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346 London-based insurtech Flock pick $17M, gets backing from Chairman of Virgin Galactic

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Staff Reporter @ UK Tech News · 07/29/2021 04:00 EDT

London-based insurtech Flock pick $17M, gets backing from Chairman of Virgin Galactic

Flock, a London-based insurtech startup that provides usage-based insurance for fleets of commercial vehicles, has raised $17 million (approx £12.2 million) funding in Series A round. This round brings Flock’s total funding to $22 million (approx £15.8 million). Who backed Flock? Leading the round is Social Capital, a leading Californian investment firm run by Chamath ...

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