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Quesnay's Female Founders in InsurTech 2020

Digital technology continues to transform the global insurance industry. How will your startup fuel essential innovation?

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Overview

Female Founders in InsurTech 2020 is an open innovation competition targeted at promoting female entrepreneurs with solutions relevant to the insurance industry and address technology opportunities.  This is the third year Quesnay is running a dedicated InsurTech innovation competition as part of the Female Founders in Tech series. 

 

Challenge Question

Digital technology continues to transform the global insurance industry (with the recent pandemic further accelerating change). How will your startup fuel essential innovation?

 

Why Insurance?  

Across the board, women are underrepresented in insurance.  Especially when looking at c-suite positions...

Source: Increasing Gender Diversity in Insurance Leadership

Moreover, women raised only 2.8% of capital invested across the entire U.S. startup ecosystem in 2019 (PitchBook).  The need to elevate female leaders is indisputable.

 

How Quesnay is Solving the Problem

Quesnay launched the Female Founders in Tech program in 2017 to identify and evaluate innovative technology solutions and unique talent for corporations while also providing visibility, access to capital, mentorship, and partnership opportunities to startups.  The series has expanded to include programs in industries including financial services, insurance, mobility, and telecom.  Each program drives employee engagement, inclusion, and promotes corporate-startup collaboration.

Since inception, more than 650 startups from 63 countries have applied and our winners have gone on to raise over $35M in venture capital funding and/or have been acquired by large corporations.

Check out last year's Final Pitch Event at InsurTech Connect in Las Vegas, NV:

 


Guidelines

Challenge Question 

Digital technology continues to transform the global insurance industry (with the recent pandemic further accelerating change). How will your startup fuel essential innovation?

 

Eligibility Criteria 

  • Participant must be an Authorized Representative of an Eligible Entity or an eligible individual entrant;
  • Participant (if Participant is an individual) or Participant’s Authorized Representative (if Participant is an Eligible Entity) must be a female (or identifies as female) founder, co-founder, CEO, or C-Suite leader;
  • Participant’s product offering must be relevant to the insurance industry and address technology opportunities as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion; **may have broader applicability than insurance**
  • Participant must at least have a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) that has a planned launch or has already been launched in-market, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion; ** no cap on required experience level or time in market **

For full eligibility requirements please see Official Rules.

 

Round 1 Online Judging Criteria 

Category

Evaluation Criteria

Weighting

Impact on Insurance Industry
  • Does this product have a clear use case for the Insurance industry?
  • Will this product address key pain points in the industry (e.g. increased operational efficiency, customer experience, disaster planning & recovery, cyber security, etc.)?
  • Is the Participant’s business model disrupting the traditional insurance model?
  • How relevant is the product or solution in a COVID-19 world?

35%

Degree of Product Differentiation / Novelty
  • Are there similar products to this in the marketplace?
  • What makes the product unique?
  • Is it possible to have a new business model based on this product?

25%

Measurable Outcomes
  • How large is the product’s total addressable market (TAM)?
  • Do they have a clear definition and way of measuring success?

20%

Clear Plans for Growth / Scalability
  • Does the Participant have a clear growth strategy?
  • Is the solution scalable?
  • Has the Participant had any corporate partnerships to date?

20%

Round 2 Final Pitch Judging Criteria can be seen in the Official Rules and will be posted to this section after the Top Five Finalists are announced.

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You're Invited to the Final Pitch Event on September 21 - RSVP Now!

Aug. 31, 2020, 11:49 a.m. PDT by Ryan Kao

RSVP here for the Female Founders in InsurTech 2020 Final Pitch Event as part of InsureTech Connect’s virtual conference, ITC Global.

Women-led startups from across the globe submitted their solutions to this year’s version of the Female Founders in InsurTech innovation competition.

“Digital technology continues to transform the global insurance industry (with the recent pandemic further accelerating change). How will your startup fuel essential innovation?”

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ITC Global is uniting the world for an unprecedented two and a half days of learning and connecting. Never before has the global insurance community come together like this, and Quesnay is proud to host our culminating pitch event with ITC Global!

