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הנפקת היפו Hippo בורסה ניו יורק

Hippo Insurance lays off 70 employees, cutting 10% of workforce

The shares of the Israeli-founded insurtech company fell by almost 6% on Wednesday, reducing the company’s market cap to $555 million

כנס פורום היוניקורנס 2022 פאנל רכבת ההרים תופסת תאוצה

Hippo Founder: "We were worth $5-6 billion and now we are worth half a billion. I’ve had better years"

29.06.22|Irad Atzmon Schmayer

Assaf Wand was talking on a panel that discussed how the turmoil in the markets has affected financial technologies. "There is a major correction in the entire industry and it is coming to everyone"

הנפקת היפו משמאל המנכ"ל אסף וונד CFO סטיוארט אליס

Israeli unicorns paying painful price for SPAC fine print

05.09.21|Sophie Shulman

Seven of the nine Israeli companies to have completed a SPAC merger to date are trading at a lower valuation than that with which they entered Wall Street

Hippo opens innovation center in Israel

26.08.21|Daniel Farber-Ball

The insurtech company appointed Shahaf Shakuf to head the new venture, which will serve as Hippo’s first international office

אסף וונד מנכ"ל היפו hippo

The Hippo in the room: How the insurtech unicorn lost half its value in two weeks

22.08.21|Sophie Shulman

Hippo has become the poster boy for everything that is problematic with SPACs, with 83% of the capital raised by its SPAC being withdrawn prior to the IPO and disappointing reports leading to a dramatic drop in its stock price

אסף וונד מנכ"ל היפו hippo

Hippo loses $192 million in funding right before SPAC merger, keeps $5 billion valuation

03.08.21|Sophie Shulman

The insurtech company, which begins trading on Wall Street Tuesday, lost a third of the capital it was planned to receive from Linkedin and Zynga founders’ SPAC as investors withdrew funds

Assaf Wand Hippo

"To attract the right talent, you need to let go and let them run their own stuff and not intervene"

Michael Matias is joined by Hippo CEO and co-founder Assaf Wand, who shares what it means to bring innovation to an otherwise lagging industry

spacex ספייס X שיגור של טיל פלקון פעם ראשונה שכל המאיצים חזרו לכדור הארץ אלון מאסק 2

Which company is heading to Wall Street at a $5 billion valuation and how did Covid-19 show us that every crisis has a silver lining?

CTech Daily Roundup: The army cook who went on to build a $2 billion company

אסף וונד מנכ"ל היפו hippo

Report: Hippo heading to Wall Street at $5 billion valuation

06.02.21|Meir Orbach

The Israeli founded insurtech company is in negotiations with SPAC Reinvent Technology Partners, that includes Zynga Inc. founder Mark Pincus and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman as its lead directors

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Startups are providing a wakeup call to the insurance industry giants

04.01.21|Assaf Henkin

The current economic uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has caused what looks like a future of continued struggles for these insurance giants in the next few years

מוזיקה ספוטיפיי Spotify

Which Israeli company is being valued at $2 billion and who secured a $350 million investment?

CTech Daily Roundup: Boston Dynamics' robo-dog gets Israeli Percepto's drone capabilities

אסף וונד מנכ"ל היפו hippo

Insurtech startup Hippo secures $350 million investment from Japanese insurance giant

24.11.20|Golan Hazani

The Israeli-founded company raised $150 million in July and plans to use the new funds to help it achieve its goal of reaching 95% of the U.S. homeowners population in the next year

קידוח גז אסדה אסדת גז לוויתן לווייתן נובל דלק 2

What part did Israeli diplomats play in Chevron-Noble deal and can Hippo overtake Lemonade?

CTech Daily Roundup: Hippo challenging Lemonade for insurtech supremacy in unicorn battle of Israeli entrepreneurs

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Hippo challenging Lemonade for insurtech supremacy in unicorn battle of Israeli entrepreneurs

21.07.20|Irit Avisar

After rival Lemonade reached a market cap of over $4 billion, Hippo has completed a $150 million financing round at a valuation of $1.5 billion

Fintech thrives in the coronavirus era, say Israeli CEOs

07.07.20|James Spiro

Speaking at ‘Israeli FinTech: Outstanding Year with Challenges Ahead’, three CEOs share their insights.

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Insurance Startup Hippo Raises $100 Million at $1 Billion Valuation

25.07.19|Hagar Ravet

Hippo analyzes data from municipal building records, satellite imagery, and smart home devices to enable customers to instantly qualify for coverage

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Insurance Startup Hippo Raises $70 Million

15.11.18|Lilach Baumer

Hippo analyzes data from municipal building records, satellite imagery, and smart home devices to enable customers to get a quote and qualify for coverage “in 60 seconds or less”

Insurtech Startup Hippo Raises $25 Million from Comcast Ventures

22.01.18|Asaf Shalev

Hippo analyzes data from municipal building records and satellite imagery and smart home devices, allowing customers to get a quote and purchase home insurance in “under 60 seconds”