Aflac Ventures
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
https://www.crunchbase.com/search/organizations/field/organizations/location_identifiers/tokyo-japan
Countries of investment
- Japan
- USA
Investment stages
- Seed
- Series A
- Series B
- Series B
Industries
- Data
- Insurance Tech
- Health tech
- -
- Fintech
- IoT
- Analytics
About
Aflac Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Aflac, a Fortune 150 company providing financial protection to more than 50 M people worldwide. The firm invests in promising young companies that develop disruptive innovations in insurance, healthcare, finance, analytics, and related fields. Aflac Ventures boasts a strong support network, deep industry expertise, and access to extensive resources, including technology, business platforms, financial backing, and established distribution channels in the U.S. and Japan. Founded in 2016, Aflac Ventures focuses on investing in early to growthstage businesses with disruptive innovations within their ecosystem. It facilitates joint ventures betTheyen Aflac’s business units and startups through Aflac Ventures Lab, focusing on codeveloping and customizing solutions to accelerate innovation in the insurance sector. Its subsidiary, Aflac Ventures Japan, aims to create new Aflac business opportunities and contribute to the growth of its collaborators.
Aflac Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Aflac, a Fortune 150 company providing financial protection to more than 50 M people worldwide. The firm invests in promising young companies that develop disruptive innovations in insurance, healthcare, finance, analytics, and related fields. Aflac Ventures boasts a strong support network, deep industry expertise, and access to extensive resources, including technology, business platforms, financial backing, and established distribution channels in the U.S. and Japan. Founded in 2016, Aflac Ventures focuses on investing in early to growthstage businesses with disruptive innovations within their ecosystem. It facilitates joint ventures betTheyen Aflac’s business units and startups through Aflac Ventures Lab, focusing on codeveloping and customizing solutions to accelerate innovation in the insurance sector. Its subsidiary, Aflac Ventures Japan, aims to create new Aflac business opportunities and contribute to the growth of its collaborators.
Investment Thesis
Aflac Ventures is a strategic venture capital firm establishing partnerships with gamechanging innovators across multiple disciplines and sectors, focusing on disruptive innovations in insurance, healthcare, finance, analytics, and other related fields. They invest in compelling startups whose ideas and technologies align with Aflac’s strategic interests and focus areas. Their initial investments typically range from $1 M to $3 M, with additional capacity for followons.
Team
Nadeem Khan
Managing Director
Christina Jones
Partner
Mark Harrell
Principal
Jason Meeks
Senior Associate
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