Understory
understory.io
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$74.9M
11 rounds on record
Latest round
$15M
Venture round · Nov 2023 · 2 yr ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
4
+1 posted in 30 days
Backers
1
Seed Capital
The money's age
Long since its last round
34 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
25/100
hiring for its size, in the news
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 0.43%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Nov 2023 | $15M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Nov 2023 | $15M | — | SEC Form D |
| Series A | May 2023 | $13.1M | — | SEC Form D |
| Debt Financing | Jul 2020 | $12M | — | SEC Form D |
| Debt Financing | Jul 2020 | $12M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Apr 2019 | $7.2M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Sep 2018 | $7.5M | — | SEC Form D |
| Series B | Apr 2018 | $5.7M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Aug 2016 | $2M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Jan 2016 | $7.5M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Apr 2014 | $1.9M | — | TechCrunch |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Understory A/S | its site |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Alexander KubicekExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Bryan DowExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Alexander JacobsExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Steve BenfieldExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Patricia WyngaardExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Jack AlexanderExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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News
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Smashburger Partners with Understory to Elevate Brand Presence Across the Digital Landscape
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Understory: Insurance Platform Protecting Climate-Vulnerable Industries Raises $15 Million
Understory, an insurance platform protecting climate-vulnerable industries from severe weather risks, announced the closing of a significantly oversubscribed Series A funding round at $15 millionto drive its expansion into the renewable energy sector. Thi
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Climate Risk-Solving Insurance Provider Understory Secures $15 Million Series A Funding
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People
Alexander Kubicek
Executive Officer, Director
Bryan Dow
Executive Officer
Alexander Jacobs
Executive Officer
Steve Benfield
Executive Officer
Patricia Wyngaard
Executive Officer
Jack Alexander
Executive Officer, Director
Jim Marshall
Executive Officer, Director
Patty Wyngaard
Executive Officer
Alan Godhart
Executive Officer
Amar Duggasani
Director
Louise Ward
Executive Officer
Ahmad Aslami
Executive Officer
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
60/100
Growing
Open positions
4
1 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~8 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
HR
50% ▲
Sales
50% ▲
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
3
Countries
2
Busiest office
Aarhus
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Aarhus
Denmark
HQ
1 open roles 1-10 est. staff
hires for Early Careers
Barcelona
Spain
Sales office
3 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Sales
Copenhagen
Denmark
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for HR
Financials
Total raised
$99M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
11
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2023 | $15M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2023 | $15M | Details |
| Series A | 2023 | $13.1M | Details |
| Debt Financing | 2020 | $12M | Details |
| Debt Financing | 2020 | $12M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2019 | $7.2M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2018 | $7.5M | Details |
| Series B | 2018 | $5.7M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2016 | $2M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2016 | $7.5M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2014 | $1.9M | Details |