Coalition
A San Francisco 'active insurance' pioneer pairing cyber insurance with continuous attack-surface monitoring, having raised ~$860M total.
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Coalition, founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, pairs a cyber-insurance policy with continuous external attack-surface monitoring and alerting, so the insurer is actively helping prevent claims rather than only paying out after a breach occurs. Coalition was one of the original pioneers of this ‘active insurance’ model, combining underwriting, security monitoring, and incident response under one policy and platform — a different structure than traditional insurers that treat security and insurance as fully separate functions.
The company raised $250 million in its Series F, bringing total funding to roughly $860 million, and helped define the active-insurance category at real scale. Its efficacy claims are largely self-reported, and its most recent mega-round dates back to 2021, a gap that suggests Coalition may be maturing toward a public offering rather than continuing to raise large private rounds.
Innovation Matrix Assessment
Bundles active security-control monitoring and alerting directly into the cyber-insurance policy itself -- a genuinely different model than traditional risk-transfer-only insurers, pioneered alongside a small number of peers like At-Bay.
Operating since 2017 with a very large policyholder base implied by its scale of funding and valuation; long track record of underwriting and claims handling at meaningful volume.
Raised a $205M Series E at a $3.5B valuation in 2021, bringing total funding to $860M -- among the largest funding hauls of any company in this batch, though the most recent large round dates to 2021.
Materially changed the cyber-insurance business model by combining active risk monitoring with underwriting, helping define the 'active insurance' category that others have since followed.
Efficacy (e.g. claims-reduction rates for monitored policyholders) is primarily company-reported; independent actuarial validation was not identified in sources reviewed.
Cyber insurance combined with proactive risk monitoring addresses a durable and growing need as breach frequency, severity and regulatory exposure continue rising.
Why CISOs Should Care
Coalition gives CISOs and risk leaders a cyber-insurance policy paired with continuous external attack-surface monitoring and alerting, so the insurer is actively helping prevent claims rather than only paying out after a breach occurs.
What Makes It Different
One of the original 'active insurance' pioneers, combining underwriting, security monitoring and incident response under one policy and platform, versus traditional insurers that treat security and insurance as fully separate functions.
The Matrix Verdict
75/100 — MEANINGFUL INNOVATOR
A large-scale, well-capitalized leader that helped define the active cyber-insurance category, with strong historical growth; its efficacy claims are largely self-reported and its most recent mega-round dates to 2021, suggesting the company may be maturing toward a public offering rather than continuing rapid private fundraising.
Editorial Note: Claims vs. Verified Findings
Claims-reduction and risk-monitoring efficacy statistics are company-reported.
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