What astorya.vc does

Astorya.vc is a Paris-headquartered venture capital firm founded in 2018 that invests in European pre-seed and seed-stage founders building resilience, security, and insurance technology companies. The firm operates with two founding partners — Florian Graillot based in Paris and Jan Kastory based in Warsaw — and is backed by a consortium of seven European insurance incumbents (Wakam, FRISS, tech11, +Simple, Matmut, Albingia, and Zelros) that provide strategic capital, industry expertise, and distribution. Initial ticket sizes range from €100k to €250k, deployed across six thematic verticals: AI & Cyber Security, Climate & Natural Catastrophe Response, Longevity & Health Prevention, Financial Resilience & Fraud Detection, New Mobility Insurance, and Insurtech & New Risk Exposures.

The firm's portfolio spans approximately 15 companies including Zelros (AI for insurance agents, exited), Riskwolf (parametric solutions, exited), Earnix (pricing & underwriting core systems), SesameIT (cybersecurity), Weecover (embedded insurance), Celest Science (climate risk models), Evera (EV leasing), Medsmart (health insurance fraud), and Claims Carbon (CO2 emissions tracking). These portfolio companies collectively serve as technology partners to major global insurers and banks including AIG, Allianz, AXA, Generali, and Zurich. Astorya.vc monetizes through standard venture capital mechanics — management fees and carried interest on exits — while differentiating via dedicated research assets including an annual "Insurtech & Resilience in Europe" report, a research platform at research.astorya.io, and a Tech for Insurers resource platform. The firm also maintains an Investment Committee of senior insurance executives (Wakam CFO, PatrimOne Chairman, ex-Accenture Insurance MD, ex-Atos Global Director, Mutuelle de Poitiers asset management head) that provides strategic oversight and industry access.

Name

astorya.vc

Legal name

Astorya.vc

Website

https://astorya.vc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Astorya.vc is a Paris- and Warsaw-based pre-seed/seed venture capital firm founded in 2018 that invests €100k–€250k in European insurtech, resilience, and cybersecurity startups, backed by insurance incumbents Wakam, Matmut, and Zelros.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital / Insurtech Investing

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

Keywords

• Venture capital investing
• Insurtech investments
• Pre-seed funding
• Seed-stage investing
• European resilience startups

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Venture Capital Returns: Generates returns through equity investments in early-stage insurtech and resilience startups. Revenue derived from exits, IPOs, and portfolio company success. Portfolio companies include Zelros, SesameIT, Weecover, Celest Science, Earnix, Riskwolf, Evera, Medsmart, Vitaance, Wenalyze, Wetterheld, Embea, Aazzur, Claims Carbon, and Muchbetter.ai.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

astorya.vc is a European venture capital firm that invests at the pre-seed and seed stages in tech founders building resilience, security, and insurance solutions, deploying initial tickets of €100k–€250k across six focus sectors (AI & Cyber Security, Climate & Natural Catastrophe Response, Longevity & Health Prevention, Financial Resilience & Fraud Detection, New Mobility Insurance, and Insurtech & New Risk Exposures). Beyond capital deployment, the firm publishes an annual European insurtech research report and maintains online resource platforms for the insurance community, leveraging its network of insurer and bank incumbents to support portfolio companies.

Product overview

astorya.vc is a European venture capital firm focused on investing in tech founders building resilience, security, and insurance technologies. The firm offers research publications through its dedicated research platform and provides technology resources for insurers via its Tech for Insurers platform. The portfolio spans multiple verticals including cybersecurity, climate risk modeling, insurance pricing, parametric solutions, electric vehicle leasing, health insurance fraud detection, employee benefits, weather insurance, life insurance, banking middleware, and carbon emissions tracking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Insurtech & Resilience in Europe 2025 Report A comprehensive analysis of the European insurtech landscape covering funding trends, market dynamics, and emerging opportunities in the resilience sector, published by astorya.vc.
• Research Platform (research.astorya.io) Research publications and industry analysis platform covering European insurtech and resilience sectors, hosted by astorya.vc.
• Tech for Insurers Platform (tech-for-insurance.lovable.app) Technology resources and tools platform for insurance industry professionals, provided by astorya.vc.

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Speedinvest: Large European early-stage fund with active fintech/insurtech vertical; similar ticket sizes at pre-seed/seed and comparable European footprint across DACH, CEE, and Paris.
• Anthemis: Long-running fintech/insurtech-focused digital VC; competes for the same European insurtech founder pool and overlaps heavily on embedded insurance, AI distribution, and risk-infrastructure theses.
• CommerzVentures: Fintech and insurtech-focused CVC; competes for early-stage European deals where corporates and startups co-develop banking/insurance distribution and risk products.
• Eos Venture Partners: Specialist European insurtech venture firm; directly comparable as a sector-focused, insurance-led VC investing across similar resilience, underwriting, and distribution themes at early stages.

Emerging players

• Dawn Capital: European B2B software and fintech specialist VC; tangentially comparable through its focus on enterprise infrastructure used by insurers and banks.
• Octopus Ventures: UK early-growth VC with fintech and insurtech exposure; competes for similar founders building B2B insurance and embedded-finance infrastructure across Europe.

Broad incumbents

• Allianz X: Digital investment arm of Allianz; backs growth-stage insurtech and adjacent fintech across Europe with capital, distribution, and partnership leverage comparable to what astorya's incumbents provide.
• Munich Re Ventures: Corporate venture arm of one of the world's largest reinsurers; overlaps with astorya's portfolio themes (cyber, climate, mobility) but writes larger checks and deploys much deeper carrier-side distribution.
• Generali Ventures: Corporate venture arm of Generali; comparable as a European incumbent-led insurtech investor, with overlap on resilience and customer-distribution angles.
• AXA Venture Partners: VC arm of AXA Group; particularly relevant given founding partner Florian Graillot previously established AXA Strategic Ventures, providing meaningful professional overlap and competition for deals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/astorya_vc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments18 records

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