Protection platform for gig workers raises £3.3m

During seed funding round

Adam Saville
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Collective Benefits is aimed at providing benefits to the self-employed, freelancers and contractors

A start-up insurtech platform is being built to deliver protection products and benefits, such as family leave, sick pay, mental health support and critical injury pay, to gig economy workers. Collective Benefits announced today the closing of £3.3m in funding from Stride.VC alongside existing investors Delin Ventures, Insurtech Gateway and angel investors that it said have experience in building the likes of Uber, Deliveroo, and Urban. The start-up also said it is working with a number of on-demand service platforms to distribute products and a pooling proposition aimed at freelancer...

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