Ethos Technologies
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial technology |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Founders | Peter Colis, Lingke Wang[1] |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas , |
Key people | Peter Colis (CEO) |
| Products | Life insurance |
Ethos Technologies (Ethos) is an American insurance technology company.[2] The company was founded in 2016, and is headquartered in Austin Texas.
History
[edit]Ethos was founded in 2016 by Peter Colis and Lingke Wang.[3][1] The company's strategy was to simplify the process of buying life insurance, including eliminating medical exams.[3]
In July 2021, the company was valued at $2.7 billion after a $100 million investment from Japanese investment holding company Softbank.[4]
Products
[edit]Ethos develops machine learning and data science technology to help customers buy life insurance policies online.[4][2] The company is not itself an insurer, but is a technology platform providing producer, third party administrator, and underwriting services for life insurance policies created by insurers.[1][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Shieber, Jonathan (October 30, 2018). "The Jay-Z-backed life insurance startup, Ethos, has raised $35 million". TechCrunch.
- ^ a b c Tan, Gillian; Lipschultz, Bailey (March 21, 2025). "Insurance Startup Ethos Taps Goldman as It Explores Going Public". Bloomberg. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
- ^ a b Bastone, Nick. "Ethos wants to make signing up for life insurance a pain-free process. Here's the pitch deck that convinced Alphabet's GV investing arm that it's worth $500 million". Business Insider.
- ^ a b c Beltran, Luisa. "Insurtech Ethos Valued at $2.7 Billion After SoftBank Investment". Barrons.