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A F L A C V E N T U R E S

Launched in 2020 , Aflac Corporate Ventures is a Georgiabased venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies and functions as the VC investment arm of Aflac , the American insurance company providing individuals and companies with supplemental disability insurance .
As a venture capitalist entity , Aflac Ventures ' purpose is to invest in companies that are aligned with its parent company ’ s business interests in Japan and the US . To date , the VC arm has remained focused on investing in fintech , healthcare , the IoT , big data , and analytics .
Currently , the company has 14 investment partners , including Limelight Health , Coverhound and Betterment .

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As one would expect , Google Ventures – now rebranded as GV following its launch in 2009 – is a keen investor in all things techrelated . The entity ’ s prime focus is across several key industries , including Enterprise , Frontier Tech , Life Sciences and more .
With an expert team of computer scientists , engineers , and former entrepreneurs at the helm , GV concentrates on innovative startups and invests in innovative founders across industries , as well as optimising for ideas that demand long-term relationships .
Current companies partnered with GV include Lemonade , GoCardless and Docusign .
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