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Markel Corporation

Founders Samuel A. Markel

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Total investments 4
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$58M
Portfolio companies 3
Rounds per year 0.04
Lead investments 0
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.25
Exits 1
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Areas of investment

  • Insurance
  • InsurTech
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cyber Security
  • FinTech
Summary

In 1930 was created Markel Corporation, which is appeared as Corporate Investor. The fund was located in North America if to be more exact in United States. The main department of described Corporate Investor is located in the Glen Allen.

The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 9 partakers. Despite the Markel Corporation, startups are often financed by Zeev Ventures, TLV Partners, Ribbit Capital. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Zeev Ventures, TLV Partners, Ribbit Capital. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Zeev Ventures, Munich Re Ventures, Group 11.

Besides, a startup requires to be at the age of 1 and less years to receive the investment from the fund. Among the most popular fund investment industries, there are Commercial Insurance, Small and Medium Businesses. For fund there is a match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - United States. Among the various public portfolio startups of the fund, we may underline Next Insurance

The fund is generally included in less than 2 deals every year. Deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars are the general things for fund. The top activity for fund was in 2017.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Cowbell Cyber

Artificial Intelligence
Cyber Security
FinTech
Insurance
InsurTech
Risk Management
Software
$100M15 Mar 2022 California, United States

Cowbell Cyber

Artificial Intelligence
Cyber Security
FinTech
Insurance
InsurTech
Risk Management
Software
$20M11 Mar 2021 California, United States

Next Insurance

Commercial Insurance
Finance
Insurance
InsurTech
Small and Medium Businesses
$35M03 May 2017 Palo Alto, California, United States
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Cowbell Cyber Grabs $20M in Series A

– Cowbell Cyber, an AI-powered cyber insurance provider, has closed $20 Million in Series A funding.
Brewer Lane Ventures led the investment with participation from Pivot Investment Partners, Avanta Ventures, Markel Corporation, and existing investors ManchesterStory, Tri-Valley Ventures, and Holmes Murphy.

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Total investments 4
Average round size 58M
Rounds per year 0.04
Peak activity year 2017
Lead investments 0
Follow on index 0.25
Exits 1
Group Appearance index 1.00

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Cowbell Cyber

Artificial Intelligence
Cyber Security
FinTech
Insurance
InsurTech
Risk Management
Software
$100M15 Mar 2022 California, United States

Cowbell Cyber

Artificial Intelligence
Cyber Security
FinTech
Insurance
InsurTech
Risk Management
Software
$20M11 Mar 2021 California, United States

Next Insurance

Commercial Insurance
Finance
Insurance
InsurTech
Small and Medium Businesses
$35M03 May 2017 Palo Alto, California, United States
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