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ENDING DAY ONE! ?? ?? It is an absolute joy to be in the presence of such enthusiastic climate and insurance professionals, alongside brilliant women at both InsurTech New England Climate Innovation and AltaWorld's Women in Insurance conferences this year! ?? From getting into Boston and rushing across the city to give a keynote to folks at Underscore VC, to waking up with a breakfast by Benekiva and sitting on a panel alongside Lillian Corman, Rebecca (Silvers) Ray, and Marissa Buckley, to having dinner and rooftop drinks with Bobbie Shrivastav, Brett M., Meg Duty, Peilin Corbanese, Dana Grodin, and so so many more fan-TASTIC women, my heart is truly full. ?? Tune in again tomorrow for Part 2!!! ??

It's my pleasure to announce that Faura has been selected as one of the ten finalists invited to pitch at InsureTech Connect's State Farm Pitch Competition in Las Vegas! ?? ?? ?? We're extremely excited to be attending alongside some awesome startups and we hope you'll get to see us there! ?? Comment down below if we can expect YOU at ITC! ?? https://lnkd.in/gQtk2yUW

Announcing the ten finalists that will take the stage at ITC Vegas on October 15, 2024, to present at the State Farm Startup Pitch Competition!? Congratulations to all the following companies who met the criteria, have standout solutions and will move on to the next round to pitch LIVE at ITC Vegas.? All finalists will have five minutes to pitch followed by five minutes of Q&A. The audience will vote for the winner after the presentations conclude. The winner will then present on the Main Stage on Thursday, October 17. Add this one to your calendar when the mobile app launches – you won't want to miss it! Your vote counts!? Compass IoT Domu (YCS24)? Faura? ForceField Miss Moneypenny Technologies PropertyLens RecordLinker Schaefer City Technologies LLC?? tumbleweed?? YASSI - Yotta Automated Software Solutions Inc. ? State Farm, State Farm Ventures, Marcus Rohlfs? ? Learn more about the pitch competition here: https://ow.ly/HiXK50T6O1Y #ITCVegas #insurtech #insurance #insuranceinnovation #becauseofITC??

Don't walk...RUN TO THE POLLS! ?? ??♂? ?? Not to get political, but I ABSOLUTELY think you should vote for Faura in this year's Guidewire Software Insurpitch Competition, hosted at InsureTech Connect! ?? I wholeheartedly endorse the candidate and we'd love if you could support the company (literally just two clicks). Here are some quotes from people who voted for Faura: "It really was too easy!" ?? "It's a no-brainer, vote for Faura!" ?? "Sustainability is always a win - vote for Faura and vote for the trees!" ?? Here's the link: https://insurpitch.com/ ?? ??

Vote for Best Insurtech Value Proposition in Guidewire Software's InsurPitch 2024 Competition - https://insurpitch.com/ ?? Watch 90 second video pitches from FireBreak Risk Modern Metric SnapRefund Feathery Floatbot.AI GloveBox Ellipsis Drive Faura Pinpoint Predictive Synergetics.ai The top 5 finalists to receive the most online votes by September 18 will make live presentations during our insurpitch event at ITC Las Vegas! #PandCInsurance Imran Ilyas Matthew Wolff Laura McKenzie, MBA Taylor Reid, MBA Tony Chang Cecilia Bautista-Sablan Eric Apse Shannon Spies

2024 iOi Summit Pitch Battle: PropTech startups submit their breakthrough, innovative ideas to be selected as one of the few lucky companies to battle it out during 2024 Pitch Battle—Live at iOi Summit on August 28. The contestants take center stage in front of a captive audience and gain valuable exposure along with equally valuable feedback. Every Pitch Battler gets a four-minute pitch, four-minute Q&A and tons of excitement. Winner takes all—$15,000 cash prize, major publicity and other priceless perks. Don’t miss the ultimate entrepreneur competition! Vote for your Crowd Favorite at?https://lnkd.in/dVyYuypn

I'd love to thank the team over at Commercial Observer for featuring Faura and I in their Technology Segment last week! ?? Shoutout to Philip Russo for all of his hard work and time, always a pleasure to work with you, as well as Yvonne Albinowski for the wonderful photos! ?? This article paints such a great picture, not only about me, but why I am dedicated to solving this problem of climate risk for underprivileged communities. "If I believed the solution to solving a lot of the property resilience and insecurity in the property market was in banking, or I believed it was in government, or in some other industry besides insurance, then I would be there. [...] I’m in insurance because I think it’s the best avenue to solve the problem. And, I think when you’re married to solving a problem instead of the solution, it can take you anywhere and you have to adapt." ?? READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/gf2wvXUV

Did you know our Innovation Committee hosts monthly Insurtech Demos? ?? Our monthly meetings are a fun and relaxed way to check out the latest tech and innovations in the insurance industry. Often, if you're not a decision-maker, you miss out on seeing these technologies firsthand. Our demos give everyone the chance to be in the room, experience new tools, and get inspired by fresh ideas that can help boost your career and skillset. Our July meeting is featuring Valkyrie Holmes, CEO & Co-Founder of Faura. Faura handles risk assessments in natural disaster zones so you can qualify and write more business.

