The top 20 InsureTech startups of India You should know about?
India's InsurTech sector has exploded to 150+ players with $2.5B+ funding and $13.6B+ valuation, driven by low penetration (health <40%), digital mandates, and AI/embedded insurance. Here's the top 20 by funding, users, innovation (unicorns, soonicorns, minicorns), ranked by scale/impact.
Unicorns & Market Leaders
1. PolicyBazaar (PB Fintech): $7.2B mcap, 77M+ users, aggregator for health/life/motor. FY25 revenue ₹4,670 Cr.
2. Acko: $1.2B+ val, 40M+ insured, digital-first auto/health. $666M funding (SoftBank/Munich Re).
3. Digit Insurance: $3B+ val, $585M funding (Sequoia/Fairtree). Quick claims, 1,001-5K employees.
Soonicorns ($500M-$1B Val)
4. Turtlemint: Agent platform, $500M+ val, 50K+ agents.
5. InsuranceDekho (Heph): Comparison/embedded, soonicorn status.
Century Club ($100M-$500M)
6. Zopper: $96M funding, enterprise B2B (1200+ cities).
7. Loop Health: Employee health, $100M+ val.
8. RenewBuy: Aggregator/brokerage.
9. Plum: Custom health/group, minicorn+ trajectory.
10. Paytm Insurance: 2,500+ employees, leverages Paytm's 300M+ users.
Minicorns & Emerging ($1M-$100M, High Growth)
11. Coverfox: Aggregator, early InsurTech100.
12. SecureNow: B2B group insurance.
13. Riskcovry: Embedded "insurance-in-a-box", 100K+ policies.
14. OneAssure: Micro/group products.
15. Kenko Health: Healthtech/insurance, $13.7M funding.
16. Toffee Insurance: Microinsurance for youth, $20M Series A.
17. BankSathi: Comparison platform, $35M seed.
18. Fincover: Emerging financial/insurance.
19. PolicyBoss: Brokerage arm.
20. Even: Niche protection products.
Sector Snapshot Table
| Rank | Company | Funding/Val | Focus | Key Metric [-367] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PolicyBazaar | $7.2B mcap | Aggregator | 77M users |
| 2 | Acko | $1.2B+ | Digital gen'l | 40M insured |
| 3 | Digit | $3B+ | Claims tech | $585M funded |
| 4 | Turtlemint | $500M+ | Agents | 50K agents |
| 5 | InsDekho | Soonicorn | Embedded | Rapid scale |
| 6 | Zopper | $96M | B2B enterprise | 1200 cities |
| 7 | Loop Health | $100M+ | Employee | Health focus |
| 8 | RenewBuy | Century | Aggregator | Brokerage |
| 9 | Plum | Minicorn+ | Custom health | Group plans |
| 10 | Paytm Ins | $6.5B parent | Wallet-tied | 300M users |
| 11-20 | Coverfox/SecureNow/etc. | $10-50M | Niche/embedded | 100K+ policies ea. |
Growth fueled by IRDAI sandbox, UPI payments, AI underwriting; watch embedded (Zopper/Riskcovry) and health (Loop/Plum).
Compare funding and valuation of top Indian insurtechs in 2025
India's InsurTech sector raised $2.5B+ cumulatively by 2025 (down from peaks but resilient vs global slowdown), achieving $13.6–15.8B total valuation across 150+ firms, led by aggregators/digital insurers. Top players show stark funding disparity: unicorns dominate 85% capital, soonicorns/centuries chase scale.
Funding & Valuation Leaders
Unicorns ($1B+) dominate with $1.5B+ raised:
Soonicorns ($500M–$1B): Agent/embedded focus
Century Club ($100–500M): B2B/niche scale
Minicorns (<$100M): Emerging/high-growth
Comparison Table (2025 Estimates)
Trends: Aggregators (PolicyBazaar) lead funding (40% share), digital insurers (Acko/Digit) chase premiums, embedded/B2B (Zopper) rising fastest. 9 firms hold 85% value; sector GWP growth 132% (Acko) amid $750M revenues.

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