• Calingo

  Led · Series A · Aug 2024

  Calingo develops a digital B2B2C business model that integrates insurance products into partners' point-of-sale, enabling personalized insurance offers to end customers. Its product suite includes private liability, household, and a dedicated pet insurance that covers illness, accidents, and preventive care with no age limits. The pet product targets an underserved Swiss market where less than 10% of pets are insured and existing offerings often fall short on transparency and satisfaction. Founders Anina Lutz, Daniel Litscher, Marlo Hug and Walter Rasa draw on experience working in insurance to design the platform. The company aims to scale operations and expand its reach within Switzerland. The recent financing will be used to grow distribution and bring its high-end pet insurance to more pet owners. Calingo develops embedded B2B2C insurance products that are directly integrated into the value chains of distribution partners to deliver personalized risk protection without requiring customers to answer insurance questions. Its initial offerings include household and bike insurance, sold through sales partners in the real estate and e-commerce sectors. With 10 sales partners onboard, Calingo reports impressive conversion rates of up to 50%, which the company says validates its point-of-need distribution approach. The startup plans to use its fresh seed capital to finance the market entry of a new product, scale existing products and sales channels, and launch more innovative products later this year. Management emphasizes rethinking how insurance is sold rather than merely digitizing existing processes. Investors see the model as enabling international expansion when integrated into a seamless digital customer journey. Calingo Insurance AG builds a digital B2B2C insurance platform that integrates personalised insurance offers into partners' point-of-sale flows. Its initial product is a digital rental-linked insurance solution allowing tenants to buy tailored private liability and household coverage, with market entry planned for this summer. The company plans to scale the solution to additional use cases such as mortgage-related and pet insurance. Calingo has secured cooperation agreements with distribution partner Tend AG, UNIQA Liechtenstein as an active risk carrier, and Swiss Re as a reinsurance partner. The startup was founded in 2020 and currently employs five people. It recently closed its first investment round to support product launch and scaling.

• Lilio

  Led · Seed · Nov 2023

  Lilio Health’s flagship product is the Lilio baby sensor bracelet, a compact wearable that continuously tracks vital indicators and transmits data to parents’ smartphones. The device uses AI algorithms to monitor and analyze metrics such as heart rate and oxygen saturation and issues alerts on deviations from normal patterns. An accompanying mobile app enables long-term monitoring and recording of a child’s health and development. The bracelet is designed for round-the-clock use with an ergonomic form factor for baby comfort. Lilio plans to use the new funding to finalize go-to-market preparations and to scale up production and sales ahead of its official market launch. The company completed a €2.2M seed funding round to support these efforts.

• cleverly.de

  Participated · Seed · Sep 2023

  cleverly is a Berlin-based kids-coaching service that provides 1-to-1 online coaching for children and teens aged 7-21. Its coaching covers personal skills and academic skills and is supplemented by tutoring in all common school subjects. The company positions its digital coaching to address issues such as school anxiety, lack of motivation, low self-confidence and bullying. CEO Fredrik Harkort and CFO Julia Harkort emphasize the approach helps solve acute problems and promote long-term personal development. cleverly recently closed a €4.6 million extended seed round and has raised a total of €8.6 million in venture capital to date. Named investors include emma Ventures, Rubio Impact Ventures, business angels Dr. Florian Langenscheidt and Verena Pausder, the Flixbus founders and Capnamic.

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