# Sandbox Insurtech Ventures

> Sandbox Insurtech Ventures is a VC fund backing Insurance. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.sbxinsurtech.com/

Sandbox Insurtech Ventures is a division of Sandbox Industries, which connects corporate investment funds with strategic startups.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Insurance | 3 | 33% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 33% |
| SaaS | 2 | 22% |
| InsurTech | 2 | 22% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 22% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 22% |
| Series B | 2 | 22% |
| Series C | 2 | 22% |
| Series H | 1 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nick Rosa | Co-Founder and CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nick-rosa |
| Robert B. Shapiro | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-b-shapiro |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gradient AI | Gradient AI provides AI solutions for the insurance industry, leveraging vast industry data for accurate predictions. Their technology leverages AI to enhance underwriting, claims management, and other critical insurance processes. By utilizing advanced machine learning models, Gradient AI aims to improve accuracy, efficiency, and decision-makingwithin insurance companies, leading to better risk assessment and customer service. | $56.1M | Series C | Jul 30, 2024 |  |
| Confianza | Confianza providess analytical products and services designed for the entire lifecycle of an insurance policy from consumer acquisition through service and renewal. | $2.5M | Seed | Jun 22, 2022 |  |
| Data.world | data.world makes it easy for everyone—not just the “data people”—to get clear, accurate, fast answers to any business question. Our cloud-native data catalog maps your siloed, distributed data to familiar and consistent business concepts, creating a unified body of knowledge anyone can find, understand, and use.data.world is also home to theworld’s largest collaborative data community. It’s where people team up on everything from social bot detection to award-winning data journalism. We use what we learn from this community to improve the enterprise product and vice versa. Our team co-created the Manifesto for Data Practices, the most effective, ethical, and modern approach to data teamwork. More people signed the Manifesto for Data Practices in its first year than signed the Agile Manifesto in its first two years combined. In 2019 DataPractices.org became a Linux Foundation Project. The vendor-neutral community features new, open courseware to help people and organizations improve data practices through inclusion, experimentation, accountability, and impact.We are a Public Benefit Corporation. Most corporations are required to prioritize shareholder returns above all else. Not us. We are legally structured as a Public Benefit Corporation so we can pursue our mission and shareholder value with equal vigor. This ability is rare, powerful, and sustaining. | $50M | Series C | Apr 05, 2022 |  |
| Data.world | data.world makes it easy for everyone—not just the “data people”—to get clear, accurate, fast answers to any business question. Our cloud-native data catalog maps your siloed, distributed data to familiar and consistent business concepts, creating a unified body of knowledge anyone can find, understand, and use.data.world is also home to theworld’s largest collaborative data community. It’s where people team up on everything from social bot detection to award-winning data journalism. We use what we learn from this community to improve the enterprise product and vice versa. Our team co-created the Manifesto for Data Practices, the most effective, ethical, and modern approach to data teamwork. More people signed the Manifesto for Data Practices in its first year than signed the Agile Manifesto in its first two years combined. In 2019 DataPractices.org became a Linux Foundation Project. The vendor-neutral community features new, open courseware to help people and organizations improve data practices through inclusion, experimentation, accountability, and impact.We are a Public Benefit Corporation. Most corporations are required to prioritize shareholder returns above all else. Not us. We are legally structured as a Public Benefit Corporation so we can pursue our mission and shareholder value with equal vigor. This ability is rare, powerful, and sustaining. | $50M | Series C | Apr 05, 2022 |  |
| Gradient AI | Gradient AI provides AI solutions for the insurance industry, leveraging vast industry data for accurate predictions. Their technology leverages AI to enhance underwriting, claims management, and other critical insurance processes. By utilizing advanced machine learning models, Gradient AI aims to improve accuracy, efficiency, and decision-makingwithin insurance companies, leading to better risk assessment and customer service. | $20M | Series B | Apr 14, 2021 |  |
| Rollick | Rollick provides marketing and technology solutions for dealers and OEMs to help them improve the customer buying experience and take their marketing to the next level. The company aims to provide a seamless customer experience from pre-purchase through re-purchase by helping manufacturers, dealers, and affinity partners connect with theircustomers through an ecosystem of marketing and technology solutions. Rollick is dedicated to creating a superior buying and selling experience for outdoor recreational products. Backed by industry-leading investors, their team is deeply experienced in building valuable affinity, dealer, and manufacturer relationships enabled by innovative sales and marketing technology.The company was founded in 2017 and based in Austin, Texas. | $8.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 01, 2021 |  |
| Indico Data | Indico Data transforms unstructured data into actionable insights. With the AI and ML-powered Indico Unstructured Data Platform™, enterprises of all sizes can automate, analyze, and apply unstructured data – documents, emails, images, videos and more – to a wide range of enterprise workflows. This enables them to gain rich insight and maximize thevalue of their existing software investments, including RPA, CRM, ERP, BI, by enabling these systems to work with unstructured data. |  | Series B | Dec 14, 2020 |  |
| Layr | We use AI and machine learning to match companies with the right commercial insurance, at the right price, through top-rated carriers. The application is 100% online with our team of expert brokers available to help with any questions along the way. We focus on cash-flow-friendly payment options (pay monthly instead of annually and use your creditcard) and easy in-app policy updates. With Layr, check “Buy Business Insurance” off your list and get back to what you do best. | $5M | Seed | Jul 01, 2020 |  |
| Prove | Prove is a smartphone-based identity verification startup that specializes in providing phone-centric and API marketplace solutions. Its phone-centric solutions enable its customers to acquire new consumers and engage with their existing consumers by removing friction while bolstering security and enhancing consumer privacy and consumer choice. | $100M | Series H | Jun 18, 2020 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Prologis Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prologis-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [MassMutual Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/massmutual-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Apax Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apax-digital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Forté Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forte-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Goldman Sachs Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goldman-sachs-asset-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Shasta Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shasta-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Sandbox Insurtech Ventures invest in?

Sandbox Insurtech Ventures invests primarily in Insurance, Artificial Intelligence and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 9 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 Sandbox Insurtech Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Sandbox Insurtech Ventures?

The team at Sandbox Insurtech Ventures includes Nick Rosa (Co-Founder and CEO) and Robert B. Shapiro (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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