DynaRisk Raises $4.7m to Shape the Future of Cyber Insurance

London-based cyber risk management firm DynaRisk has today announced a $4.7million funding round led by YFM Equity Partners (YFM) to accelerate product innovation and fuel international expansion. 

DynaRisk was founded in 2016 by ex-banking cybersecurity specialist – and self-taught hacker – Andrew Martin, who recognised that the insurance industry needed more tools and data to help them tap the fast growing cyber insurance and cyber assistance market. The market lacked simplified and accessible cybersecurity solutions backed by advanced threat intelligence for individuals, families and SMEs.

As demand for cyber insurance and digital risk mitigation intensifies, this round of funding will help DynaRisk expand its operations across EMEA, North America and Asia-Pacific, scaling its commercial and technical operations. 

Commenting on the investment, Andrew Martin, CEO of DynaRisk, said: “Brokers, MGAs and (re)insurers are rushing to tap the fast growing cyber insurance market as cyber risk is now one of the most pressing challenges for consumers and SMEs globally. While working with global banks, I saw how larger corporations were using expensive and complex enterprise-level software and services and wanted to put these in the hands of more people.

“DynaRisk bridges that gap for the insurance sector, helping them protect their policyholders with industry-leading threat intelligence backed risk management and underwriting software, along with cyber incident response services. YFM quickly understood our vision and their support will be critical as we scale globally and continue to evolve our platform to meet growing demand.”

Meanwhile, the business has appointed to its board serial entrepreneur Phil Zeidler, who has a proven track record in setting up and running successful InsurTech businesses. 

Today, DynaRisk works with (re)insurers, brokers and MGAs to help them empower individuals and businesses with the tools they need to protect themselves online, with a suite of threat intelligence driven SaaS products, portfolio-level monitoring and helpline services. It does this by embedding its cyber‑risk solutions into insurance offerings, with its software providing vulnerability scanning, dark web monitoring, cybersecurity scores, training and education, and tailored remediation guidance.

DynaRisk’s solutions allow brokers, underwriters and claims teams to grow premiums, enrich underwriting, boost policyholder engagement, and help reduce claims and loss ratios by helping to prevent cyber-attacks.

Matt Gordon-Smith, Investment Director at YFM Equity Partners, added: “DynaRisk has built impressive platforms and a client base in one of the fastest-growing segments of the insurance market. With cyber threats escalating and insurers and brokers under pressure to add more value to their policyholders, DynaRisk’s embedded intelligence platforms and services are ideally positioned. We are delighted to back Andrew and his team as they grow their international footprint and continue to lead innovation in cyber risk management.”

DynaRisk currently supports more than 25 insurance customers worldwide, covering approximately 2.4 million consumers and 800,000 SMEs. Recent client wins include Beazley’s Turnkey Reinsurance team, Arthur J. Gallagher, REEOIC and SCOR, who join existing insurance firms including Chubb, SPB UK & Ireland, Aspire Insurance Advisers, Ridge Canada and BOXX Insurance Inc., reflecting the rising demand for scalable cyber risk solutions as embedded insurance grows globally.

The YFM deal team comprised Matt Gordon-Smith, Alex Neale and David Wrench. YFM Advisers on the deal included Broadfield Law (Legal), HMT (Financial), RPL (Commercial) Leckie Kershaw (Technology), Fortius (GTM) and Catalysis (Organisational). PwC acted as lead financial advisor to Dynarisk. 

With the DynaRisk YFM Equity Partners investment, the company is going to be the leader in cyber insurance innovation, which will improve threat intelligence and global reach.