This Chicago tech company just raised $43 million and is about to take on car insurance in the land of Allstate and State Farm

Collective Health, a San Francisco, Calif.-based health-care technology startup that seeks to simplify employer-sponsored health insurance, has raised $205 million in its latest funding round, the company said......»»

Chicago insurance-tech startup Snapsheet landed a new round of funding as it expands its smartphone-based insurance claim solution beyond auto insurance. Snapsheet announced Monday that it raised $29 million in fresh funding in a round led by Tol.....»»

Dockless electric scooters are one of the hottest industries in tech today. One such company, Bird, has raised more than $400 million and is valued at $2 billion—even though it was founded just last year. Lime, a competitor, has also raised over $40.....»»

Insurance giant State Farm on Tuesday reached a $250 million preliminary settlement in a federal class-action lawsuit claiming the company funneled money to the campaign of an Illinois Supreme Court candidate......»»

Chicago eye care tech company Opternative has raised a new round of funding to hire more employees as it grows its online vision test business. Opternative announced Thursday that it raised $9 million in a round led by Trust Ventures, a new, Aust.....»»

Lumeris, a Maryland Heights-based health care technology business, has raised $100 million in equity capital, the privately held company said Monday......»»

The company has raised more than $676 million since its founding a decade ago......»»

A fintech startup that spun out of Chicago-based Avant has raised a mega-round of funding, valuing it at $1 billion and making it Chicago's latest "unicorn" company. Amount announced Tuesday that it raised $100 million in a Series D round led b.....»»

Another Chicago venture capital firm has closed a new fund as the city's tech scene looks to continue its hot streak of deals in 2021. 7wireVentures, a health care-focused VC firm, announced it raised $150 million for its latest fund. The new fund fo.....»»

A Rockwall company has quietly raised nearly $10 million with a mobile service that’s all about the home. Zyyah launched its new app in the iPhone App Store in March with limited functionality for beta testing — and is set to fully launch by .....»»

Wagner has served as president of John Wagner State Farm Insurance since September 2017, growing the business from scratch to $1.5 million in revenue......»»

When it was founded back in 2018, Entrada raised $59 million, which was the largest amount raised in an initial financing round for an OSU startup......»»

Bbot, which makes technology used for contactless food service mobile ordering and creating digital menus, said it's raised $4 million in additional funding. The New York City company said the latest funding round was led by Rally Ventures, an .....»»

Charlotte-based LeanTaaS has raised a $130 million Series D funding round that it will use to expand its suite of products......»»

Another San Francisco tech company has signaled its entry into the 2021 unicorn club. Harness, which offers a platform for software delivery, announced Thursday that it has raised a $115 million Series C round, bringing its valuation to $1.7 billion......»»

Education tech firm Quizlet is the latest member of the billion-dollar valuation club. The San Francisco company, founded in 2005 by a sophomore in high school, raised a $30 million series C this week with a valuation of $1 billion. That’s nearly .....»»

Six months after Umbrella raised $5 million from investors for its AAA-like membership service to help senior citizens with household tasks, Covid-19 disrupted its business model. Sending gig... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

The country’s largest auto insurer is sending $2 billion back to customers, joining Allstate, Geico, Liberty Mutual, USAA, Chubb and other insurers making deals for customers......»»

The country’s largest auto insurer is sending $2 billion back to customers, joining Allstate, Geico, Liberty Mutual, USAA, Chubb and other insurers making deals for customers......»»

Because people are driving a lot less due to the coronavirus crisis and filing a lot fewer claims, Allstate Corp. said it will return $600 million to its customers. The Northbrook, Illinois-based insurance company (NYSE: ALL) said most of its custom.....»»