Articles about Kin Insurance

Sunny Betz

Updated on May 14, 2024

These insurtech companies are making coverage simpler and more accessible.

Brian Nordli

Updated on April 09, 2024

We spoke with sales pros about entering the industry, hitting quota and attaining career growth.

Ashley Bowden

Updated on March 01, 2024

Find out how the local innovators that secured last month’s largest venture sums are investing the fresh capital.

Built In Staff, With AI

Updated on February 06, 2024

The home insurance provider is valued at more than $1 billion following its latest investment from Activate Capital.

Ashley Bowden

Updated on October 02, 2023

Learn how the companies that secured last month’s highest venture funding rounds are investing their fresh capital.

Built In Staff

Updated on August 15, 2023

Inc. Magazine just published its annual Inc. 5000 report, and 221 Chicago companies made the list.

Ashley Bowden

Updated on April 05, 2023

Learn how the Windy City tech companies with last month’s largest rounds are investing their fresh capital.

Tyler Holmes

Updated on December 15, 2022

Explore 13 tech companies standing out this month in the Windy City — and maybe even find a new role heading into the new year.

Kimberly Valentine

Updated on May 31, 2022

Employees share what drove them to join their companies and the work and perks that inspire them most, including projects they’re passionate about, supportive team cultures and remote flexibility.

Now that flexible and remote-work policies are becoming the norm, companies are adapting their hiring practices to the virtual office.

See which companies raked in the most venture capital last month and what they plan to do next.

Abel Rodriguez

Updated on March 03, 2022

The Chicago-based company plans to grow its team to 500 workers and expand into five or six states this year.

As more and more of our interactions occur digitally, companies are laying the foundation for the future of collaboration.

Built In rounded up 11 companies that are looking for fresh talent.

Tyler Holmes

Updated on August 22, 2021

For these teams, selling is more than closing a transaction — it’s enhancing an experience.

Ashley Bowden

Updated on July 27, 2021

The insurtech unicorn will merge with Omnichannel Acquisition Corp. to be listed as a public company. Kin Insurance is also gearing up to nationally expand its home insurance platform.

Ashley Bowden

Updated on July 07, 2021

From financial services to miniature golf, these Chicago companies are taking tech innovation to new heights. Having raised the largest funding rounds last month, read more to find out what industries these tech startups are working to transform.

Kin Insurance aims to provide home insurance in markets prone to natural disasters — like California, Louisiana and Florida.

Kin is now hiring in its technology and sales departments as it aims to transform the home insurance industry, with plans to grow the team by as many 100 people by this time next year.

Although the processes for each company are different, the goal remains the same: finding the right product-market fit in order to give the company its best chance at success. Built In Chicago caught up with Ward, Ross and a few other industry experts around the city to learn more about the processes their respective companies went through. 

Kin Insurance announced on Tuesday that it has raised $47 million in funding to allow it to become a licensed home insurance carrier in Florida and fuel its expansion in the state. 

One Chicago startup is looking to digitize the homeowners insurance process.

Kin, an insurance technology startup founded by Chicago fintech veterans, wants to make property insurance more convenient. And after proving its concept in Florida and Texas, the startup is now turning its eyes toward the national stage.

Whether it’s using data to match buyers with the perfect realtor or making homeowners insurance as easy to buy as car insurance, these five Chicago tech companies are changing the way people buy homes.