By registering for the Final Pitch Event, you will automatically gain access to ITC Global with a complimentary Community Pass. If you are interested in upgrading your pass to get early access to networking, exclusive roundtables plus much more, you can save $50 by registering here.

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Expert judges selected the Top Five Finalists who will pitch their dynamic and market-ready solutions to a panel of five industry executives.

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This year's finalists are:

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Join the Quesnay community to watch and support these finalists competing for prizes and potential partnership opportunities!

Thank you to our Supporting Sponsor Avanta Ventures, and our Contributing Sponsors The Hanover Insurance Group, Marsh, and RGAX!


Welcome the 5 Finalists

Aug. 17, 2020, 11:44 a.m. PDT by Quesnay

Check em’ out! The Female Founders in Insurtech 2020 finalists are official. Please welcome:

Air Doctor

Hosta Labs

Serenus. AI

PAI Health

upcover

Thank you to our sponsors Avanta Ventures, The Hanover Insurance Group, Marsh, and RGAX


Final Day to Submit Your Application to Female Founders in InsurTech

July 29, 2020, 6:23 a.m. PDT by Quesnay

Female leaders, today is the last day to apply to Female Founders in InsurTech 2020! You have until 11:59 PM EST to submit your application on HeroX. If you have any last minute questions please email: 

Jonathan Poor: jpoor@quesnays.com 

Ryan Kao: rkao@quesnays.com 

Good luck!


Application Deadline Extension

July 26, 2020, 11 a.m. PDT by Jonathan Poor

Hello,

We wanted to let you know that the application deadline is extended until Wednesday, July 29th. If you haven’t done so already go ahead and apply!

By applying you are eligible for:

If you have already applied take this time to spruce up your application and make it pitch-perfect for judges to review.

Best,

Jonathan Poor

 


AMA With Assaf Wand, Co-Founder & CEO, Hippo Insurance

July 23, 2020, 11:04 a.m. PDT by Jonathan Poor

THIS JUST IN! 

Assaf Wand, Co-Founder & CEO, Hippo Insurance (who just raised $150M in funding) is going to host an Ask Me Anything session as part of FemaleFounders in InsurTech 2020. 

If you’re interested in attending you must apply to the competition before the Application Deadline on Sunday, July 26! https://bit.ly/2UpOQrl


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Prizes & Benefits

First Place Winner:

  • $12,500.00 First Place Winner Cash Prize
  • Two (2) hours of one-on-one investment and strategy consultation with InsurTech Israel
  • Featured presentation at an InsurTech Israel pitch event (2020 or 2021)
  • Opportunity for direct access into the Insurtech Competition at Insurtech LatAm Forum (Argentina) and/or Santiago Insurtech Forum (Chile) provided by Digital Insurance LatAm (Spanish fluency preferred)
  • Opportunity to appear on Africa InsurTecH Rising podcast episode
  • Complimentary one (1) year access to the InsTech London innovation community
  • Complimentary access to co-working space at Upward Hartford for up to three (3) people
  • Discounted (40% Off) Show & Tell package for a The DIA Community event (2020 or 2021)
  • Invitation to present at insurance industry event
  • Opportunities for promotion and publicity via Quesnay's media partners (i.e. articles, podcasts, LinkedIn Live with DigitalScouting.de, etc.)
  • Quesnay will work with the First Place Winner to facilitate introductions to potential business partners
  • Quesnay will feature the First Place Winner on Quesnay's website and via Quesnay's network to raise awareness of each winner’s work

Second Place Winner:

  • $7,500.00 Second Place Winner Cash Prize
  • Two (2) hours of one-on-one investment and strategy consultation with InsurTech Israel
  • Complimentary access to co-working space at Upward Hartford for up to three (3) people
  • Discounted (40% Off) Show & Tell package for a The DIA Community event (2020 or 2021)
  • Invitation to present at insurance industry event
  • Quesnay will work with the Second Place Winner post event to facilitate introductions to potential business partners
  • Quesnay will feature the Second Place Winner on Quesnay's website and via Quesnay's network to raise awareness of each winner’s work

Third Place Winner:

