CoverForce, a leading infrastructure platform for commercial insurance, today announced a $13 million Series A funding round led by global software investor Insight Partners with participation from Nyca Partners. The investment will accelerate CoverForce's mission as a leading marketplace for quote-and-bind API connections, enabling seamless digital interactions between insurance carriers, agencies, and wholesalers.
Co-founded by Cyrus Karai, Behram Dinshaw, and Kaivan Wadia, CoverForce was born out of a shared vision to modernize the commercial insurance industry. With decades of combined experience in insurance and technology, the founders set out to solve the inefficiencies of legacy systems by building a unified API platform that allows customers to instantly quote, pay, bind and issue policies. Since its launch, CoverForce has become a go-to marketplace for commercial insurance connectivity, partnering with over 20 of the largest insurance agency wholesalers and networks in America and supporting more than 9,600 producers nationwide.
A Marketplace for Seamless Connectivity
CoverForce's platform serves as a leading marketplace for quote-and-bind API connections, enabling brokers, wholesalers, and agencies to access instant quotes and one-click binding functionality. The platform integrates with national carriers like AmTrust, Chubb, Liberty Mutual, and Travelers, and covers major commercial lines of business such as Workers' Compensation, General Liability, Business Owner's Policies, and Cyber. For carriers and MGAs, CoverForce unlocks new distribution channels and cost efficiencies. For developers, the platform offers flexible APIs to embed insurance workflows into agency-facing software or direct-to-consumer applications.
"The insurance market is built on a legacy of paper and PDF — a huge issue in a market worth more than $960 billion," said Kaivan Wadia, CTO and co-founder of CoverForce. "CoverForce delivers a unified API infrastructure that decreases the time to integrate from months to weeks, saving our partners millions of dollars in R&D costs."
Driving Efficiency Through Technology
CoverForce's platform addresses the inefficiencies of legacy systems by digitizing workflows and reducing reliance on manual processes. By standardizing data flows and enabling real-time connectivity, CoverForce empowers brokers and carriers to operate faster and more accurately.
"We are thrilled to have Insight Partners on board with our Series A," said Cyrus Karai, CEO and co-founder of CoverForce. "This funding will help us expand our engineering capabilities and build deeper relationships in the market. In particular, we're seeking to partner with carriers who are empowering their agents with cutting-edge, digital tools — essentially those who are making an investment in speed as a key element of winning."
Expanding the Ecosystem
With this funding, CoverForce plans to expand its platform's capabilities, onboard additional carriers and distributors, and invest in AI-driven tools to further streamline insurance workflows. The company is also focused on building deeper relationships with carriers that prioritize digital innovation and speed as key competitive advantages."
Insight Partners is proud to back CoverForce in their work to transform the way carriers and distributors collaborate," said Sophie Beshar, Vice President at Insight Partners. "Their deep relationships with carriers and agencies, combined with the strength of their product and team, make them a standout player in the industry. We're excited to partner with CoverForce as they scale their impact."
As part of the transaction, Beshar will join CoverForce's Board of Directors.
About CoverForce
CoverForce is a leading marketplace for quote-and-bind API connections in commercial insurance, offering a trusted and secure platform for carriers, agencies, and wholesalers. With over 20 of the largest insurance wholesalers and networks in America, CoverForce enables faster underwriting, instant quotes, and one-click policy binding.Founded at the University of Pennsylvania's Innovation Labs, CoverForce is backed by investors from Insight Partners, Nyca Partners, and QED Investors, as well as advisors from Travelers and The Hartford. The company continues to expand its reach by offering customized enterprise software for agencies and robust APIs that drive transformative change in the insurance ecosystem. For more information, visit www.coverforce.com.
About Insight Partners
Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies that are driving transformative change in their industries. As of September 30, 2024, the firm has over $90B in regulatory assets under management. Insight Partners has invested in more than 800 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO. Headquartered in New York City, Insight has offices in London, Tel Aviv, and the Bay Area. Insight's mission is to find, fund, and work successfully with visionary executives, providing them with tailored, hands-on software expertise along their growth journey, from their first investment to IPO. For more information on Insight and all its investments, visit insightpartners.com or follow us on X @insightpartners.
SOURCE: CoverForce
