Empathy, raises $47 million led by Index Ventures with participation from General Catalyst, Entrée Capital, Latitude, and Brewer Lane. In addition, some of the largest life insurance carriers in the world like Allianz, MassMutual, MetLife, New York Life, Securian, and Sumitomo joined the round with a strategic investment, bringing our total capital raised to date to $90 million.
Founded in 2020, Empathy offers an app that guides users through the tasks that need to be completed after the death of a loved one. With a blend of technology and human support, they help families navigate the financial, legal, emotional, and logistical hardship that follow loss. Our unique approach involves partnering with employers and life insurers to offer full circle care when families need it most.
Today, Empathy is available at no cost to millions of families nationwide, either as part of their life insurance benefit or coupled with their bereavement leave through their employer.
Ron Gura, Co-Founder & CEO: “With the new infusion of funds from our Series B, we will be able to evolve our services even further, to reach more and more families with more effective ways to help them. More than this, however, it is an important step on our path toward sparking cultural change, toward shifting the way we think of and approach loss, bringing it out of the shadows and giving it its rightful place as an important, crucial, and normal part of life.”
