Owl.co

Backed byCota Capital
Total raised$30.0M
StageSeries B
Hiring pace2 roles / 90d
Founded2019
Team size51-200
HQVancouver, British Columbia
IndustriesOther

About Owl.co

Owl.co is a leading Claims Intelligence platform that builds applied AI systems to support high-stakes decision-making in the insurance industry. The company's mission is to partner humans and AI to help insurance leaders transform their industry, and it holds the largest market share in the Claims Intelligence space. Backed by over $30 million in Series B funding from investors including Cota Capital, Sorenson Ventures, and Luge Capital, Owl.co is led by experienced entrepreneurs and technical talent from companies like Meta, Microsoft, X, and Goldman Sachs. The platform is already deployed in production at some of North America's largest insurance carriers, serving approximately 91 employees across a flat organizational structure.

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Company at a glance

Location
Vancouver, Canada
Websiteowl.co
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Founders & Leadership

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Alexey Zhigaltsov

CISO at owl.co

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Sam Merat

CTO @ owl.co

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Sohrab Merat

🦉 Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer @ owl.co

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M arcela Alejandra Merlo, entre comillas.

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Sean Merat

Founder & CEO of owl.co

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About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Business Operations & Management44%
  • Engineering26%
  • Specialized Functions15%
  • Sales & Business Development10%
  • Leadership3%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.Simon Fraser University
  2. 2.The University of British Columbia
  3. 3.University of Toronto
  4. 4.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  5. 5.McMaster University

Team Worked At

  • Lincoln Financial
  • KPMG
  • Prudential Financial
  • Goldman Sachs
  • McKinsey & Company

Team Composition

63 people
  • Quality Assurance16
  • Engineering9
  • Research5
  • Business Development2 senior4
  • Entrepreneurship4 senior4
  • Human Resources1 senior4
  • Finance1 senior3
  • Information Technology2 senior3

Culture & values

Owl.co operates with a flat organizational structure where ideas and impact are prioritized over titles, with direct communication and innovation encouraged at every level.

The culture is data-driven with a strong bias toward evidence-based decisions.

Customers sit at the center of every discussion, and the entire team has visibility into how their work impacts insurers and claimants.

Owl.co emphasizes high impact with no bureaucracy: a small, nimble team where every member can contribute meaningfully from day one.

Employees wear multiple hats in a startup environment and are hungry for impact, rather than relying on large support teams or rigid corporate playbooks.

The team connects regularly through daily team lunches.

There are bi-annual offsites to ensure collaboration and relationship-building in person.

There is a focus on delivering accountable, effective, and ethical results for claimants within a human-centric AI framework.

Decision-making is swift and communication is direct, enabling rapid moves and real contributions from all team members.

Funding History

Series BNov 2021

$30M

raised

Insurance claims monitoring platform owl.co raised a $30M Series B led by Cota Capital, with Sorenson Ventures, FUSE, Impression Ventures, Luge Capital, and others.

Cota CapitalPlug and Play VenturesFUSESorenson VenturesLuge CapitalImpression Ventures

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