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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.

July 30, 2025

Journey Raises $8M to Replace Outdated EAPs with the First Proactive Mental Health Platform for Workplaces

Journey, the leading provider of proactive mental health solutions for modern companies, announced today the closing of its $8 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Cambrian Growth Partners with participation from ManchesterStory, Canaan Partners, J-Ventures, J-Impact, Life Science Angels, HealthTech Capital, and others.

July 10, 2025

Meet the women paving the way in Iowa venture capital

ManchesterStory's Nicole Gunderson featured in Business Records, innovationIOWA. | "Kaylee Williams, Liz Keehner, Mikayla Mooney and Nicole Gunderson are a part of a surge in women leadership in venture capital in Iowa. All four women grew up in Iowa and received their undergraduate education in the state. Now, all four are interested in showing other women — and founders in general — how the rate of innovation in Iowa can accelerate when more women are given a seat at the venture capital table."

July 9, 2025

Stitch Secures Funding from ManchesterStory and BrokerTech Fund to Launch Insurance-First Agentic AI Platform

Stitch, an AI platform purpose-built for the insurance industry, today announced it has closed a $3M Seed round led by ManchesterStory, a premier InsurTech-focused venture capital firm. ManchesterStory invested through its InsurTech-focused MS Discovery Fund II, and through BrokerTech Fund which together invest in innovative companies driving carrier and broker-centric innovation across the insurance value chain.

Investing in the Future of Insurance Customer Engagement: Why We Backed TruAgents