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June 21, 2017

ManchesterStory Welcomes Industry Veteran Michael O’Halleran

DES MOINES, IA–(Marketwired – June 20, 2017) – ManchesterStory Group (ManchesterStory), a venture capital firm focused on insurance-relevant FinTech and Healthcare companies, is pleased to announce that Michael O’Halleran has joined the company as a special advisor and chair of the advisory board of the ManchesterStory Venture Fund, L.P. (the Fund).

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May 2, 2023

BrokerTech Ventures Announces $34 Million BrokerTech Fund

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — BrokerTech Ventures (BTV), the industry’s first broker-led convening platform and accelerator program, has partnered with leading insurtech venture capital investor ManchesterStory Group (ManchesterStory) to launch the BrokerTech Fund, LP, the first venture capital fund focused on early-stage insurtech companies developing broker-centric technology solutions. Limited Partners of the $34 million Fund include Holmes Murphy, M3 Insurance, Baldwin Risk Partners, UNICO Group, IMA Financial Group, Christensen Group, and The Graham Company.

January 27, 2023

Property risk intelligence provider Betterview secures funding

Betterview, an InsurTech that provides property risk intelligence, has closed a round of funding. The round was led by existing investors EMC Insurance, Guidewire Software, Nationwide, MaidenRE, and ManchesterStory. Betterview is a provider of actionable intelligence to property and casualty (P&C) insurance companies.

January 13, 2023

OMERS Ventures Leads Series A in Joyn Insurance Services

Insurance technology company Joyn Insurance Services Inc. announced that it exceeded its fundraising target with a US$ 17.7 million Series A funding round led by OMERS Ventures with participation from Avanta Ventures, ManchesterStory, Cohen Circle, SiriusPoint, and several private individual investors. Joyn Insurance Services Inc. is a Delaware-domiciled, licensed producer and general agent that operates under its “Joyn”TM and “Joyn Insurance”TM brands. Launched in July 2021, Joyn Insurance integrates insurance, data, and technology expertise. Joyn offers E&S coverage for property, general liability and excess for companies across more than 700 NAICS codes in 36 states and Washington, D.C. Representatives from OMERS Ventures, ManchesterStory and Avanta Ventures will also be joining the Board of Directors of Joyn Insurance.

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