Ethos

Ethos was built to make it faster and easier to get life insurance for the next million families. Our approach blends industry expertise, technology, and the human touch to find you the right policy to protect your loved ones. We leverage deep technology and data science to streamline the life insurance process, making it more accessible and convenient. Using predictive analytics, we are able to transform a traditionally multi-week process into a modern digital experience for our users that can take just minutes! We’ve issued billions in coverage each month and eliminated the traditional barriers, ushering the industry into the modern age. Our full-stack technology platform is the backbone of family financial health. We make getting life insurance easier, faster and better for everyone. Our investors include General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Google Ventures, SoftBank, and the investment vehicles of Jay-Z, Kevin Durant, Robert Downey Jr and others. This year, we were named on CB Insights' Global Insurtech 50 list and BuiltIn's Top 100 Midsize Companies in San Francisco. We are scaling quickly and looking for passionate people to protect the next million families!
Founding Year
2016
Headquarters
Austin
,
United States
Sector(s)
Fintech
Funding State
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Seed
Series A
Series B+
Exited
Total Funding Amount
$227.57M
Funds that Investested

Plug and Play Tech Center

Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
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Maveron

Seed-stage consumer-only venture capital firm that empower consumers to live on their terms.
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
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Sequoia Capital

Helps the daring build legendary companies, from idea to IPO and beyond.
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
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Dreamers VC

Co-founded by actor Will Smith, and soccer player Keisuke Honda to bridge established Japanese corporate investors with early-stage US-based companies.  Dreamers invests in innovative companies with the goal of improving lives through the application of emerging technology.
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
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MS&AD Ventures

Led by investors including Jon Soberg, MS&AD Ventures is an early-stage venture fund focused on big data businesses related to the insurance industry.
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
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General Catalyst

We back ambitious founders who actively seek to change the status quo.
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
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Accel

First partner to exceptional teams everywhere.
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
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IA Capital Group

IA Capital Group is an investment firm that makes venture and growth capital investments in insurtech and fintech companies.
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
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Peterson Ventures

Early stage venture capital firm that partners with exceptional entrepreneurs.
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
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Investors that Investested

Robert Downey Jr

Founder, Footprint Coalition
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
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Sheel Mohnot

Co-Founder and General Partner, Better Tomorrow Ventures
Undergrad at Carnegie Mellon, Grad school at the University of Michigan. Bumbled around in software and consulting before I found my calling in Fintech, then further refined it by becoming a VC :)
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
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Konstantine Buhler

Partner, Sequoia Capital
I care about integrity, honesty and directness. I also look for determination, persistence and grit. I constantly remind my founders that if you persist, you will succeed. I’m also not afraid to say that love is a big part of my life. I’m not going to be just a partner or even a friend. I’m striving to bring love to you and your company in every interaction. One theme in my partnerships is virtuous data cycles—businesses where as they accumulate customers, their data becomes more valuable over time. There are lots of AI companies like that, and it can be completely non-obvious.
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
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Roelof Botha

Partner, Sequoia Capital
Seed/Early-stage and growth investor. Looks for unconventional founders to add to his impressive investment portfolio. Invested in Youtube, Evernote, Tumblr, Instagram, MongoDB, 23&Me, etc.
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
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