Female Founders in InsurTech 2020 is an open innovation competition targeted at promoting female entrepreneurs with solutions relevant to the insurance industry and address technology opportunities. This is the third year Quesnay is running a dedicated InsurTech innovation competition as part of the Female Founders in Tech series.
Challenge Question
Digital technology continues to transform the global insurance industry (with the recent pandemic further accelerating change). How will your startup fuel essential innovation?
Why Insurance?
Across the board, women are underrepresented in insurance. Especially when looking at c-suite positions...
Quesnay launched the Female Founders in Tech program in 2017 to identify and evaluate innovative technology solutions and unique talent for corporations while also providing visibility, access to capital, mentorship, and partnership opportunitiesto startups. The series has expanded to include programs in industries including financial services, insurance, mobility, and telecom. Each program drives employee engagement, inclusion, and promotes corporate-startup collaboration.
Since inception, more than 650 startups from 63 countries have applied and our winners have gone on to raise over $35M in venture capital funding and/or have been acquired by large corporations.
Check out last year's Final Pitch Event at InsurTech Connect in Las Vegas, NV:
Guidelines
Challenge Question
Digital technology continues to transform the global insurance industry (with the recent pandemic further accelerating change). How will your startup fuel essential innovation?
Eligibility Criteria
Participant must be an Authorized Representative of an Eligible Entity or an eligible individual entrant;
Participant (if Participant is an individual) or Participant’s Authorized Representative (if Participant is an Eligible Entity) must be a female (or identifies as female) founder, co-founder, CEO, or C-Suite leader;
Participant’s product offering must be relevant to the insurance industry and address technology opportunities as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion; **may have broader applicability than insurance**
Participant must at least have a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) that has a planned launch or has already been launched in-market, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion; ** no cap on required experience level or time in market **
For full eligibility requirements please see Official Rules.
Round 1 Online Judging Criteria
Category
Evaluation Criteria
Weighting
Impact on Insurance Industry
Does this product have a clear use case for the Insurance industry?
Will this product address key pain points in the industry (e.g. increased operational efficiency, customer experience, disaster planning & recovery, cyber security, etc.)?
Is the Participant’s business model disrupting the traditional insurance model?
How relevant is the product or solution in a COVID-19 world?
35%
Degree of Product Differentiation / Novelty
Are there similar products to this in the marketplace?
What makes the product unique?
Is it possible to have a new business model based on this product?
25%
Measurable Outcomes
How large is the product’s total addressable market (TAM)?
Do they have a clear definition and way of measuring success?
20%
Clear Plans for Growth / Scalability
Does the Participant have a clear growth strategy?
Is the solution scalable?
Has the Participant had any corporate partnerships to date?
20%
Round 2 Final Pitch Judging Criteria can be seen in the Official Rulesand will be posted to this section after the Top Five Finalists are announced.
Women-led startups from across the globe submitted their solutions to this year’s version of the Female Founders in InsurTech innovation competition.
“Digital technology continues to transform the global insurance industry (with the recent pandemic further accelerating change). How will your startup fuel essential innovation?”
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ITC Global is uniting the world for an unprecedented two and a half days of learning and connecting. Never before has the global insurance community come together like this, and Quesnay is proud to host our culminating pitch event with ITC Global!
By registering for the Final Pitch Event, you will automatically gain access to ITC Global with a complimentary Community Pass. If you are interested in upgrading your pass to get early access to networking, exclusive roundtables plus much more, you can save $50 by registering here.
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Expert judges selected the Top Five Finalists who will pitch their dynamic and market-ready solutions to a panel of five industry executives.
Assaf Wand, Co-Founder & CEO, Hippo Insurance (who just raised $150M in funding) is going to host an Ask Me Anything session as part of FemaleFounders in InsurTech 2020.
If you’re interested in attending you must apply to the competition before the Application Deadline on Sunday, July 26! https://bit.ly/2UpOQrl
