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Bestow

Bestow

Private
Dallas, TexasFinTechhttps://www.bestow.com/

Last Round

Series D

May 13, 2025

Total Funding Raised

$307.5M

Company Overview

Bestow is an insurtech company that provides an end-to-end software-as-a-service platform for life insurance carriers to digitize quoting, underwriting, and policy administration.

Sector

FinTech

Verticals

InsurTech, Vertical SaaS, API Management, Workflow Automation

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Subscription SaaS, Usage-Based SaaS

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

insurtechlife insurance softwaredigital insurance platforminsurance modernizationinsurance APIunderwriting automationlegacy system migrationvertical SaaSdigital transformationinsurance infrastructureembedded insurancepolicy administrationinsurance core systemSaaS insuranceinsurance tech stack

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Bestow Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series DMay 13, 2025
DebtMay 13, 2025
Series CDec 16, 2020
Series BFeb 1, 2020
Series AMay 21, 2018
Seed
Aug 29, 2017

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Melbourne O'Banion

Co-Founder And CEO

Founding Team

Chris Copeland

CTO

Executive Team

David Malenoir-Evans

Chief Product Officer

Executive Team

Bestow Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Bestow investors
InvestorRounds
Valar VenturesSeries C, Series D, Series A, Series B
Breyer CapitalSeries C, Series D
Valar Capital AdvisorySeries C, Series A
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Series A, Series B, Series C, Seed
Breyer LabsSeries C
TriplePoint CapitalDebt, Series D
Smith Point CapitalSeries D

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  • Jan 21, 2026

    Received the Micro/Small Business Innovator Award.

  • Jan 1, 2026

    Named to Fortune's Best Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance for 2022, 2023, and 2024.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersDallas, Texas
Employee Range380
Year Founded2016
Last FundingMay 13, 2025

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