FS Brew (https://www.linkedin.com/company/fs-brew/) has been speaking to #venturecapital (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=venturecapital&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7072850875211202560) firms interested in #insurance (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=insurance&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7072850875211202560)and #insurtech (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=insurtech&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7072850875211202560) space to know more about what it takes to pique their interest.
In this episode, we spoke with Shwetank Verma (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAG-WSgBVIITHyjbuwX5Rc_V7OKU9BLPXlI), Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Leo Capital (https://www.linkedin.com/company/leodotcapital/) and Co-Founder of India Insurtech Association (https://www.linkedin.com/company/indiainsurtech/).
He is passionate about insurance and has been championing the cause of insurtechs in his current and previous roles. His VC firm, Leo Capital (https://www.linkedin.com/company/leodotcapital/), invests in some of the leading insurtechs, such as Covergenius (https://www.linkedin.com/company/cover-genius/), so it was super insightful to know more about what it takes to build a solid insurtech start-up and scale.
We spoke in-depth about the following:
💪 What is a venture backable insurtech: 2 KEY AREAS TO FOCUS- TAM and Founder's Resilience
🌼 Interesting traits that Shwetank (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAG-WSgBVIITHyjbuwX5Rc_V7OKU9BLPXlI) and his team focus on when it comes to assessing the Founders: their ability to deal with ambiguity, their initiative, and their resilience (interesting to note how his team goes about it!)
🎯 Specific pointers on how to approach the pitch deck; the key factors to capture in the cover email, in the pitch deck
🌐Some of the regulatory challenges that the #insurtech (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=insurtech&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7072850875211202560) ecosystem face across geographies
🌿Leo Capital (https://www.linkedin.com/company/leodotcapital/)'s approach to building a scalable start-up- keeping it sustainable
🤝Their ME outlook- huge Focus for Leo Capital (https://www.linkedin.com/company/leodotcapital/) to expand and invest in #insurtechs (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=insurtechs&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7072850875211202560)
🤵🏻♀️ Focus on female founders- Shwetank (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAG-WSgBVIITHyjbuwX5Rc_V7OKU9BLPXlI) and his team want to get more female founders within the #insurtech space
Check out the interview to know more! Finally, if you are an aspiring #insurtech (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=insurtech&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7072850875211202560)founder, write to pitch@leocapital.com (mailto:pitch@leocapital.com), and don't forget to listen to the full podcast to get in-depth insights to approach the pitch.
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