6 April 2021
Venture building — where companies create a startup to fit a particular business need — is gaining popularity. That may be because survival rates of companies created this way are far higher than you would get through conventional VC investing or through other types of corporate programmes.
9 March 2021
Israel-based Ibex Medical Analytics, which has an AI-driven imaging technology to detect cancer cells in biopsies more efficiently, has raised a $38 million Series B
22 February 2021
We asked Europe’s biggest tech investors to pick the disruptive insurance startups they think will blow up in 2021.
5 February 2021
Investment group Kamet Ventures professes to “build disruptive businesses from the ground up” in the health tech sector, as well as in ‘insure-tech’ and mobility
8 January 2021
Earlier this week Sifted made some predictions for what will be happening in the world of European tech startups in 2021.
3 January 2021
Michael Niddam, Co-founder and MD of Kamet Ventures, says questions over quality leave the long-term future of telehealth on a knife-edge
23 December 2020
Michael Niddam, managing partner Kamet Ventures, examines the disconnect between the growing demand for innovation in healthcare and the capacity of institutions, organisations, and systems to adopt and integrate that innovation.
18 December 2020
Each year, we poll Term Sheet readers for what they believe will happen in the upcoming twelve months. And boy do y’all have thoughts.
17 December 2020
Poncho is a platform that supports working parents. Even before the pandemic, parents were having a really hard time juggling work and childcare challenges and with the advent of increased working from home…
10 December 2020
Average annual childcare costs reached £6,800 in 2020. New digital startup Poncho, backed by Kamet Ventures, will help businesses support working parents and their kids.
24 November 2020
Service that improves treatment for patients on way to hospital to be introduced across UK after successful trial.
27 October 2020
Making lemonade out of lemons has become our unofficial motto over the past few months.
20 October 2020
Kamet Ventures’ Michael Niddam gives his advice for start-ups, from opportunities for innovation to why it’s important for entrepreneurs to take time away from the hot seat.
16 October 2020
Setoo’s AI-powered solution integration will allow travel agents using the Amadeus Travel Platform to provide travellers with the most relevant protection
14 October 2020
Préconisée pendant le confinement, la téléconsultation a enfin réussi à pénétrer dans le quotidien des Français. Malgré cette croissance soudaine, cette pratique possède encore de nombreux freins qui empêchent son développement.
3 October 2020
HOLIDAYS abroad have always come with their fair share of risks, but the pandemic makes travelling that bit trickier.
22 September 2020
When Kamet was founded almost 5 years ago, our mission was simple: to help solve people’s #painpoints through creative and #disruptive ingenuity. Since then we have built 19 ventures focused on everything from #fertility and #aging to #fleetsafety and access to #lifeinsurance.
20 September 2020
COVID-19 has highlighted the underlying fractures in the UK’s care sector.
8 September 2020
The developers of more than forty AI-powered healthcare products are set to take a cut of a new £50m NHS innovation fund.
1 September 2020
Its Galen Prostate solution helps pathologists with more accurate diagnoses and improves lab efficiency
11 August 2020
Back in April, in the eye of the pandemic storm, we asked European VCs and angel investors How is coronavirus impacting the funding landscape for startups?
27 July 2020
As Published in UKTN By Michael Niddam, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Kamet Ventures As startups and investors face uncertain times, venture builders offer […]
10 July 2020
As we eagerly await updates about potential vaccines for COVID-19 that could enable a return to ‘normal’ life…
6 July 2020
Dans le paysage foisonnant de l’investissement, les fonds se multiplient… et ne se ressemblent pas.
26 June 2020
`The startup ecosystem will take a year or more to fully recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with economic and political risk…
18 June 2020
GCV spoke with Michaël Niddam, co-founder and managing director of Kamet Ventures about the intersection of health care and insurance tech.
11 June 2020
The pandemic has hit the startup world hard. With even well-established later-stage companies struggling to keep on an even keel during the crisis, government support packages…
8 June 2020
We invent. We incubate. We scale. We build. These are the four pillars that form the foundations of Kamet Ventures…
8 June 2020
As more doctors switch to video consultations, a slew of new diagnostics and monitoring technologies are making healthcare more personal.
4 June 2020
Covid-19 is impacting the world of venture creation, with ripple effects on the wider entrepreneurship ecosystem…
17 April 2020
Digital medicine is making strides towards the mainstream as people seek remote healthcare in an effort to avoid hospitals and clinics
30 March 2020
Air Doctor, the health tech startup that connects travellers with local doctors, has raised $7.8 million in Series A funding.
