Startup accelerator Hartford Insurtech Hub will have a larger cohort of companies in its third annual incubator program.
The accelerator on Wednesday night selected 11 startups — instead of the typical 10 — that will participate in a wide variety of workshops that focus on topics ranging from marketing to IP law to business development.
The accelerator, run by London-based Startupbootcamp, is designed as a three-month program to lure new talent and technology to the Capital City with hopes they establish a permanent presence in the state.Â
Startups pitched their business plans during a Selection Days event on Tuesday and Wednesday at Upward Hartford, 20 Church St. The annual accelerator this year received 32 percent more applications this year compared to a year ago.Â
Companies in the new cohort hail from all over the country, and three are from outside the U.S. — Canada, India and South Africa.Â
The startups will relocate to Hartford in February, and stay in the city until the three-month program ends in May. Companies will work closely with insurers and Insurtech Hub’s collaborating partners — Aetna, Capgemini, Conning, Cigna, The Hartford, Launc[H]artford, Travelers, InsurBot, LKP Global Law, Locke Lord LLP, USAA and White Mountains — to hone their technologies and business plans.Â
Hartford Insurtech Hub chose four companies based in California for the new cohort, and had more applicants from that state than ever before, a spokeswoman said.Â
The startups participating in the accelerator include:
- Stable Insurance — a distribution and analytics platform for commercial auto insurance consumers. Â (New York City)
- Digisure Insurance Solution — a  technology platform that provides Insurance-as-a-Service to digital platforms that have trust, safety or liability factors. (San Francisco)
- iPill — a digital health app that controls a secure storage safe disposal dispenser to prevent opioid abuse and diversion. (Los Angeles)
- EDLORE — Â a platform to view 3D images. (Dana Point, Calif.)Â
- TauruSeer — an integrated risk management platform that aligns with modern cybersecurity architecture. (Jacksonville, Florida)
- UDoTest — a business-to-business at-home disease testing platform. (Boston)
- Allganize — uses artificial intelligence to find answers available in documents. (Oakland, Calif.)
- Mitigateway — uses a platform to determine insurance risk assessments (Toronto, Canada)
- Wysa — an early intervention platform for mental-health services (Bangalore, India)
- InvestSure — creating an insurance product that protects investors from losses caused by allegations of management dishonesty (Johannesburg, South Africa)
- Livind, Â a platform of software, sensors, and services that enable seniors to live independently. Â (Wayland, Mass.)
