On April 10, 2019, the InsurLab Germany Accelerator Selection Day 2019 took place in Cologne. Within the framework of this event, we gave 25 startups the opportunity to present themselves to our members at the premises of SCOR Reinsurance. After we were able to give five startups the opportunity to participate in our program in 2018, 15 startups should make it into our six-month Accelerator Program this year. Due to the fact that the decisions were already difficult - as all startups were convincing - even 16 companies were finally admitted to our program this year.
InsurTech startups and startups with a strong connection to the insurance industry could apply in two categories: "Start" and "Growth". In view of this, ten companies in the "Start" category and 15 in the "Growth" category were invited to our Selection Day. Here, our member companies and a jury of experts were able to decide which startups would finally be admitted to the Accelerator.
What now awaits our selected startups
Younger startups receive a cash bonus and now receive comprehensive support from us in implementing their first pilot projects. The somewhat more mature startups benefit above all from our extensive network of potential customers for scaling their business ideas. Startups in both categories will receive individual mentors as well as several expert mentors who will always be on hand to provide advice and support with their expertise in the further development of business models and implementation of projects. In addition, the 16 startups can expect numerous workshops, pitch opportunities at events and workstations on our InsurLab campus. All of this is free of charge, of course.
The "Start" category: Our high-flyers
We are happy to start the program with 6 young startups in the category "Start". Docudiet is a startup from Cologne, Germany, that offers an AI-based assistant to help evaluate industrial insurance premiums. Tiegoo is a digital health card for pets that gives pet owners around-the-clock access to all relevant health and vital data. Luminovo develops customized AI solutions and tools for business customers. The startup won the 2018 EXECinsurtech Insurance Shaper of the Year award, earning a permanent spot in the 2019 Accelerator program. Perasoft Develops an actuarial AI for property insurance. Refit Systems offers a digital-based rehabilitation system for individual therapy of patients with movement disorders. Strokemark are developing a stroke recovery platform for patients and physicians.
The "Growth" category: Focus on scaling and project implementation
In the "Growth" category, we are working with ten startups. AIMO Technologies based in Cologne, Stuttgart and Stockholm, offers a digitized and semi-automated health assessment through a 3D motion scan. BanksAPI enables end customers to access their accounts, credit cards and securities accounts via the licensees' front end. BetterDoc helps patients find the best specialists for their treatments and surgeries. Contract.fit offers an intelligent automation solution that transforms and analyzes documents and emails into actionable data. Docyet provide an improved patient experience and more effective healthcare delivery with their automated healthcare services. Owl builds German language chatbots with real language understanding.
Also can rejoice E-bot7 - a startup that develops and integrates artificial intelligence for customer service. Future of Voice helps companies build innovative and best-in-class automated dialogs for voice and chatbots. Nect offers secure identity recognition using selfies and videos. PBM - Personal Business Machine personalizes automated marketing materials of different media formats for every conceivable channel.
And so it goes on
May 16, 2019 is the official start of the Accelerator program. At a big kickoff event, the selected startups will meet their mentors for the first time. Together, the first steps will be planned and ideas developed. More information can be found here.
16 startups become part of the InsurLab Germany Accelerator Program 2019
