# Insurtech NY

> Insurtech NY is a VC fund in New York backing Insurance and InsurTech. See 42 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 42
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/insurtechny/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/insurtechny
- Website: https://www.insurtechny.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsurTechNY

Insurtech NY is a VC fund in New York focused on Insurance and InsurTech. Insurtech NY serves as a resource for the insurance innovation community in the New York metropolitan region. Insurtech NY, which was founded in 2019, hosts bi-monthly seminars that bring together carriers, brokers, investors, and Insurtech companies. The objective of Insurtech NY is to attract talent to insurance, make regulation more innovative,attract Insurtechs to the New York metro region, and increase access to financing.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Insurance | 17 | 40% |
| InsurTech | 15 | 36% |
| FinTech | 6 | 14% |
| Financial Services | 6 | 14% |
| Software | 5 | 12% |

56 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 21 | 50% |
| Seed | 9 | 21% |
| Grant | 4 | 10% |
| Series A | 1 | 2% |
| Non-equity Assistance | 1 | 2% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 20 | 48% |
| Canada | 5 | 12% |
| Israel | 3 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 7% |
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brett Smith | Co-founder & Principal | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brett-smith-fe65 |
| David Gritz | Co-Founder & Managing Director | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-gritz-727b |
| Tony Lew | Co-Founder & Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tony-lew |
| Sokhiba Mukhitdinova | Principal | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sokhiba-mukhitdinova |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deep Vector | Our advanced platform automates document workflows, allowing companies to extract, structure, and analyze data with speed and accuracy. | $1.5M | Seed | Jan 08, 2025 |  |
| Warranty Life | We provide innovative AI/ML partner technology solutions to unlock a personalized insurance experience, enabling honest pricing for everyone.Mobile insurance has traditionally been a one price fits all model. Using Smartphone telematics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Warranty Life determines the risk of each individualcustomer and provides pricing adjustments based on each assessment. Similar to how it works in usage-based auto insurance , where aggressive drivers pay more, we focus on mobile. |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 01, 2024 |  |
| ZenHedge | ZenHedge provides financial risk management solutions for shippers and carriers. The company focuses on mitigating tender rejection risks, routing guide failures, and the impact of truckload freight rates. ZenHedge offers fintech-based insurance solutions to protect shippers and ensure smooth operations. The company aims to simplify risk managementwith easy-to-use and enduring value solutions. |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 01, 2024 |  |
| Wuuii | Wuuii is a Software Development company. |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 01, 2024 |  |
| RiskQ Inc. | Our AI-driven product automates cyber risk assessments, ensures regulatory compliance, enhances cyber resilience, and allows cyber insurance firms to achieve profitability.Outcomes: Cuts costs by more than $40 billion for companies. Elevates cybersecurity compliance to 80% - reducing fines by billions. Boosts cyber insurance profitability by over25% - increasing profitability by billions. |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 01, 2024 |  |
| Ric | Ric is a platform that monitor the weather to get an affordable flood solution. |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 01, 2024 |  |
| Sitata | Sitata keeps you safe when you travel. We use machine learning to monitor traditional news and social sources for travel disruptions such as a disease outbreak, violent protest, or simply a transit strike, and we deliver this critical information to travellers on the ground faster than anyone else. We were the first to offer these capabilities tothe leisure travel sector and have a white-label offering which we position with other brands such as travel insurers, credit card providers, airlines, and travel management companies. |  | Seed | Oct 01, 2024 |  |
| Nivel Insurance | Tech-enabled insurance platform for private hire and rideshare drivers. |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 01, 2024 |  |
| Chaiz | Chaiz is the first online marketplace for extended car warranties. With 60% of Americans unable to afford a $1,000 car repair bill, extended warranties serve as a valuable solution for millions of car owners. But today, extended car warranties can only be bought via call centers and in person, there is no digital option, no way to compare and plansare sold with highly inflated markups. As a full-stack, online marketplace, Chaiz allows car owners to buy directly from protection providers, cuts out the middlemen and digitizes the buying process. By doing so, Chaiz is able to offer a drastically better shopping experience at a 40% lower price point. | $4M | Seed | Aug 01, 2024 |  |
| ReLease | Cios (pronounced “keys”) is an insurtech platform that provides coverage for renters who want the flexibility to end their lease at any time, without paying lease termination fees. Members buy lease break coverage at time of signing. Members can request an early move-out through the online Cios portal at anytime during their lease. Cios covers alloutstanding lease obligations and fees for approved requests. | $265K | Pre-Seed | Jul 16, 2024 |  |

10 of 42 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Aperture.co](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aperture-8526) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Calm Company Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/calm-company-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Delta Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/delta-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MaC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mac-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Middlegame Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/middlegame-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Insurtech NY invest in?

Insurtech NY invests primarily in Insurance, InsurTech and FinTech startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 42 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Insurtech NY?

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### Who are the partners at Insurtech NY?

The team at Insurtech NY includes Brett Smith (Co-founder & Principal), David Gritz (Co-Founder & Managing Director) and Tony Lew (Co-Founder & Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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