30 March 2020
e global spread of coronavirus has forced us all indoors and seeking digital alternatives to face-to-face interactions…
18 March 2020
It was the popularity of fertility tracking apps like Clue and Ava Health that first peaked the interest of global investors in femtech startups catering for overlooked women’s issues.
15 March 2020
Making data smart can lead to a number of advantages including better insights into risk and pricing, a more streamlined sales process to avoid repetitive form filling, improved understanding of…
12 March 2020
Far from replacing humans, Artificial Intelligence is actually coming to the aid of a very old profession that has fallen out of fashion to such an extent that people are increasingly not joining it. I speak of the rarified world of the Actuary.
11 March 2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak today unveiled a raft of new fiscal measures as he vowed to deliver on the government’s promise of “levelling up” the UK.
1 March 2020
Ibex offers an important contribution in facing two challenges, the shortage of pathologists and the occurrence of human errors
26 February 2020
Following a whirlwind career building three of the most exciting ventures in the London start-up scene, Ben Prouty has joined Kamet Ventures as our latest entrepreneur in residence!
30 January 2020
As featured on TechCrunch Medloop, which allows patients to manage healthcare needs and providers, has secured €6 million from Kamet Ventures and AXA. […]
16 January 2020
By David Adams, Product Development Lead The best UX is no UX. The best code is no code. Pretty much everything I, and […]
2 January 2020
The entrepreneur of popular mythology is a buccaneering character – ambitious, independent, just a little arrogant and brimming with disruptive ideas. And if […]
27 November 2019
By David Adams, Product Development Lead Source: Nick Fewings via Unsplash Last year, I was fortunate enough to attend a Design Sprint […]
31 October 2019
Until recently, Ravit Warsha Dor served as head of innovation at the Israeli health ministry’s digital health department.
27 October 2019
Earlier this month I participated in a truly unique conference – an outdoor weekend-adventure in Iceland…
17 October 2019
By David Adams, Product Development Lead When you’re building a product, it’s tough to avoid the distractions and stay focused. Getting your entire […]
9 October 2019
Kamet turns the traditional seed capital model on its head by developing disruptive ideas itself and then finding entrepreneurs to lead them. Oh, and they’re backed with…
27 August 2019
By David Adams, Product Development Lead Launching new products is really hard. Each year around 30,000 new products are introduced, of these, 95% […]
22 August 2019
The AXA-backed startup incubator supports talented founders before they have a business idea, leading to such success stories as the virtual fertility clinic Apricity
9 July 2019
Setoo will enable Omio to easily create, distribute and test personalised, transparent insurance offerings according to […]
4 July 2019
Protection and mortgage advice firm Albany Park has announced that it has joined forces with Anorak Technologies.
13 June 2019
The firm’s latest round brings the total raised by the AI-powered fertility tech to €8.8m Billed as the world’s first virtual fertility clinic, […]
23 April 2019
It graduated from Accenture’s fintech innovation lab earlier this year, and is present on Starling’s and Yolt’s marketplace, where it will likely be able to gain more traction.
12 April 2019
Pionnière en France depuis 2016, la startup Qare annonce une levée de fonds de 20 millions d’euros pour séduire les praticiens et se faire connaître du grand public
25 January 2019
Travel insurtech Setoo has gained its first customer to utilise its platform for personalised offers.
6 December 2018
Depuis le mois de mars 2018, les salariés du cher réalisent en autonomie la pré-visite individuelle dispensée par l’apst18 grâce à padoa. Une organisation interne simplifiée pour une performance décuplée de l’analyse des données collectées.
26 November 2018
Agetech startup Birdie secures €7 million Series A to help elderly adults live independently. This London-based startup, is building a holistic home care platform to help the older adults live independently in their own homes, using apps and connected devices to track their well-being.
24 November 2018
Ex-Group CEO of AXA’s global life, savings and health business, Paul Evans, has been appointed as non-executive director of smart data technology provider Anorak
13 November 2018
The U.K. startup building a life insurance advice platform, has raised £5 million in Series A funding. It brings the total raised by Anorak to £9 million. The round is led by Kamet Ventures, the tech incubator.
8 November 2018
Great win. Anorak is awarded “Most Innovative Life / Health Insurance Firm of the Year” at Life Insurance International Innovation Awards 2018
6 November 2018
Un an après une première levée de fonds de 5 millions d’euros, la startup Padoa lève à nouveau 20 millions d’euros auprès de ses investisseurs historiques.
18 September 2018
Setoo announces it has closed a $9.3 million Series A funding round, bringing the total amount raised to date to €10.3million ($12 million). The main investor is Kamet, AXA’s ‘Insurtech’ startup studio.
