Munich Re Ventures
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Munich Re Ventures is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Insurance and InsurTech. As the venture arm of leading global reinsurer, Munich Re, MRV invests in early-stage companies at the intersection of risk and technology.
- Total investments:
- 111
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 30%
- Fund size:
- $125M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Munich Re Ventures invests in
Stages Munich Re Ventures invests in
Countries Munich Re Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Round size
- Series A
- $6M–$33M
- Series B
- $17M–$96M
- Series C
- $25M–$200M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Insurance 19 (17%)
- InsurTech 18 (16%)
- Software 10 (9%)
- Information Technology 10 (9%)
- Cyber Security 9 (8%)
Stage
- Series A 33 (30%)
- Series B 31 (28%)
- Series C 11 (10%)
- Seed 9 (8%)
- Series D 8 (7%)
Country
- United States 41 (37%)
- United Kingdom 5 (5%)
- Israel 4 (4%)
- Germany 3 (3%)
- India 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacqueline LeSage Krause
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 17 | Find email | |
Matt McElhattan
Investment Director
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Investment Director | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Oshri Kaplan
Investment Director
|
Investment Director | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
Sidra Ahmed Lefort
Investment Director
|
Investment Director | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
Timur Davis
Principal
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Principal | Total investments: 8 | Find email | |
| See all 6 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starfish Space is a space technology company focused on developing infrastructure for in-orbit satellite servicing and maintenance. It designs autonomous spacecraft, particularly its Otter vehicle, which can rendezvous with, dock to, and interact with satellites already in orbit. The company’s technology enables services such as extending theoperational life of satellites, repositioning them, and safely removing defunct satellites or debris from space. Its systems rely on advanced robotics, navigation software, and electric propulsion to perform precise proximity operations in orbit. Through these capabilities, it aims to make satellite servicing more affordable and scalable, supporting the long-term sustainability and growth of space activities. | $111.7M / Series B / Apr 07, 2026 | ||
| Litmus is an IIoT company that enables data collection, analytics, and management with an Intelligent Edge Computing Platform for Industrial IoT. It provides the solution to transform critical edge data into actionable intelligence that can power maintenance, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. The company's vision is to enableorganizations who envision the implementation of Internet of Things (IoT) to seamlessly connect their devices to applications that can generate business value from that data.Litmus Automation was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. | Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 12, 2025 | ||
| Sweet’s Cloud Runtime Security Suite delivers first-to-market capabilities for defending cloud workloads, shifting cloud security right. Founded by retired, elite IDF commanders with prodigious expertise in offensive and defensive cloud security, Sweet’s approach elevates the ability of security teams to shut down cloud attacks when they occur,where they occur, with maximum precision and minimal business disruption. | $75M / Series B / Nov 12, 2025 | ||
| AI Customer Support Platform, Built for Operational Leaders Who Care About Outcomes | $7M / Seed / Sep 30, 2025 | ||
| Insify is an insurance company that offers digital insurance solutions to freelancers and small businesses. The company was founded in 2020 by Koen Thijssen and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. | $19.3M / Series B / Sep 23, 2025 | ||
| Fourth Power is an energy storage startup that uses thermal batteries. Through utility-scale thermal storage, the technique transforms renewable energy into an on-demand energy source. | $20M / Series A / Sep 16, 2025 | ||
| Mending Health is a health insurance company that offers relationship-based healthcare services. | Series A / Jun 24, 2025 | ||
| Empathy is a platform for families to deal with the loss of their people. Empathy combines technology and human support to provide a digital companion application built to empower bereaved families. The company's flagship offering is a multi-platform app that guides users through the emotional and practical aspects following the loss of aloved one. This includes assistance with tasks such as funeral planning, closing accounts, and managing estate affairs. Empathy's approach is designed to reduce the complexity and stress associated with these responsibilities. | $72M / Series C / May 29, 2025 | ||
| Sentra is the leader in continuous AI data readiness and governance, helping enterprises ensure their data is secure, governed, and AI-ready at all times. As organizations scale AI adoption, a critical gap emerges: most have invested in AI infrastructure and governance frameworks, but lack continuous visibility into the sensitive data AI canactually reach. Sentra closes that gap. The Sentra platform continuously discovers, classifies, governs, and protects sensitive and proprietary data — and maps who and what can access it, from employees and third parties to AI applications and autonomous agents. With AI-aware data security, automated governance, and intelligent remediation, Sentra helps enterprises reduce risk, enforce policy, and unlock the value of AI without losing control of their data. Sentra operates entirely within the customer's environment. No sensitive data is ever copied out. Trusted by global enterprises including Lyft, Expedia, and SoFi. Recognized by Gartner. Visit www.sentra.io. | $50M / Series B / Apr 22, 2025 | ||
| Azos is an insurtech firm that offers best in class insurance life insurance products in the Brazilian market. The company was founded by Rafael Cló, Bernardo Ribeiro, and Renato Farias and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. | $30.5M / Series B / Feb 19, 2025 | ||
| See all 111 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Munich Re Ventures invest in?
Munich Re Ventures invests primarily in Insurance, InsurTech and Software startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 111 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Munich Re Ventures invest in?
Munich Re Ventures typically joins rounds of $6M–$33M at Series A, $17M–$96M at Series B and $25M–$200M at Series C. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Munich Re Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Munich Re Ventures took part in.
How do I contact Munich Re Ventures?
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Who are the partners at Munich Re Ventures?
The team at Munich Re Ventures includes Jacqueline LeSage Krause (Managing Director), Matt McElhattan (Investment Director) and Oshri Kaplan (Investment Director), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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