# Vincent J. Dowling > Vincent J. Dowling is a seed investor at Dowling & Partners backing InsurTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Dowling & Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dowling-partners) - Location: Farmington, United States - Total investments: 3 - Last investment: Mar 2024 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincent-j-vj-dowling-33313915/ Vincent J. Dowling is a seed investor at Dowling & Partners in Farmington focused on InsurTech and Financial Services. Vincent J. (VJ) Dowling is the Founder, Chairman and Managing Partner of Dowling & Partners. He was a Partner at Fox-Pitt, Kelton. He attended Harvard Business School. ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Seed | $2.6M–$3M | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | InsurTech | 2 | 67% | | Financial Services | 2 | 67% | | FinTech | 1 | 33% | | Insurance | 1 | 33% | | Auto Insurance | 1 | 33% | 7 industries tracked in total. ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Dellwood Insurance | Dellwood Insurance is an innovative excess & surplus lines (E&S) insurance company. | | Seed | Mar 07, 2024 | | | Stable Insurance | Stable offers insurance and other tools to help vehicle owners that earn on mobility platforms the ability to do so more efficiently and profitably. | $3M | Seed | Feb 23, 2022 | | | Surround Insurance | Surround Insurance is an InsurTech company that offers property and casualty insurance products for young urban professionals. The company was founded in 2018 by Jonathon Grayson and Kate Terry and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. | $2.6M | Seed | Mar 23, 2021 | | 3 of 3 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Bantam Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bantam-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Brooklyn Bridge Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brooklyn-bridge-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Cameron Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cameron-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Central Insurance Companies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/central-insurance-companies) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [MassMutual](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/massmutual) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [MassMutual Impact Investing](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mass-mutual-catalyst-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Dowling & Partners VC Fund · Farmington, United States Dowling & Partners Securities, LLC is a boutique equity research firm and full service broker-dealer that focuses exclusively on the insurance industry. They provide Their institutional clients with equity research, equity sales and trading as well as capital market services. Their team is comprised of seasoned professionals with extensiveindustry expertise and a keen focus on providing value-added insight and service to Their clients. With an emphasis on long-term value creation and fundamental analysis, They are proud to have earned the reputation as the preeminent provider of insurance research. The firm is headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut. 1 contacts available at Dowling & Partners. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Vincent J. Dowling | Founder, Chairman and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vincent-j-dowling | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [MS&AD Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ms-ad-ventures) — VC Fund - [Anthemis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthemis-group) — VC Fund - [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund - [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [InsurTech Angel Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/insurtech-angel-investors) - [InsurTech Angel Investors in United States](https://shizune.co/investors/insurtech-angel-investors-united-states) ## FAQ ### What does Vincent J. Dowling invest in? Vincent J. Dowling invests primarily in InsurTech, Financial Services and FinTech startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 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 Vincent J. Dowling's check size? Vincent J. Dowling typically joins rounds of $2.6M–$3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Vincent J. Dowling participates in. ### When did Vincent J. Dowling last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Vincent J. Dowling closed in Mar 2024. Shizune tracks 3 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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