Tech Startup Raises $10M To Detect Fraudulent Claims

Thursday, May 19th, 2016 Fraud Risk Management Technology

French startup Shift Technology just raised a $10 million Series A round from Accel, with existing investors Elaia Partners and Iris Capital also participating. Shift Technology uses big data and machine learning to detect patterns of fraudulent insurance claims. This way, insurance companies can save money. Shift Technology uses a Software-as-a-Service approach so that its tools get better over time. All the data the company collects from all its clients can educate its algorithms.
Insurance fraud is a big market as insurance companies have a lot of money and are always looking for way to optimize claims.


External References & Further Reading
http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/18/shift-technology-grabs-10-million-to-prevent-fraudulent-insurance-claims/
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