Bold Penguin

Columbus, OH, USA Insurance Technology Acquired

Bold Penguin is a commercial insurance digital exchange platform that connects brokers, agents, carriers, MGAs, and carrier-owned distributors through a unified flow from prospecting to placement. The platform simplifies and accelerates the small business insurance process by allowing insurance agencies, brokers and other distributors to match, quote and bind policies from multiple insurers.

Acquired

Bold Penguin has been acquired

Acquired by American Family Insurance January 14, 2021

This company is no longer available on our private secondary market.

Overview

Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Founded

2016

Employees

200–250

Total Funding

$50.1M

2 rounds

Funding

Total raised $50.1M across 2 rounds

Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Last updated 05-07-2026

Latest Round

Type

Series B

Date

September 23, 2019

Amount

$32M

Valuation

Lead Investors

Guggenheim Partners
DateRoundAmount RaisedValuationLead Investors
September 23, 2019 Series B $32M Guggenheim Partners
March 11, 2019 Series A $17M MTech Capital

Leadership

  • Peter Settel

    Chief Executive Officer & President

  • Ilya Bodner

    Founder & former CEO

  • Marc DeLeonibus

    Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

  • Benjamin Clarke

    Co-Founder & Chief Data Officer

  • Nicole Farley

    Chief Insurance Officer

Competitors

Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.

  • Insureon

    Digital small commercial insurance platform focused on online quotes and binding.

  • Next Insurance

    Digital-first commercial insurance platform for small business policies.

  • Catch

    Commercial insurance platform providing quotes and policy management.

  • CoverWallet

    Commercial insurance marketplace and advisory platform for small business.

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