# Richard Benson-Armer

> Richard Benson-Armer is a Series A investor at Activant Capital backing InsurTech and Insurance. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Activant Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/activant-capital)
- Location: Greenwich, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardbensonarmer/

Richard Benson-Armer is a Partner at Activant Capital.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| InsurTech | 1 | 100% |
| Insurance | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| bolttech | Bolttech is an InsurTech company developing an AI-based point of sale insurance platform to offer a technology-enabled ecosystem for protection and insurance. Its platform also offers device protection, travel, motor, property and life insurance, and digital insurance to consumers. | $180M | Series A | Jul 01, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alpha Leonis Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpha-leonis-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [B. Riley Wealth Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/b-riley-wealth-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dowling Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dowling-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [J.A.S Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j-a-s-ventures-e85e) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tarsadia Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tarsadia-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Activant Capital

VC Fund · Greenwich, United States

Activant is a global investment firm that partners with high-growth companies that are transforming commerce. The firm was founded in 2015 by Steve Sarracino and has offices in Greenwich, Connecticut and Berlin, Germany.

5 contacts available at Activant Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maximilian Mayer | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maximilian-mayer-7c47 |
| Richard Benson-Armer | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-benson-armer |
| Steve Sarracino | Founder and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steven-r-sarracino |
| Andrew Steele | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-steele-d4cc |
| JJ Brink | Research Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jj-brink |

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## FAQ

### What does Richard Benson-Armer invest in?

Richard Benson-Armer invests primarily in InsurTech, Insurance and Financial Services startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Richard Benson-Armer last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Richard Benson-Armer closed in Jul 2021. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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