Nationwide Ventures

Nationwide Ventures, LLC is a financial investment firm based in Columbus, Ohio, established in 2016. The company focuses on investing in early, mid, and late-stage startups, particularly in the sectors of fintech, insurtech, and innovative solutions for retirement and financial services. By concentrating on customer-centric platforms that utilize digital, mobile, and analytics technologies, Nationwide Ventures aims to enhance the experiences of its clients. The firm typically invests between $1 million and $5 million, seeking to pilot new technologies and test novel solutions and business models.

J. Brian Anderson

Partner

Erik Ross

Founder and Managing Partner

34 past transactions

Vigil

Pre Seed Round in 2025
Vigil is a modern data platform specifically designed for the annuity industry, catering to both carriers and distributors. The company provides a suite of tools that facilitate the automation of post-issue processes, enhancing the efficiency of in-force policy services. Its platform includes a collaborative issue-tracking system, a comprehensive forms management library, and an application programming interface. These features collectively enable businesses to streamline their operations and improve customer service by automating various aspects of their workflow at scale. By focusing on the unique needs of the annuity sector, Vigil aims to transform how these organizations manage and service policies.

arqu

Series A in 2024
Arqu is a financial services company that focuses on specialty insurance solutions. It develops innovative software designed specifically for the insurance industry, utilizing proprietary technology to enhance the risk placement process. By providing data-driven, digital services, Arqu aims to improve efficiency, visibility, and transparency for its clients throughout every stage of the insurance placement.

NewRetirement

Series A in 2024
NewRetirement is a company that offers a retirement planning and management platform. It serves both individual consumers directly and enterprises through white-label solutions or API integrations. The platform assists users in managing various aspects of retirement, including income, healthcare, taxes, and fees. Through content, software, coaching, classes, and advisors, NewRetirement helps users optimize their retirement strategies across multiple factors such as Social Security, Medicare, home equity, asset drawdown, relocation, work, and estate planning. Additionally, the platform provides on-demand fee-only advice to support collaborative decision-making for a better financial future.

CLARA Analytics

Venture Round in 2024
CLARA Analytics develops AI-based software solutions designed to improve outcomes in workers' compensation and workplace injury claims for commercial insurance. Based in Santa Clara, California, the company offers tools like PUMA, which suggests appropriate claim providers for injured workers, and CATT, which reduces claim escalations and attorney involvement. CLARA's products use image recognition and natural language processing to analyze medical notes, bills, and other claim-related documents, providing predictive insights that help adjusters reduce claim costs and optimize outcomes for carriers, customers, and claimants. The company serves top global insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured organizations.

Mine

Series B in 2023
Mine is a technology company focused on empowering individuals to take control of their personal data online. The platform allows users to quickly identify companies that hold their sensitive information, including personal, financial, and health data. By integrating with users' email, Mine scans interactions to determine potential data holdings and facilitates a simple process for users to request data deletion from those companies. This capability supports users' rights to privacy and helps minimize their online exposure, reducing potential risks associated with data breaches and misuse. Ultimately, Mine promotes the concept of data ownership as a fundamental human right, ensuring that individuals can manage their personal information effectively.

Matic

Series B in 2023
Matic Insurance Services, Inc. is a digital insurance agency that revolutionizes the insurtech industry by integrating insurance solutions within the home and auto ownership experience. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, with additional offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Lviv, Ukraine, Matic operates a digital insurance marketplace featuring over 40 A-rated home and auto carriers. The company's platform facilitates a seamless mortgage process by integrating directly with lenders and insurance providers, allowing homeowners to analyze property data and easily compare insurance quotes. Matic is dedicated to advocating for policyholders, offering a transparent comparison shopping experience that saves customers significant time and reduces premiums by over 30% annually.

Certificial

Series B in 2023
Certificial is an insurance verification platform that streamlines the supplier management and certificate issuance processes. By providing businesses with real-time access to suppliers' insurance coverage, it ensures that companies can easily monitor compliance and updates regarding changes in coverage. The platform integrates seamlessly with brokers' and AMS providers' APIs, making it accessible for both large and small agents and brokers at no cost to insurers. Certificial's features include immediate information retrieval, historical records of business relationships, and compliance alerts, which help mitigate risks associated with fraud, misinformation, and coverage lapses.

