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Upcover

upcover is Australia's fastest ⚡ insurance for small business owners. We simplify distribution of insurance by making it easy for trusted brands, online businesses & marketplaces to offer affordable SME insurance.

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Sector
Embedded business insurance
Business model
B2B insurtech / MGA broker
Founded
2019
Founders
Skye Theodorou, Anish Sinha
Headquarters
Sydney
Markets
Australia
Latest round
A$19M (US$11M equity + US$8M debt) Series A, led by RealVC

Sources: insurancebusinessmag.com, upcover.com, smebusinessreview.com, itbrief.com.au

1person interviewed
2episodes across 1 show

The team on Day One

Anish Sinha Co-Founder & COO, Upcover “It's the role of the government to talk about issues that might be important not today, but five years from now, 10 years from now as a country.” 2 episodes →

Hear from the team

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9 January 2026 · In The Blink Of AI Why Australia Is Falling Behind on AI and How to Fix It Anish Sinha
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29 April 2025 · In The Blink Of AI Anish Sinha (upcover) on How Founders Can Thrive Despite Australia’s AI Budget Blunder Anish Sinha

Milestones

  1. 2019 Founded to simplify gig-worker insurance smebusinessreview.com
  2. 2025 Raised $19M Series A to expand digital insurance businessnewsaustralia.com
  3. 2025 Launched dedicated fintech insurance vertical itbrief.com.au

In the news

Backed by

RealVC, Antler.

Sources: insurancebusinessmag.com

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