BrokerTech Ventures, a platform and accelerator program focused on delivering innovation to the insurance broker, carrier and wholesale community, announced it will open applications for its 2026 Accelerator cohort on Friday, inviting insurtech companies to apply for the chance to pilot and test their solutions across the BTV network. Since…
BrokerTech Ventures, a broker-led convening platform, recently hosted the nine insurtech startups participating in the organization’s sixth accelerator program for a two-day event in Des Moines. The event, called BTV Mania, brought the startups together to meet BTV’s 25 broker and insurance company partners at Holmes Murphy’s Waukee headquarters. The…
Des Moines-based BrokerTech Ventures (BTV), a broker-led convening platform for insurtech innovation, investment and collaboration, has announced its newest partnership with the Hartford, a property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual fund company based in Hartford, Conn. The Hartford brings experience in underwriting, claims management and risk mitigation strategies, according…
BrokerTech Ventures has announced a strategic partnership with Instech.IE, an Ireland-based insurance innovation organization. According to a news release, the collaboration will provide Irish insurtech companies aiming to enter the U.S. market with access to BTV’s network of industry experts in the U.S., and U.S.-based companies seeking European expansion will benefit…
BrokerTech Ventures has announced the addition of Leavitt Group as a new partner. Leavitt Group is a privately held insurance broker headquartered in Cedar City, Utah, and joins BTV’s distribution network of 13 brokers and 14 carriers, wholesalers and community partners. “Joining BrokerTech Ventures marks an exciting step forward for…
BrokerTech Ventures (BTV) has selected the 10 insurtech startups for its fifth accelerator program and the addition of two new partners. Insurance Office of America is BTV’s newest broker partner and Dowling Capital is a new community partner. BTV now has a portfolio of 23 brokerage firms, insurance companies and wholesalers, and community partners with nationwide…
BrokerTech Ventures (BTV) has opened applications for the fifth cohort of its accelerator program. The deadline to apply is Dec. 18. According to a news release, the concept of the BTV Accelerator is to be an “innovation hub” and proof of concept environment for broker-centric products and technology solutions, ultimately bringing validated…
BrokerTech Ventures (BTV) has shared the results of its latest report on the achievements of its accelerator startups. BTV has hosted four cohorts of the accelerator for broker-centric insurance technology companies, which included 48 participating startups. Highlights from the report include: “One of the reasons we signed on as BTV’s…
BrokerTech Ventures announced Tuesday it has partnered with Des Moines-based venture capital investor ManchesterStory to launch the BrokerTech Fund LP. According to a news release, it is the first venture capital fund focused on early-stage insurtech companies developing technology solutions for brokers. Limited partners of the $34 million fund include Holmes…
BrokerTech Ventures announced Wednesday the insurtech startups selected for its fourth accelerator cohort. “In this, our fourth year of the BTV Accelerator, I am thrilled with the diversity of technologies that will move through the accelerator, as well as the diversity in geographies represented,” Dan Keough, Holmes Murphy chairman and CEO and BTV…