By Osh Kaplan and Veronica Gabriele At its inception, social media was simply a fun and novel way to connect with friends digitally. But what began as a casual hobby is now big business. …

By Sidra Ahmed, Oshri Kaplan, and Veronica Gabriele Cybercriminals tend to choose the path of least resistance. And while much attention is paid to insulating against software-related risks, hardware vulnerabilities aren’t often afforded the same level of preemptive concern. …

By Ben Bergsma and Veronica Gabriele Unless a consumer happens to be extremely well-versed in the insurance landscape (or has sufficient wealth to have financial advisors), they probably are unaware of the full potential of life insurance. More than just serving as a death benefit protection policy, life insurance can…

By Peter Ortez, Senior Associate In the ongoing quest to decarbonize our world, perhaps the most fundamental challenge is expanding the availability of clean renewable energy. Many of the most promising recent green innovations lose their net-zero promise if they are powered by fossil fuels. …

By Blake Pennington, Senior Associate Munich Re Ventures is proud to announce our seed investment in Ghost Security. Over the course of the last 12 months, Munich Re Ventures has met with more than a dozen cybersecurity companies operating broadly in the application security space, and spoken with dozens of…

By Ciro Gonzalez, Associate Munich Re Ventures (MRV) recently completed an investment in the Series A extension of Brazilian life insurtech Azos alongside new and existing investors Kaszek, Prosus, and Maya Capital. The investment in Azos marks MRV’s first investment in Latin America. …

By Veronica Gabriele, Senior Associate It is not uncommon to hear stories from friends and family that while traveling they fell ill and needed to get medical attention. Travelers are typically unfamiliar with local health systems and do not have easy access to doctors. More often than not they end…

By Veronica Gabriele, Senior Associate Starting a family is one of the biggest financial commitments a couple will face. As a result of the times we live in, an increasing number of couples are struggling to build a family and often must forego or significantly delay related healthcare procedures. On…

By Ben Bergsma, Principal Munich Re Ventures (MRV) recently completed an investment in the $32M Series B round for Spectrum Labs alongside other greats investors such as Intel Capital, Gaingels, Greycroft, Wing VC, Super{set}, Ridge Ventures and others. Here is why I’m so excited about the company: After watching the…