SafetyWing grew 3x in five months after introducing COVID-19 coverage
Sondre Rasch · How SafetyWing Doubled ARR to $24m and Closed Series B at $195m Post Money Valuation · Apr 10, 2023 · at 10:32
Sondre Rasch, CEO of SafetyWing, details the company's early pandemic churn and subsequent rebound after adding COVID coverage.
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“First, it was very bad because a third of our customers evacuated and we lost them. So how a huge drop. And then, but then come August in 20, 20, we had this massive growth three X in five months. Due to introducing COVID coverage”
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