Company:Ledger Investing

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Ledger Investing
TypePrivate
IndustryFintech
Founded2016
FounderJulien Brissonneau, Aymeric Rabot and Samir Shah
ProductsInsurance-linked securities marketplace
Websitehttps://www.ledgerinvesting.com/

Ledger Investing is a financial technology startup started in 2016 in Mountain View, California. It was part of the Y Combinator W17 batch.[1][2] The company's state of incorporation is Delaware.[3]

Overview

Ledger Investing was founded in 2016 and builds capital markets solutions to sell and buy securities for Insurers and Institutional Investors.[4]

The company raised venture funding from investors including, MassMutual Ventures, Signalfire, Accel, and Crosscut Ventures. The cumulative investment received in "seed funding" and "series A funding" was more than $15M.[5][6][7][8]

Since June 2017, Ledger Investing is the direct sole owner of "Ledger Capital Markets LLC", a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a member of FINRA and SIPC.[9]

In March 2021, the company announced that Peter Hancock joined its board of directors.[10][11]

In September 2021, the company launched an investment fund with a focus on insurance-linked securities.[12][11]

In December 2021, the company reported placing more than $300m of insurance premium into capital markets.[4][13]

References

  1. "All 51 startups that debuted at Y Combinator W17 Demo Day 2" (in en-US). https://social.techcrunch.com/2017/03/21/demo-day-y-combinator/. 
  2. "Ledger Investing: Marketplace for insurance securitization." (in en). https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/ledger-investing. 
  3. "Ledger Investing, Inc. SEC Registration". https://sec.report/CIK/0001822527. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Ledger placed $300mn+ of gross premium with capital markets in ‘21" (in en). https://www.theinsurer.com/news/ledger-placed-300mn-of-gross-premium-with-capital-markets-in-21/20182.article. 
  5. "Ledger Investing raises $10m Series A to scale-up ILS offering" (in English). 2020-09-30. https://www.artemis.bm/news/ledger-investing-raises-10m-series-a-to-scale-up-ils-offering/. 
  6. "Why SignalFire funded Ledger Investing's $10M Series A" (in en-US). 2020-12-16. https://signalfire.com/blog/ledger-investing-signalfire/. 
  7. "Accel - Prepared Mind: The insurtech landscape and five predictions for the future". https://www.accel.com/noteworthy/prepared-mind-the-insurtech-landscape-and-five-predictions-for-the-future. 
  8. "Ledger Investing raise $5m seed round for insurance securitization platform - Artemis.bm" (in English). 2017-04-05. https://www.artemis.bm/news/ledger-investing-raise-5m-seed-round-for-insurance-securitization-platform/. 
  9. "BrokerCheck - Find a broker, investment or financial advisor". https://brokercheck.finra.org/firm/summary/289140. 
  10. "Ledger Investing adds ex-AIG CEO Peter Hancock to board - Reinsurance News" (in en). 2021-04-01. http://www.reinsurancene.ws/ledger-investing-adds-ex-aig-ceo-peter-hancock-to-board/. 
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Ledger Investing - Headquarter Locations, Competitors, Financials, Employees". https://www.cbinsights.com/company/ledger-investing. 
  12. "Securitization Startup Platform Ledger Launches a Casualty ILS Fund" (in en-US). 2021-10-05. https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2021/10/05/635290.htm. 
  13. "Ledger places $300m+ of premium into capital markets in 2021 - Artemis.bm" (in English). 2021-12-29. https://www.artemis.bm/news/ledger-places-300m-of-premium-into-capital-markets-in-2021/.