{"id":23393,"date":"2025-04-17T19:06:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T19:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=820326"},"modified":"2025-04-17T19:06:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T19:06:54","slug":"insurtech-1fort-raises-7-5m-to-support-ai-binding-tech-for-brokers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2025\/04\/17\/insurtech-1fort-raises-7-5m-to-support-ai-binding-tech-for-brokers\/","title":{"rendered":"Insurtech 1Fort Raises $7.5M to Support AI Binding Tech for Brokers"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/national\/2025\/04\/17\/820326.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/national\/2025\/04\/17\/820326.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p>1Fort, the AI platform for business insurance<em>,<\/em> announced it raised $7.5 million in an oversubscribed funding round led by Bonfire Ventures.<\/p>\n<p>The round also included Draper Associates (Tim Draper); Karim Atiyeh, the founder of Ramp; and participation from all existing VCs: Village Global, Operator Partners, 8-Bit Capital, Character VC and Company Ventures. This latest round brings the 1Fort total funding to $10 million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"79\" data-revive-topics=\"agencies,ai,data-driven,funding,insurtech,tech\" data-revive-companies data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1Fort_Logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-820328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1Fort_Logo-300x89.png\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1Fort_Logo-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1Fort_Logo-580x171.png 580w, https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1Fort_Logo-768x227.png 768w, https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1Fort_Logo-1536x454.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1Fort_Logo-2048x605.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/a>A large majority of businesses still rely on insurance brokers and agents for coverage but the process is manual and time consuming, and many businesses remain underinsured. 1Fort looks to empower brokers to bind more top-tier insurance policies for businesses faster using artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>The funding will allow 1Fort to continue to improve the broker experience through AI innovations and talent acquisition and further expand partnerships with carriers and brokers, the insurtech said.<\/p>\n<p>The platform leverages AI to automate various broker workflows, including auto-filling insurance applications, retrieving quotes from carriers, comparing coverages, and integrating payment and financing options. 1Fort, licensed in all 50 states, said brokers who use the platform save an average of up to two hours per submission and increase their bind rate by up to 20%.<\/p>\n<p>1Fort also has complementary risk management software to help businesses manage policies and proactively prevent claims or losses.<\/p>\n<p>1Fort said it grew revenue nearly 200% month-over-month in 2024, and has already partnered with more than a dozen leading brokerages and A-rated carriers, including Arch, Tokio Marine HCC and Markel. 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