Anthemis was the standout InsurTech backer, as the sector hit new deal activity record in 2021

Anthemis, a global VC investor that cultivates change in the financial system by investing in, growing, and sustaining businesses, was the most active InsurTech investor in 2021 participating in a total of 11 transactions. In December 2021 Anthemis raised $700m bringing the firms AUM to $1.2bn. Anthemis is using the deploying the latest capital across an array of strategies including Anthemis Digital Acquisitions, a SPAC that began trading in November. The firm will also continue its thesis of investing in pre-seed through Series B embedded finance companies whilst keeping enough capital to take advantage of attractive opportunities at the later stages, too. Embedded finance solutions have been accelerated due to Covid which has resulted in numerous opportunities for investors with an estimated market value of over $138bn in 2026.

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