Mitiga Solutions

Series A in 2023
Mitiga Solutions, S.L. is a Barcelona-based company that specializes in data science solutions focused on evaluating and managing volcanic hazards, alongside other natural risks such as sandstorms and wildfires. Incorporated in 2018, the company utilizes a computational platform, TAULA, which employs advanced predictive analytics, an early warning system, and weather and catastrophe risk modeling to enhance risk management for clients in aviation, insurance, humanitarian, and other sectors. Mitiga Solutions combines scientific knowledge with artificial intelligence and high-performance computing to provide climate risk intelligence, enabling organizations to analyze and respond to their exposure to climate-related threats. Its solutions facilitate real-time monitoring of natural hazards and assess their impacts, thereby aiding clients in making informed and timely decisions to bolster resilience against these risks.

Betterview

Venture Round in 2023
Betterview is a property intelligence platform that enables property and casualty insurers to effectively analyze, score, manage, and monitor property risk. By leveraging geospatial data and proprietary machine learning technology, Betterview transforms complex data into actionable insights, enhancing decision-making throughout the policy lifecycle. The platform aims to identify and mitigate risks while improving operational efficiency and inspection processes. Additionally, it fosters a more transparent customer experience, allowing insurers to automate critical functions such as pricing, underwriting, and renewal. Through its innovative approach, Betterview supports insurers in focusing their strategic efforts on high-risk properties, thereby enhancing overall risk management.

Socotra

Series C in 2022
Socotra, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing a cloud-based platform tailored for the insurance industry. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Socotra offers a comprehensive software solution for policy administration, underwriting, claims management, billing, and reporting. The platform is designed to support both property and casualty as well as life insurance businesses globally. By utilizing modern technologies, Socotra aims to deliver a reliable and flexible core system that enhances the speed and efficiency of insurance operations. Its platform features standardized public APIs, allowing insurers to easily adapt to changing regulations and streamline product development. This innovative approach not only reduces maintenance costs but also improves the overall customer experience, making it a valuable resource for insurers looking to modernize their operations.

Health Gorilla

Series C in 2022
Health Gorilla, Inc. is a healthcare technology company based in Sunnyvale, California, that specializes in interoperability solutions designed to facilitate the sharing and aggregation of patient data across the healthcare ecosystem. Established in 2011 and formerly known as Informedika, the company provides a platform that connects healthcare organizations, enabling them to aggregate and normalize clinical data, place clinical orders, and receive real-time notifications. Health Gorilla promotes national clinical interoperability while ensuring consumer privacy, adhering to regulations such as the Cures Act and the Trusted Exchange Framework Common Agreement. By serving health organizations, developers, providers, and patients, the company empowers individuals with access to their aggregated personal health information, allowing for a comprehensive view of each patient's clinical history.

EasyHealth

Series A in 2021
EasyHealth is a company focused on enhancing health outcomes for Medicare-eligible Americans by providing a health and insurance distribution platform. The company leverages technology and data to develop flexible systems that simplify the health insurance process. By fostering positive feedback loops, EasyHealth aims to improve member engagement and health risk management. Its mission is to connect health coverage and care, ultimately rebuilding healthcare to better serve individuals and ensure better health outcomes.

Foretellix

Series B in 2021
Foretellix Ltd. is a company specializing in the development of a verification framework for Intelligent Autonomous Systems, particularly focusing on Autonomous Vehicles. Established in 2010 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, Foretellix provides innovative solutions that automate the verification of safety-critical automotive systems. The company has created a platform that enables measurable safety verification, utilizing a coverage-driven methodology that has been successfully applied in the semiconductor industry. This platform facilitates the analysis of safety-related metrics to ensure comprehensive coverage of various driving scenarios, allowing clients to confirm that their vehicles perform safely in critical situations. By addressing the challenges of verifying increasingly complex automated driving systems, Foretellix aims to reduce risks, costs, and time to market for autonomous vehicle deployment.

