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Amol Wanjari appointed SVP, Engineering at ACKO

ACKO announced the appointment of Amol Wanjari as Senior Vice President of Engineering. Speaking on Amol’s appointment, Ruchi Deepak, Co-Founder, ACKO, said, “I am thrilled to welcome Amol to team ACKO! His robust customer-focused tech experience will greatly contribute to our scaling technology platform. Purple Quarter has once again proved their mettle in finding us […]

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Bengaluru-based ACKO raises $60mn funding led by Munich Re Ventures

ACKO, a Bengaluru-based insurtech company which makes buying and using insurance effortlessly, announced it has raised $60 million in a funding round led by Munich Re Ventures. Existing investors Amazon, RPS Ventures, and Intact Ventures Inc, which is the corporate venture arm of Canada’s largest property and casualty insurer, also participated in the funding round.  […]

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Acko invests $1.2 mn in doorstep car servicing startup Pitstop

Acko, India’s fastest-growing InsurTech company which specialises in auto insurance, announced that it has invested $1.2 million in Pitstop, a Bengaluru-based car service and repair platform. Acko’s investment is in line with the  company’s strategy to improve customer engagement and smoothen the claim settlement process. As per ETtech report, Acko cofounder Ruchi Deepak said that […]

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Purple Quarter hires Vishwanath Ramarao as the Chief Technology & Product Officer of Acko

Purple Quarter, a Bangalore-based Tech head search firm, announced the closure of Chief Technology and Product Officer for ACKO, India’s growing digital-first general insurance company that leverages data and analytics to provide highly personalised, low-cost insurance products. With 15+ patents in mail, IM, Communication and search system design, Vishwanath Ramarao was VP & CTO with […]