. That friction matters. It sharpens understanding.The insurance business keeps shifting. Regulation changes. Technology moves fast. Economic pressure reshapes balance sheets. Consumer expectations refuse to sit still.InsuranceNewsUS exists to make that complexity readable. Coverage spans life, health, property and casualty, auto, commercial insurance, reinsurance, insurtech, risk management, and regulatory policy, with reporting grounded in what actually affects the market. | $150K | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2026 |  |
| Forinsurer | Online Digital Media #1 about insurance, reinsurance, fintech and insurtech in Ukraine and the world, B2B and B2C insurance platform. Exclusive ratings of insurance companies and banks | $200K | Seed | Dec 30, 2025 |  |
| Beinsure | Beinsure.com — digital media platform with 2M+ annual readers — focused on insurance, InsurTech, cybersecurity, investments, and blockchain technologies. It aims to simplify these industries by providing the latest news, ratings, reviews, and insights.Beinsure serves a global audience interested in finance, insurance, and technology, offering anintegrated platform for both industry professionals and the general public. The content is curated to inform and educate readers about market trends, investment opportunities, and technological advancements in the insurance and InsurTech sectors. It’s a great resource for re/insurers and investors looking to stay informed on market news, and it also offers helpful tools and resources. | $250K | Seed | Jul 01, 2025 |  |
| United Citizenship | United Citizenship is a B2C startup that focuses on creating law informational solutions. United Citizenship seeks to eliminate visa restrictions and make it as easy as possible to get new citizenship. The company was founded in 2023 and is based in New York, New York, United States. | $100K | Pre-Seed | Nov 01, 2023 |  |
| Beinsure | Beinsure.com — digital media platform with 2M+ annual readers — focused on insurance, InsurTech, cybersecurity, investments, and blockchain technologies. It aims to simplify these industries by providing the latest news, ratings, reviews, and insights.Beinsure serves a global audience interested in finance, insurance, and technology, offering anintegrated platform for both industry professionals and the general public. The content is curated to inform and educate readers about market trends, investment opportunities, and technological advancements in the insurance and InsurTech sectors. It’s a great resource for re/insurers and investors looking to stay informed on market news, and it also offers helpful tools and resources. | $100K | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| Forinsurer | Online Digital Media #1 about insurance, reinsurance, fintech and insurtech in Ukraine and the world, B2B and B2C insurance platform. Exclusive ratings of insurance companies and banks |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2010 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Finance Media invest in?

Finance Media invests primarily in Insurance, Digital Media and Information Services startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 7 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 Finance Media's check size?

Finance Media typically joins rounds of $200k–$300k at Seed and $100k–$150k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Finance Media participates in.

### How do I contact Finance Media?

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### Who are the partners at Finance Media?

The team at Finance Media includes Oleg Parashchak (CEO, Founder), Paul Parashchak (Director of Development) and Tetiana Mykhailova (CFO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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