April 9, 2026ManchesterStory Promotes Nicole Gunderson to Partner and Mads Jensen to PrincipalPromotions deepen the firm’s leadership bench as ManchesterStory continues to expand its venture platform across the insurance value chain.Read More
December 7, 2023ManchesterStory Launches Industry Newsletter "STORIES"ManchesterStory launches newsletterRead More
June 21, 2017ManchesterStory Welcomes Industry Veteran Michael O’HalleranDES 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).Read More
March 2, 2022Plum Life Secures $5.3 Million in Seed Round to Accelerate Growth of its Agent-Only Digital Life Insurance PlatformBERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Plum Life Inc announced today it closed a $5.3 Million seed round led by ManchesterStory with additional participation from MTech Capital, Sonostar Ventures and other investors. This round of funding will position Plum Life to build upon its initial success attracting new Insurance Agents to its best-in-class digital life insurance sales platform. The company will make several key hires, continue to enhance the platform and drive sales through targeted advisor outreach.Read More
July 8, 2021Credit InsurTech Firm LimitFi Closes Seed Funding RoundLimit Financial (LimitFi), a managing general underwriter (MGU) specializing in credit insurance and reinsurance solutions, is pleased to announce the company recently closed a seed funding round led by Des Moines-based ManchesterStory, a venture capital (VC) firm focused primarily on the InsurTech sector.Read More
June 23, 2021Jason Gross Joins InsurTech-Focused VC Firm ManchesterStoryManchesterStory Group (Des Moines), a venture capital firm partnering with companies in the InsurTech, FinTech and HealthTech Sectors, has announced that Jason Gross is joining the company as Vice President and Head of Platform.Read More
