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Descartes Underwriting

Descartes Underwriting

Private

Last Round

Strategic

Jun 17, 2025

Est. Valuation

$500M

Total Funding Raised

$141M

Momentum

Top 25%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Descartes Underwriting is an insurtech company that provides data-driven parametric insurance products to protect corporations and governments against climate, cyber, and emerging risks.

Sector

FinTech

Verticals

InsurTech, Compliance & Risk, Environmental Monitoring, Renewable Energy

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Payment Processing Fee

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

parametric insuranceinsurtechevent-based insuranceclimate riskmanaging general agencyMGAautomated claimscatastrophe riskrisk transferLloyd's coverholderremote sensingsensor-based insuranceAI insuranceembedded insuranceparametric triggers

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Descartes Underwriting Comparables

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Descartes Underwriting Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
StrategicJun 17, 2025
Series BJan 31, 2022
Series ASep 10, 2020
SeedFeb 6, 2019

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Tanguy Touffut

CEO & Co-founder Descartes Underwriting

Founding Team

Chloé Duval

Deputy CFO

Executive Team

Sébastien Bardy

Chief Financial Officer

Executive Team

Violaine RAYBAUD

Chief Operating Officer

Executive Team

Descartes Underwriting Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Descartes Underwriting investors
InvestorRounds
Mundi VenturesSeries B
BlackFin Capital PartnersSeries A, Series B, Seed
Seaya VenturesSeries B
Serena Data VenturesSeries B, Series A
Seeya VenturesSeries B
Seaya VenturesSeries B
BlackFin Capital PartnersSeries A, Series B, Seed

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  • Mar 20, 2026

    Serves clients in over 60 countries with more than 20 offices.

  • Mar 4, 2026

    Reached over 400 corporate clients.

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  • is_developingSep 3, 2026

    Descartes Underwriting Group is developing parametric insurance.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersParis
Employee Range225
Year Founded2019
Last FundingJun 17, 2025

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