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September 3, 2026

ManchesterStory and BrokerTech Fund Return as Innovation Challenge Sponsors

Fifteen startups presented their solutions during the live pitch competition at BrokerTech Connect: Chicago, with Flora ultimately taking the top prize.

August 5, 2026

Open-Weight Models Are Driving Down the Cost of AI

The last few weeks have brought a lot of major developments in AI. Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5, released on July 24, now narrowly tops the independent Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index with a score of 61, ahead of its own Fable 5 at 60 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol at 59. Notably, Opus 5 reaches Fable-level intelligence at roughly half the blended token price. More interesting to us is how quickly the open-weight models are closing the performance gap, and how much cheaper they are.

June 9, 2026

ManchesterStory Launches Quarterly Newsletter: Know the Story

The first issue of Know the Story will be sent on June 23. We invite founders, investors, insurance leaders, brokers, partners, and anyone interested in the future of insurance innovation to subscribe and follow along.

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August 18, 2022

InsurTech Covu raises $10mn in seed funding led by ManchesterStory Group

Newly launched InsurTech Covu has raised $10mn in seed funding led by ManchesterStory Group to back its AI-enabled digital platform for insurance agencies.

May 2, 2022

Better Agency Raises $8 Million in Series A Financing

PHOENIX, May 2, 2022 (Newswire.com) - Better Agency, the agency success platform for insurance agents, announced today that they raised $8m in a Series A round, led by Teamworthy Ventures. There was additional participation from ManchesterStory Group, PHX Venture Partners, and Crystal Venture Partners.

March 2, 2022

Plum Life Secures $5.3 Million in Seed Round to Accelerate Growth of its Agent-Only Digital Life Insurance Platform

BERKELEY 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.

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