INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
When you think about artificial intelligence, chances are you think about anthropomorphic robots that can make decisions on their own
But artificial intelligence already has huge impacts in the insurance space
That why I&m excited to announce that omni:us founder and CEO Sofie Quidenus-Wahlforss is joining us at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin.
omni:us
is an AI-driven service that can process a ton of documents (including documents with handwriting), classify them and extract relevant data
This way, omni:us customers can use the platform for automated claims handling.
The startup doesn&t want to disrupt existing insurance
Instead, it is working with some of the biggest insurance companies out there, such as Allianz, Baloise, AmTrust and Wefox.
Last year,
omni:us raised a $22.5 million Series A funding round (€19.7 million) led by Berlin-headquartered VC firm Target Global, followed by MMC
Ventures and Talis Capital
Existing investors Unbound and Anthemis, also participated
Up next, omni:us wants to expand to the U.S.
omni:us is well aware that relying more heavily on artificial intelligence can create some
Many AI-driven platform act as a sort of black box —you input data and get a result without really knowing why
omni:us says front and center that it wants to make fast, transparent and empathetic claims decisions.
Buy your ticket to Disrupt Berlin to
listen to this discussion and many others
The conference will take place on December 11-12.
In addition to panels and fireside chats, like this one, new startups will participate in
the Startup Battlefield to compete for the highly coveted Battlefield Cup.
Sofie Quidenus-Wahlforss is an experienced managing director
with a strong entrepreneurial spirit
Her strategic skills coupled with a passion for AI led her to create omni:us with the goal of redefining the way people work and how
companies are handling their business operations
omni:us is as an MI-based, SaaS solution to massively optimize workflows, and empower businesses to make comprehensive data-driven
decisions.
Prior to omni:us, Sofie founded Qidenus Technologies which quickly became the leader in the market of robotics and digitization
Sofie is also the patent owner of the Vshape scanner Technology and winner of several awards including the Woman Technology
omni:us is an Artificial Intelligence as a Service (AIaaS) provider for cognitive claims management
Built on a fully data-driven approach, omni:us is transforming the way insurers interact with their insured parties
It provides all the necessary tools and information to make fast, transparent and empathetic claims decisions, whilst improving operational
efficiency and reducing loss adjustment expenses
The company is headquartered in Berlin, with research partners in Barcelona and representations in the UK, France and the United States
For further information visit omnius.com.
