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Bold Penguin
Bold Penguin is where technology meets the human touch in commercial insurance
About Bold Penguin
Bold Penguin operates the largest commercial insurance exchange, connecting businesses, insurance agents, and carriers to the right quotes quickly and efficiently. The company serves small commercial businesses by providing a platform that simplifies the process of obtaining commercial insurance. Bold Penguin's technology is highly flexible and customizable, leveraging API-first enablement to power both consumer and agent-facing interfaces. This allows for a tailored experience that meets the specific needs of its users without sacrificing long-term functionality. The business model focuses on creating a seamless and efficient marketplace for commercial insurance, making money through partnerships and transactions facilitated on its platform. Bold Penguin does not sell insurance directly but empowers agents and brokers to do so more effectively. The company operates in the commercial insurance market, primarily targeting small businesses and insurance professionals looking for streamlined solutions.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2016
- Headquarters
- Columbus, United States
- Employees
- 244
- Open positions
- 6
- Dealroom signal
- 76.1/100
- Industry
- Fintech
- Sub-industry
- Insurance
- Sector
- Fintech, SME, Insurtech Distribution and Brokerage, PandC Insurance, Commercial Insurance
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
- Investment activity
- 5 companies, latest Oct 2025
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQUISITION✓Exit | Jan 2021 | $0 | — | American Family Insurance | — |
| OtherOther financing | Jun 2020 | $0 | — | Undisclosed | — |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Bold Penguin is 7.5K monthly website visits, down 46.4% over the last three months. Bold Penguin's team grew 5.6% over the past year.
Open positions
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Series A5 investors entered at this stage
MTech Capital
Hudson Structured Capital Management
Lockton
Lightstone
Stone Point Capital
Other known investors5 additional known investors
American Family Insurance
Pivot Investment Partners
American Family Ventures
Plug and Play
Tribeca Early Stage Partners
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