Root Insurance, the car insurance company that incorporates individual driving behavior in every quote, announced yesterday $100 million in Series D funding. This latest round, led by Tiger Global Management, raises Root’s valuation to $1 billion and provides additional capital to deepen penetration in existing markets, expand into new states, and fuel hiring plans, with a focus on engineers, actuaries, claims, and customer service to support increased scale. Redpoint Ventures, Ribbit Capital, and Scale Venture Partners all participated as follow-on investors in this latest round.
Founded in 2015, Root aims to bring the auto insurance industry into the mobile age