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Root Insurance Funding Round
Root Insurance, based in Columbus, secured $350 million in investment from Coatue Management, DST Global and Drive Capital.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
8/20/2019
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$350,000,000
Round
Series E
Investors
Coatue Management (Lead Investor)
DST Global (Lead Investor)
Redpoint Ventures (Elliot Geidt)
Tiger Global Management (Lee Fixel)
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.
Company Information
Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
InsureTech
Mailing Address
80 E Rich St. 500
Columbus, OH 43215
USA
Columbus, OH 43215
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
Root (Nasdaq: ROOT) is the first insurance company founded on the principle of fundamental fairness. We create personalized products that give good drivers the protection they deserve.
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Alex Timm
Chief Marketing Officer
Kelly Ruoff
Chief Scientific Officer
David Martin
Chief Technical Officer
Daniel Manges
VP - Bus. Development
Kumi Walker
VP - Product Management
Lauren Gruenebaum
VP - R & D
Hemal Shah
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