Nationwide Ventures® invests in early-stage startups that are shaping the future of insurance and financial services. These companies help protect and improve the financial security of Nationwide’s members, allowing Nationwide® to live up to its mission of protecting people, businesses and futures with extraordinary care.
Our differentiator
In addition to investing, we also seek to partner with startups that are transforming the insurance and financial service industries. We partner with portfolio and non-portfolio startups to help Nationwide’s business units expand distribution, increase customer satisfaction and operate more efficiently. We are always looking for ways to bring the expertise and assets of a Fortune 100 company to the startup ecosystem.
Our areas of focus
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Future of mobility

Services for consumers or businesses leveraging new types of technologies to help people and businesses move.

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Cybersecurity

Protect businesses and consumers from new and evolving digital exposures, risks and attacks.

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Enterprise infrastructure

Advancing infrastructure behind the insurance and financial services industries.

 
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Property technology

Companies transforming the landscape of the built world in an ever-changing climate.

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Living in retirement

Products and services that help consumers prepare for and live in their next stage of life.

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Future of work

Bringing innovation to businesses and their employees while protecting their work product.

Our portfolio companies

Insurify
Kinetic
SURE
Blooom
Next
Matic
Nexar
BetterView
Bluevine
Socotra
Vestwell
Snapsheet
Upstream
VestaHealthcare
Deep Sentinel
Planck
NewRetirement
HOVER
indico
Beam
Health Gorilla
Extend
Certificial
Foretellix
Sensa
Flo
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YellowBird
Mitiga

Meet our team

Brian Anderson
Brian Anderson
Partner
Erik Ross
Erik Ross
Managing Partner
Hope Walls
Hope Walls
Associate
Jeff Siaw
Jeff Siaw
Associate
Jess Liu
Jess Liu
Partner
Josh Balicki
Josh Balicki
Senior Associate
Michael Kindrat-Pratt
Michael Kindrat-Pratt
Partner
Reece McLanahan-Schluep
Reece McLanahan-Schluep
Analyst
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Neil Pearson Joins Betterview as Chief Strategy Officer

Betterview and EagleView Launch Strategic Property Intelligence Alliance

Betterview Revolutionizes Roof Age Data with AI-powered Solution

Deep Sentinel Raises $15M to Provide Security Solution to Homes and Businesses in the U.S.

Certificial Raises $15M to Support Growth of Smart COI Network

Vestwell Expands MEP and PEP Solutions

EHS and Risk Management Platform YellowBird Raises $6.25M in Oversubscribed Seed Round

Indico Data Named Leader in Everest Group's Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) PEAK Matrix® 2023

Foretellix: Safety-Driven Verification Company Secures $43 Million

Climate risk startup Mitiga gets $14.4M to help businesses face an uncertain future