Insurify

Series B in 2021
Insurify, Inc. is an online platform based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that specializes in car, home, and life insurance. Founded in 2013, the company leverages artificial intelligence and natural language processing to simplify the insurance shopping experience for users. By utilizing chatbots and personalized recommendations, Insurify helps customers easily compare insurance quotes, discounts, and payment options from various providers in one convenient location. This approach aims to make the process of finding and purchasing insurance more straightforward and affordable, ultimately enhancing user satisfaction in the insurance market.

Upstream

Series C in 2021
Upstream Security specializes in providing a cloud-based data management platform tailored for connected vehicles, focusing on automotive cybersecurity detection and response (V-XDR). The Upstream Platform converts highly distributed vehicle data into centralized, structured, and contextualized data lakes, enabling customers to develop applications for connected vehicles. This platform is enhanced by AutoThreat® Intelligence, the first automotive cybersecurity threat intelligence solution, offering industry-leading protection against cyber threats and actionable insights. These solutions are seamlessly integrated into customers' environments and vehicle security operations centers (VSOC). Upstream's clientele includes prominent automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers, safeguarding millions of vehicles globally.

Vestwell

Series C in 2021
Vestwell is a developer of a digital savings platform focused on creating retirement plans for employees. The company provides automated retirement investing options tailored for registered investment advisers (RIAs), ensuring compliance with relevant rules and regulations. By streamlining the process of defined contributions for companies and their employees, Vestwell enables advisers to effectively engage with their clients while facilitating automation in retirement planning.

Certificial

Series A in 2021
Certificial is an insurance verification platform that streamlines the supplier management and certificate issuance processes. By providing businesses with real-time access to suppliers' insurance coverage, it ensures that companies can easily monitor compliance and updates regarding changes in coverage. The platform integrates seamlessly with brokers' and AMS providers' APIs, making it accessible for both large and small agents and brokers at no cost to insurers. Certificial's features include immediate information retrieval, historical records of business relationships, and compliance alerts, which help mitigate risks associated with fraud, misinformation, and coverage lapses.

Health Gorilla

Series B in 2021
Health Gorilla, Inc. is a healthcare technology company based in Sunnyvale, California, that specializes in interoperability solutions designed to facilitate the sharing and aggregation of patient data across the healthcare ecosystem. Established in 2011 and formerly known as Informedika, the company provides a platform that connects healthcare organizations, enabling them to aggregate and normalize clinical data, place clinical orders, and receive real-time notifications. Health Gorilla promotes national clinical interoperability while ensuring consumer privacy, adhering to regulations such as the Cures Act and the Trusted Exchange Framework Common Agreement. By serving health organizations, developers, providers, and patients, the company empowers individuals with access to their aggregated personal health information, allowing for a comprehensive view of each patient's clinical history.

Indico Data

Series B in 2020
Indico Data Solutions, Inc. specializes in developing enterprise artificial intelligence solutions aimed at automating processes involving unstructured content. Founded in 2013 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company offers a platform that enables businesses to create customized machine learning models using smaller datasets. Its tools facilitate the extraction and analysis of information from a variety of non-standard formats, including documents and images. By leveraging deep learning, Indico's platform enhances document-based workflows, addressing applications such as contract analysis, regulatory compliance, customer support automation, and more. This focus on automating labor-intensive tasks allows organizations to efficiently process large volumes of unstructured data and gain meaningful insights.

Planck

Series B in 2020
Planck is a commercial insurance data platform that enhances the underwriting process for insurers through advanced technology and artificial intelligence. The platform aggregates extensive datasets to provide real-time analytics and insights, streamlining the assessment of risks associated with businesses. By automating the completion of ACORD forms and leveraging publicly available data, image processing, and company reports, Planck facilitates accurate and efficient underwriting. This approach minimizes the potential for fraud and errors, ultimately helping insurance providers to develop tailored policies and reduce loss ratios. Through its innovative solutions, Planck aims to transform the way insurance companies evaluate and underwrite risks in the commercial sector.

