Guidewire acquires insurance AI startup hyperexponential for $2.1bn
astrange · x · 2026-10-28
UK insurtech hyperexponential (@hxtweets) has been acquired by Guidewire for $2.1bn. Investors at a16z hail founder/CEO Amrit as a "unicorn in insurance" — CS + actuary background, AI-pilled before it was obvious — and say the AI x financial services wave is just beginning.
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