Zurich Insurance leads SERIES B fundraise for global cyber insurtech BOXX Insurance

TORONTO,Jan. 31,2023 -- BOXX Insurance,the Toronto headquartered insurtechthat combinescyber insurance and security,announced a US$14.4 million Series B funding round,bringing the total amount raised from investors to US$24.5 million in the last 16 months. The latest investment was led byglobal giant,Zurich Insurance Company Ltd (Zurich).

BOXXalso today announced that itsbusinessmet its combined goal to grow10x in the last 24monthswhilst continuing to outperform its underwriting targets. Over 250,000individuals and 10,000 businesses are protected by BOXX.

"Our goal was alwaysto help our customers stay ahead of cyber threats in addition to being there to help them respond and recover from an incident," saidBOXXCo-founderand CEO Vishal Kundi. "We've been making a lot of headway with this and additional category expansion."

In October,BOXXacquired Cyber security platform Templarbit and has begun the integration of its threat intelligence software into its product suite and underwriting framework.

Over the course of 2022,the companylaunched its Hackbusters Incident Response,virtual CISO service for businesses,a new mobile app solution for consumers,in addition to testing a number of new security-based initiatives.

"We're not only seeing more of our existingcyber insurance customers adding our securityproducts,but also seeing new customers coming in attracted by our latest security products and services," Kundi said.

BOXX's mission to make the world a digitally safer place has led to its presence expanding across North America and other selected markets poised for growth.BOXXincreased its staff from 5 to36in the last year.

In addition to expanding its go-to-market team and adding new products,BOXXhas also implemented upgrades to its underwriting platform and tools including third party integrations.

"We've seen how difficult it is to build cyber insurance solutions for the small business and consumer segments – it is costly and requires deep technical expertise to stay ahead.BOXXaddresses these challenges unambiguously,affordably,and with a genuine understanding of what customers and their risk advisors need," said Jack Howell,CEO of Zurich Global Ventures."Helping customers with innovative digital solutions and embedding them into the customer journey,is critical. It's impressive to see the simplicity in howBOXXis tackling such a complex global challenge."

About BOXX Insurance

BOXX Insurance Inc. helps businesses,individuals and families insure and defend against cyber threats. BOXX Insurance Inc. is privately-held with headquarters in Toronto,Canada. BOXX's vision is to help businesses,individuals and families stay ahead of,respond to and recover from cyber threats,putting their digital safety first. For further information,please visit www.boxxinsurance.com

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