Betterview

Convertible Note in 2020
Betterview is a property intelligence platform that enables property and casualty insurers to effectively analyze, score, manage, and monitor property risk. By leveraging geospatial data and proprietary machine learning technology, Betterview transforms complex data into actionable insights, enhancing decision-making throughout the policy lifecycle. The platform aims to identify and mitigate risks while improving operational efficiency and inspection processes. Additionally, it fosters a more transparent customer experience, allowing insurers to automate critical functions such as pricing, underwriting, and renewal. Through its innovative approach, Betterview supports insurers in focusing their strategic efforts on high-risk properties, thereby enhancing overall risk management.

Nexar

Series C in 2020
Nexar Ltd., founded in 2015 and based in Tel Aviv Yafo, Israel, develops a mobile application that enhances driving safety through advanced dashcam technology. Its application utilizes artificial intelligence and machine vision to predict road hazards and prevent accidents by analyzing the vehicle's surroundings. The dashcam records the road while driving, detects sudden stops or collisions, and automatically generates incident reports, which are then uploaded to the cloud for further processing. By enabling users to share feedback and alerts with other drivers, Nexar aims to foster a safer driving environment. The company’s innovative approach seeks to transform the driving experience, making every vehicle a smart car and contributing to the creation of a comprehensive safe driving network.

Deep Sentinel

Series A in 2020
Deep Sentinel Corp. is a company specializing in the development of artificial intelligence-based home protection systems. Founded by David Selinger in 2016 and headquartered in Pleasanton, California, with a research and development office in Taiwan, the company focuses on creating advanced crime prevention devices. Its product lineup includes security cameras, alarms, and camera hardware that leverage deep learning and computer vision technologies. These systems are designed to analyze video streams and contextual information in real time, allowing for the detection of potential threats to residential and business properties. By enabling proactive intervention before a crime occurs, Deep Sentinel aims to enhance the safety of families and businesses.

Hazy

Seed Round in 2020
Hazy Limited is a London-based company that specializes in data anonymization through artificial intelligence. Founded in 2017, Hazy develops a workflow tool that enables businesses to securely share and utilize data while complying with privacy regulations. The platform automatically anonymizes personal information, allowing organizations to handle evolving datasets without compromising sensitive data. By re-engineering enterprise data, Hazy empowers businesses to enhance decision-making, foster innovation, and create value, all while ensuring that data remains reliable, safe, and trusted. Hazy positions itself as a leader in the synthetic data space, addressing the growing demand for accessible and usable data in an increasingly regulated environment.

Insurify

Series A in 2020
Insurify, Inc. is an online platform based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that specializes in car, home, and life insurance. Founded in 2013, the company leverages artificial intelligence and natural language processing to simplify the insurance shopping experience for users. By utilizing chatbots and personalized recommendations, Insurify helps customers easily compare insurance quotes, discounts, and payment options from various providers in one convenient location. This approach aims to make the process of finding and purchasing insurance more straightforward and affordable, ultimately enhancing user satisfaction in the insurance market.

Vesta Healthcare

Series A in 2020
Vesta Healthcare is a technology and clinical services organization based in New York, specializing in connecting caregivers to care teams through its innovative health care platform. The company offers 24/7 telehealth support aimed at caregivers and care recipients, particularly focusing on high-need, frail senior populations. Vesta partners with home care agencies, health plans, and healthcare providers to develop value-based population health programs that prioritize clinical quality and improved health outcomes. Founded in 2008 and originally known as Hometeam Technologies, Inc., Vesta Healthcare has established itself as a leader in enhancing caregiver insights and facilitating personalized engagement in the healthcare setting.

Upstream

Series B in 2019
Upstream Security specializes in providing a cloud-based data management platform tailored for connected vehicles, focusing on automotive cybersecurity detection and response (V-XDR). The Upstream Platform converts highly distributed vehicle data into centralized, structured, and contextualized data lakes, enabling customers to develop applications for connected vehicles. This platform is enhanced by AutoThreat® Intelligence, the first automotive cybersecurity threat intelligence solution, offering industry-leading protection against cyber threats and actionable insights. These solutions are seamlessly integrated into customers' environments and vehicle security operations centers (VSOC). Upstream's clientele includes prominent automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers, safeguarding millions of vehicles globally.

