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20Portfolio Exits
5About XL Innovate
XL Innovate is a venture capital fund focused on investing in companies that address the world's most complex risks with new technologies and products for the insurance industry. XL Innovate provides companies with equity capital, experience in building new ventures in this specific space, and access to XL Catlin's global insurance expertise and underwriting.
XL Innovate Headquarter Location
3555 Alameda de las Pulgas 2nd Floor
Menlo Park, California, 94025,
United States
650-817-7434
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Latest XL Innovate News
Nov 4, 2020
Windward Raises $16.5M, Led by XL Innovate, to Help Marine Insurers Boost Profits July 5, 2018 Windward Adapts Market-Leading Intelligence Platform to Marine Insurance Industry Windward, the pioneering maritime risk analytics startup that’s fundamentally changing the marine insurance landscape, today announced it had raised $16.5m in Series C funding. It brings the total raised to date to $38.9m. The round was led by San Francisco-based insurtech fund, XL Innovate. Existing investors, Horizons Ventures and Aleph, also participated, as did a number of individuals, including Salesforce Chairman & CEO, Marc Benioff. As part of the fundraising, Tom Hutton, XL Innovate Managing Partner and former CEO of RMS, will become a board director. Windward will use the money to strengthen its position within the marine insurance market, expediting the development and rollout of its suite of marine insurance products, hiring top talent, and expanding its London office. Commenting ahead of the Marine Insurance London conference, where he’s a keynote speaker, Windward Co-Founder and CEO, Ami Daniel, said: “If there’s one investor you want to work with in insurtech, it’s XL Innovate. We know they only back the most promising, scalable technologies in the space. We’re delighted they chose us and look forward to putting their funds and expertise to good use, to offer our unique analytics and prediction tools to marine insurers around the world.” Tom Hutton, Managing Partner at XL Innovate, said: “We’ve had the pleasure of working with Ami and Windward for two years, believing a large opportunity existed for them in marine insurance. Today, Windward has established itself as the industry leader in marine risk analytics, earning the trust of governments and law enforcement agencies globally – and now expanding into insurance. We look forward to supporting Windward further, with our new equity investment complementing our existing commitment of time and resources.” Building on its success quantifying marine risk for governments, Windward adapted its technology to create a unique offering for the marine insurance industry. Windward Insurance continuously monitors and analyzes what ships are doing, including: how they navigate; where they operate; when they operate; what they do in rough weather; and how they maneuver in ports. The company’s models use these vessel operating patterns and behavioral traits to predict the likelihood of a ship having an accident in the year ahead. Windward’s proprietary data and machine learning algorithms are integrated into insurers’ technical pricing models, leading to better underwriting decisions and improving profitability. At the same time, Windward’s other main product is on course for a record year. Windward Intelligence , which helps intelligence, law enforcement and security agencies protect their national interests by revealing potential threats, has won a raft of major contracts in 2018. In March, the United Nations Security Council reported that it used Windward Intelligence to discover vessels helping North Korea evade sanctions . About Windward: Windward helps organizations understand maritime risk and therefore take actions to reduce it. Since its founding in 2010, the company has raised $38.9M from investors including Aleph, Horizons Ventures, former CIA Director David Petraeus, and former BP CEO, Lord Browne of Madingley. The company is headquartered in Tel Aviv, with an office in London. To learn more, visit: http://www.wnwd.com About XL Innovate XL Innovate is a venture capital fund focused on investing in companies that address the world’s most complex risks with new technologies and products for the insurance industry. XL Innovate provides companies with equity capital, unparalleled experience in building new ventures in this specific space, and access to XL Catlin’s global insurance expertise and underwriting. To learn more, visit http://www.xlinnovate.com . By nina
XL Innovate Investments
20 Investments
XL Innovate has made 20 investments. Their latest investment was in Archipelago Analytics as part of their Series A - II on May 5, 2020.
XL Innovate Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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5/26/2020 | Series A - II | Archipelago Analytics | $6.04M | No | 1 | |
11/13/2019 | Series A | GeoQuant | $4.5M | No | 1 | |
8/21/2019 | Series A | Archipelago Analytics | $13M | Yes | 1 | |
8/20/2019 | Series B | |||||
5/29/2019 | Series G |
Date | 5/26/2020 | 11/13/2019 | 8/21/2019 | 8/20/2019 | 5/29/2019 |
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Round | Series A - II | Series A | Series A | Series B | Series G |
Company | Archipelago Analytics | GeoQuant | Archipelago Analytics | ||
Amount | $6.04M | $4.5M | $13M | ||
New? | No | No | Yes | ||
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Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
XL Innovate Portfolio Exits
5 Portfolio Exits
XL Innovate has 5 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was GeoQuant on June 23, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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6/23/2022 | Acquired | 2 | |||
Date | 6/23/2022 | ||||
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Exit | Acquired | ||||
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Sources | 2 |
XL Innovate Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
XL Innovate acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was New Energy Risk on September 29, 2015.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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9/29/2015 | Acq - Fin | 2 |
Date | 9/29/2015 |
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Note | Acq - Fin |
Sources | 2 |
XL Innovate Team
1 Team Member
XL Innovate has 1 team member, including current Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner, G. Thompson Hutton.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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G. Thompson Hutton | New Energy Risk, White Mountains Insurance Group, RMS, and McKinsey & Company | Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner | Current |
Name | G. Thompson Hutton |
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Work History | New Energy Risk, White Mountains Insurance Group, RMS, and McKinsey & Company |
Title | Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner |
Status | Current |
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