  • $5,000.00 Third Place Winner Cash Prize
  • Two (2) hours of one-on-one investment and strategy consultation with InsurTech Israel
  • Complimentary access to co-working space at Upward Hartford for up to three (3) people
  • Discounted (40% Off) Show & Tell package for a The DIA Community event (2020 or 2021)
  • Invitation to present at insurance industry event
  • Quesnay will work with the winner Third Place Winner post event to facilitate introductions to potential business partners
  • Quesnay will feature the Third Place Winner on Quesnay's website and via Quesnay's network to raise awareness of each winner’s work

People’s Choice Winner:

Round 2 Finalists:

  • Introductions to potential business partners.  Quesnay will endeavour to coordinate the introductions and announcements with each Round 2 Finalist during and after the Final Pitch Event
  • Exclusive enrollment in the Chromium Branding Experience, a three-part structured evaluation, consultation, and refinement of brand strategies and materials
  • Opportunity to join the DXC Developer Central community and gain access to the DXC Assure Digital Platform where you’ll be able to connect and learn how to build new products using DXC APIs and have access to development tutorials, code labs, and early access to new releases
  • Opportunity to present joint solutions on DXC Assure Marketplace
  • Opportunity to work with DXC on joint customer pursuits pertinent to your product or service
  • Opportunity to be featured in a white paper highlighting startup business, objectives, and team members co-authored by Africa InsurTecH Rising and InsurTech Story India
  • Two (2) complimentary passes to attend InsureTech Connect ITC World Tour & ITC Global
  • Screening and referral by Impact Hub to enter the UiPath Automation Awards 2020 competition as semi-finalists (must have B2B applicability)
  • Participation in the Western Balkan Startup Exposition to meet with the startup teams from the region and the market opportunities (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia)
  • Opportunity to enter 360° Connect online startup community aimed at connecting startups from the Western Balkans to the ones in markets of scale
  • One-on-one consultation focused on custom sales target strategies with sales training and consulting firm, GetPropulsion
  • One-on-one consultation focused on enhanced communication and presentation best practices from BraverMe
  • Virtual Q&A session discussing best practices for raising capital on the East Coast, with venture capital firm, January Ventures
  • Virtual Q&A session discussing best practices for raising capital in Silicon Valley, with venture capital firm, Commerce Ventures
  • Virtual Office Hour with past Female Founders winner
  • Social media announcement through Quesnay's channels

Top 30 Participants:

  • Introduction to founder of Innovation Women to help access more speaking and visibility opportunities
  • Complimentary one (1) year access to the Innovation Women speaker placement platform
  • Opportunity to attend virtual communications workshop hosted by BraverMe
  • Opportunity to enroll in Sponsor-led workshops, webinars, or office hours
  • Complimentary access to co-working space at Upward Hartford for one (1) person per company

All Participants:

  • Up to $5,000 in AWS Credits (good for two (2) years), one (1) year of AWS Business support (up to $1,500), and 80 credits for self-paced labs.  Note: Startups that have already redeemed $5,000 or more in AWS Credits, previously, will not have access to AWS Credits offered through this competition.  Credits are not stackable, but startups applying through this competition can get “topped-up” to $5,000 in AWS Credits.
  • Invitation to attend an Ask Me Anything session with special guest Assaf Wand, Co-Founder & CEO of Hippo
  • Opportunity to participate in the Digital Partners Education Module, a four-part series covering: "Insurance Deep Dive with Digital Partners: Insurance 101 for Tech Leaders" (Session 1), "What is the Truth of Your Delivery" (Session 2), "Insurance Deep Dive with Digital Partners: Alternative Data Sets" (Session 3), and, "Insurance Deep Dive with Digital Partners: Disruption in 2020 & Beyond" (Session 4)
  • Opportunity to attend a Cyber Risk 101 workshop hosted by Broad Street Labs
  • Opportunity to attend a Go-to-Market Strategy workshop with GetPropulsion
  • Opportunity to participate in an Ellevest financial planning workshop
  • Opportunity to enroll in Sponsor-led workshops, webinars, or office hours
  • Discounted registration for InsureTech Connect’s ITC Global
  • Invitation to join Quesnay Connect, Quesnay’s exclusive online community for startups, corporate partners, investors, and experts
  • Invitation to attend the Final Pitch Event

Please also see Official Rules for all details pertaining to competition.

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