?? We're thrilled to introduce the 2024 Graduates of the MetaProp Accelerator at Columbia University! Last week, the 2024 MetaProp Accelerator program culminated in our most dynamic Demo Day yet. Hundreds of investors and real estate executives from around the world gathered in PwC's NYC headquarters to hear from the seven graduating startups: ?? Palazzo is an AI-powered interior design tool that helps homeowners create realistic and high-quality visuals for their designs. → Pitch: https://lnkd.in/eJGMahYD ???EcoClaim is an end-to-end solution insurers use to measure, verify, and reduce operational emissions.? → Pitch: https://lnkd.in/e62HGrtt ?? Spacemaze is a B2B SaaS transforming office management by optimizing savings, reducing waste, and lowering carbon emissions for workplace teams. → Pitch: https://lnkd.in/eE5CRBKh ??? Faura uses climate and property risk analytics to help insurance companies and homeowners reduce their natural disaster risk. → Pitch: https://lnkd.in/eiZ8MMix ?? PinPoint Analytics is the first AI-powered construction data platform that analyzes millions of data points and trends to ensure bid accuracy. → Pitch: https://lnkd.in/eGnGF35k ???Verfico Technology creates transparency in multi-tiered labor environments by enabling wage assurance, delivering valuable workforce insights, and enhancing DE&I efforts. → Pitch: https://lnkd.in/eK4T9ijc ??? Light RFP is a procurement platform that empowers property managers and commercial real estate developers to quickly identify the best vendors for their projects.? → Pitch: https://lnkd.in/eRz5TXrF Special thanks to Columbia University, our Demo Day host PwC, Pilot Day partner CBRE, and supporting partner New York City Economic Development Corporation for making this program possible. It takes a village: mentors, educators, investors, corporate partners, and universities. This year’s program demonstrated once again the power of the community that makes the MetaProp Accelerator at Columbia University the world’s premier PropTech accelerator. Zach Aarons, Aaron Block, Evan Petitt, Wes Mizell, Jackson Feder, David Barakchian, Jim Carr, Matthew DeSarno, Valkyrie Holmes, Jodi Scarlett, Raffi Holzer, Nadia Lalami, Isabelle Bj?rkvall Lalami, Karlo D., Cyrus Kornfeld, Jesse FitzGibbon, Ross Huartt, Eric Thomas, Austin Rabine, Ryan Coon, John C. Santora, Joseph Charczenko Henry Lihn, John R. Robinson, Peter Seufer, Kevin Fossee Brad Hargreaves #PropTech #Accelerator #MPDemoDay #realestate #CRE #venturecapital #VC

AND THAT'S A WRAP!!! ?? Last night, I gave our final pitch to a group of esteemed real estate professionals, investors, proptech enthusiasts, and friends to round out our last week of the MetaProp Accelerator. This was so incredibly special to us and words cannot describe how much this program has done for us. ?? It's given us a sense of community in the New York scene, a network of like-minded individuals that kick butt, a special warmth in an otherwise rickety and cold startup world, and it sounds cliche, but many many friends along the way. ?? This won't be a quick post because there are definitely LOTS of people to thank, but I wanted to especially shout out my cofounder and CTO Amanda S.. Startups are already insane as it is, but when you're building a natural disaster / insurance / mitigation startup, things get wayyyyy crazier. But she is always there, either to reel me in or let me dive, bringing her incredibly depth of knowledge and patience, and there's no one I would rather build this company with than her. (You can thank her for the beautiful slides in our presentation :)). ?? ?? Of course, I have to give shoutouts to the MetaProp team: to Aaron Block for keeping my head on straight, to Zach Aarons for fine tuning the details, to Evan Petitt for making sure we always knew what was going on, when it was going on, and giving us such incredible structure, to Ryan Coon for being an incredible mentor and moving us in the right direction, and to the rest of the Metaprop team - thank you for making this the most memorable time we've ever had. Wes Mizell Tom Cashel Jackson Feder Terrence Battle ?? To everyone who hasn't checked out the other startups yet, here's the rundown: Matthew DeSarno is making sure you don't get ripped off, Jodi Scarlett is helping insurers measure, track, and reduce their carbon emissions and save on claims, Nadia Lalami is making sure office furniture doesn't end up in landfills, Jim Carr is making sure your tax dollars get spent meaningfully and on time with infrastructure and construction projects, David Barakchian is helping property managers get things sourced and fixed for the best price, and Raffi Holzer is making sure your home is your happy place. ?? Thank you all for making this the most magical 22 weeks. Final shoutouts to CBRE for hosting us on Pilot Day, PwC for hosting us on Demo Day, and to all of the people I don't even really know yet that made this possible. ?? This is just the beginning. ?