Betterview

Series A in 2019
Betterview is a property intelligence platform that enables property and casualty insurers to effectively analyze, score, manage, and monitor property risk. By leveraging geospatial data and proprietary machine learning technology, Betterview transforms complex data into actionable insights, enhancing decision-making throughout the policy lifecycle. The platform aims to identify and mitigate risks while improving operational efficiency and inspection processes. Additionally, it fosters a more transparent customer experience, allowing insurers to automate critical functions such as pricing, underwriting, and renewal. Through its innovative approach, Betterview supports insurers in focusing their strategic efforts on high-risk properties, thereby enhancing overall risk management.

Snapsheet

Series E in 2019
Snapsheet is a leading provider of cloud-native claims management software designed to enhance the end-to-end claims process through digitization and intelligent automation. The company's solutions streamline various aspects of claims handling, including electronic intake of first notice of loss (FNOL), data investigation, technology-assisted investigation, claims assessment, and digital payment processing for settlements. Snapsheet's software suite emphasizes engagement and organizational agility, resulting in an improved customer experience. As a trusted partner in claims innovation, Snapsheet collaborates with over 100 clients, including major insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and emerging insurtech firms, to deliver the fastest digital auto insurance claims process in the United States.

Nexar

Series B in 2018
Nexar Ltd., founded in 2015 and based in Tel Aviv Yafo, Israel, develops a mobile application that enhances driving safety through advanced dashcam technology. Its application utilizes artificial intelligence and machine vision to predict road hazards and prevent accidents by analyzing the vehicle's surroundings. The dashcam records the road while driving, detects sudden stops or collisions, and automatically generates incident reports, which are then uploaded to the cloud for further processing. By enabling users to share feedback and alerts with other drivers, Nexar aims to foster a safer driving environment. The company’s innovative approach seeks to transform the driving experience, making every vehicle a smart car and contributing to the creation of a comprehensive safe driving network.

Matic

Series A in 2017
Matic Insurance Services, Inc. is a digital insurance agency that revolutionizes the insurtech industry by integrating insurance solutions within the home and auto ownership experience. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, with additional offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Lviv, Ukraine, Matic operates a digital insurance marketplace featuring over 40 A-rated home and auto carriers. The company's platform facilitates a seamless mortgage process by integrating directly with lenders and insurance providers, allowing homeowners to analyze property data and easily compare insurance quotes. Matic is dedicated to advocating for policyholders, offering a transparent comparison shopping experience that saves customers significant time and reduces premiums by over 30% annually.

Sure

Series A in 2017
Sure Inc. is an insurance technology company based in San Diego, California, founded in 2014. It develops and operates an online application that allows users to purchase various insurance coverage, including for luggage, smartphones, clothing, renters, and personal damages. Sure partners with renowned insurance providers such as Nationwide, Chubb, and MetLife to offer these solutions. The company provides an enterprise SaaS platform and APIs that facilitate digital transformation and the distribution of embedded insurance, eliminating the need for extensive IT resources. Its platform is designed to streamline digital insurance sales and service, supporting each phase of the insurance lifecycle and enabling both global consumer brands and insurance companies to efficiently manage and sell their insurance products.

Insurify

Venture Round in 2017
Insurify, Inc. is an online platform based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that specializes in car, home, and life insurance. Founded in 2013, the company leverages artificial intelligence and natural language processing to simplify the insurance shopping experience for users. By utilizing chatbots and personalized recommendations, Insurify helps customers easily compare insurance quotes, discounts, and payment options from various providers in one convenient location. This approach aims to make the process of finding and purchasing insurance more straightforward and affordable, ultimately enhancing user satisfaction in the insurance market.

Blooom

Series B in 2017
Blooom, Inc. is an online investment advisory firm based in Leawood, Kansas, founded in 2013. Specializing in managing individual participant accounts in employer-sponsored retirement plans such as 401(k)s and 403(b)s, it aims to provide accessible financial advice to a broad audience. The company employs financial technology to deliver investment analysis, portfolio adjustments, and risk management strategies, catering specifically to Americans who lack access to traditional financial advisors. Blooom operates as a Registered Investment Advisor, focusing on fiduciary best practices while maintaining low fees. Its mission is to assist individuals in optimizing their retirement savings and planning for their financial future in an efficient and user-friendly manner.
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