Exclusive: Empathy raises $72 million Series C to tackle the agonizing logistics of death

Exclusive: Empathy raises $72 million Series C to tackle the agonizing logistics of death

Ron Gura doesn’t use the word “death” every day.  “From a chemistry perspective, we tune out when we hear the word death, because death is our biggest denial. Nobody wants to contemplate their own self-mortality,” says Gura, a longtime entrepreneur who sold his previous company The Gifts Project to eBay.  And yet Gura’s latest startup is inextricably entwined with the dreaded D-word and the subject most people would rather not talk about. The co…

Bereavement support FinTech Empathy lands $72m to expand AI-driven LifeVault platform

Empathy, a technology company redefining how individuals cope with grief and manage end-of-life logistics, has raised $72m in a Series C funding round to further scale its compassionate support platform. The round was led by Adams Street Partners, with continued backing from previous investors General Catalyst, Index Ventures, Entrée Capital, Brewer Lane Ventures, SemperVirens, Latitude, and LionTree, according to InsurTech Insights. Additional …

Empathy gains support in new funding round

Venture capital firms and insurers, led by Adams Street Partners, raised $162 million for the life insurance technology company.

Empathy Raises $72M in Series C Funding

Empathy, a NYC-based lost support and legacy planning technology company, raised $72M in Series C funding. The round was led by Adams Street Partners with participation from General Catalyst, Index Ventures, Entrée Capital, Brewer Lane Ventures, SemperVirens, Latitude, and LionTree, Aflac Ventures, Allianz Life Ventures, Citi Impact Fund, Munich Re, MetLife, New York Life, Securian, […] The post Empathy Raises $72M in Series C Funding appeared f…

Empathy Announces $72 Million Series C and Unveils Empathy Alliance

Empathy, the leading technology company transforming how the world plans for and manages life’s toughest moments, announced today a $72 million Series C fundraise led by Adams Street Partners with participation from General Catalyst, Index Ventures, Entrée Capital, Brewer Lane Ventures, SemperVirens, Latitude, and LionTree, bringing total capital raised to $162 million. Alongside this most recent round, the company has formalized the Empathy All…

Israeli bereavement support co Empathy raises $72m

In the past four months, seven million individuals have received access to Empathy's LifeVault through partners like New York Life, Voya, Alfac, and more.