13 September 2018
Anorak on board with Yolt the fintech owned by ING to put people back in control of their money!
3 September 2018
The mobile-only bank and the smart life insurance adviser team up to offer Starling customers fast and easy access to personalised, transparent, impartial and regulated life insurance advice.
28 June 2018
Stéphane Guinet détaille le mode de fonctionnement de Kamet, la fabrique de start-up lancée par AXA.
19 April 2018
First AI pathology diagnostic system up and running in clinical setting
28 February 2018
Qare veut faciliter l’accès des Français à la télémédecine
7 February 2018
La start-up parisienne Qare a déployé en France sa plateforme dédiée à la télémédecine. Un service proposé en plein débat sur le remboursement des vidéo-consultations par la sécurité sociale.
7 February 2018
Michael Niddam Executive Partner Kamet Ventures, David Vanek CEO Anorak, French Founders event
1 February 2018
La jeune pousse Qare permet au patient de se connecter à distance sur une plateforme de vidéo consultation sécurisée. Chaque consultation donne lieu à un compte rendu écrit.
30 January 2018
Stéphane Guinet, Founder and Managing Partner of Kamet Ventures will be speaking at the Paris Fintech Forum on the Main Stage
23 January 2018
Anorak has been spotted by Techcrunch as the latest ‘insurtech’ company to pick up funding in the U.K. The London-based startup is on a self-described mission to “build the world’s smartest independent insurance adviser”
21 January 2018
Anorak Technologies Limited, the smart data company secures £4 million to make life insurance more accessible in the UK.
29 November 2017
Before joining Kamet, David was Chief Financial Officer of Menlook.com, a global online retail destination for men’s style
31 October 2017
Créée en novembre 2016, Padoa propose aux entreprises, pour un coût équivalent, d’optimiser l’organisation de la santé du travail.
4 October 2017
Europe1 reçoit Cédric Mathorel, CEO de Padoa dans l’émission de Raphaëlle Duchemin, Label Entreprise.
4 September 2017
Cédric Mathorel joins Kamet’s ecosystem as the CEO of Padoa, an innovative occupational health platform.
12 July 2017
The ambition of Birdie is to help dependent elders live longer, safer and happier in their own home.
17 June 2017
Qare raises €6m in Series A round to empower patients wherever they are by offering access to a holistic set of personalized medical services.
17 May 2017
Before joining Kamet, Limvirak Chea was CEO of Streetlife, acquired by Nextdoor in a multi-million pound deal in 2017.
5 May 2017
Before joining Kamet, Frederic was head of Product at BlaBlaCar.
17 April 2017
Before joining Kamet, Tiina was Creative Director at AKQA leading and mentoring multi-disciplinary teams. She’s passionate about making useful and beautiful digital products/ services.
1 February 2017
Un peu plus d’un an après sa création, le « start-up studio » d’AXA a vu éclore ses premières jeunes pousses.
31 January 2017
A l’occasion du Paris Fintech Forum cette semaine, Kamet a présenté ses trois premières startups
24 January 2017
KAMET team will be at Paris Fintech Forum, the main Fintech event in Europe with 2 round tables !
17 January 2017
Before joining Kamet, Caroline was Vice-President at Doro AB Group, the global leader in senior telecom market.
16 December 2016
Padoa raises €5m in Series A round to reinvent health at work and prevention.
15 December 2016
Before joining Kamet, David was Chief Financial Officer at Made.com, the leading UK-based designer furniture e-commerce player in Europe.
23 November 2016
Kamet is partnering with VC fund Jerusalem Venture Partners and AXA Strategic Ventures, a venture capital platform backed by AXA to launch the First Insurtech Israel Competition.
16 November 2016
Fixter raises €6m in Series A round to make car care simple for customers and more profitable for independent garages by leveraging technology.
4 November 2016
Qare is reinventing the access to High-Quality Medical Services for patients.
16 October 2016
Ibex is using artificial intelligence and computer vision for improving the efficiency and accuracy of cancer diagnostics.
13 October 2016
Empowered by technology, Fixter provides routine car maintenance at the same or lesser cost to an independent garage whilst delivering full peace of mind and the ultimate in service.
11 July 2016
VIVA Technology : Rencontre avec l’instigateur du start-up studio Kamet, rattaché au groupe AXA, qui veut créer des nouveaux services et métiers dans le secteur de l’assurance.
30 June 2016
Sarah is Head of Marketing and Product design at Kamet.
15 January 2016
The digital revolution is transforming the entire insurance value chain.