The company has even leased a massive billboard along Interstate 440 to advertise jobs. We amplify that with the support of our great investors and adding KKR to the group will help take Policygenius to the next level. This applies to all the different aspects of our business - engineering, product, operations, marketing, recruiting, we’ve just got a really great team. We have an exceptionally strong team driving our growth.
With this round of funding, we plan to continue growing our team and introducing broader consumer financial protection products later this year. We’ve scaled the business a lot since then, adding almost 180 employees last year and expanding into home and auto insurance.
Policygenius waited three years between our series C and series D fundraising rounds, exemplifying the capital-efficiency of our business. We are really excited about this announcement and the opportunity to work with KKR. Talk to us about this latest fundraising round, and why you decided to raise the capital.WRAL TechWire’s Chantal Allam recently had the chance to pose a few questions to her ahead of the event. Policygenius is hosting its own meet-and-greet with senior leadership - including Fitzgerald - at Van Alen Apartments on Thursday, February 6.