Koala is born from our frustration with the traditional travel insurance sector. We’re swapping out high commissions, low customer value and bad practices for simplicity, fairness and customer satisfaction.
If you wish to join our adventure or learn more about what we do ➡️ https://cutt.ly/GnoF9zH
If you wish to join our adventure or learn more about what we do ➡️ https://cutt.ly/GnoF9zH
Location: France, Ile-de-France, Paris
Employees: 11-50
Phone: +255 653 806 484
Total raised: $3.98M
Founded date: 2018
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Playfair C... | playfair.v... |
| - | Techstars | techstars.... |
| 17.07.2021 | InsurTech ... | insurtechg... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 29.03.2023 | - | $2.17M | InsurTech ... |
| 04.07.2020 | - | $1.8M | InsurTech ... |
Mentions in press and media 16
| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.08.2025 | CarTrawler acquires French insurtech Koala to expand embedded ancillary offerings | Irish B2B traveltech CarTrawler has acquired Paris-based insurtech Koala, in a move that significantly broadens its portfolio of high-margin ancillary services beyond car rental and mobility into travel insurance. The acquisition positions ... |
| 29.03.2023 | French travel insurtech startup Koala bags €2M for growth in Europe | Paris-based Koala, a travel insurtech company, announced on Tuesday, March 28, that it has secured €2M in a fresh round of funding to accelerate its growth in Europe. The company says the funds will also help it to grow its tech and sales t... |
| 29.03.2023 | Already profitable, Koala raises €2m | Koala, the travel insurtech, announces the successful completion of a €2 million fundraising round led by its existing investor Insurtech Gateway and welcomes 3 new investors: Uneti Ventures, Slimmer AI and Sterling Oak. |
| 10.03.2021 | No Questions: 100% Refund | |
| 14.01.2021 | Freedom to Cancel Travel Plans | Ulysse and Koala launch Europe’s first travel cancellation without reason service. |
| 05.08.2020 | Full Stack Developer Wanted | Traveling is meant to be relaxing and enjoyable… but disruptions happen, unfortunately more than we hope, causing stress and anger. What is even more painful is the experience around those disruptions, ignored, rarely compensated, long queu... |
| 30.07.2020 | Why Lemonade is highly valued | This week we’re super excited about the successful IPO of the sweet and fizzy, Lemonade Insurance! This is a big deal for the global Insurtech community. A fruitful liquidity event promotes Insurtech as an attractive vertical for VCs, and n... |
| 22.07.2020 | Koala: Chapter One – Let’s reinvent travel insurance | Travel insurance has been the same for about 100 years, and it sucks – Not just a little bit, it is a real nightmare! |
| 22.07.2020 | Koala: Chapter One – Let’s reinvent travel insurance Reinventing travel insurance | Guest blog by Ugo Weyl, Co-Founder at Koala. |
| 10.07.2020 | This French insurtech startup offers instant compensation for flight delays and cancellations, no questions asked | Travel and tourism industry took a hard hit due to the coronavirus. But with Europe on the path to recovery, there’s a steady growth in the travelling sector. While local flights are not heavily impacted, international flights could be dela... |
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