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Hippo Insurance Corporate Office

Hippo Insurance

Former Intel Capital investor and consultant to McKinsey, Assaf Wand watched his father work through the antiquated home and auto insurance industry. Wand reached out to successful startup CEO Eyal Navon to start their own insurance company.

Hippo uses AI and big data to aggregate and analyzes property information. The company then sells insurance policies directly to customers and through independent insurance brokers.

In November 2019, Hippo acquired a home maintenance startup company Sheltr for an undisclosed amount.

History

Hippo is looking to modernize the insurance industry. At the end of March 2020, Hippo teamed up with SimpliSafe, to lower homeowners’ insurance premiums by expanding the suite of services available within Hippo’s extensive smart home program. This will include professionally monitored devices from SimpliSafe, which currently has more than 3 million customers.

Hippo Insurance maintains a corporate office in Palo Alto, California.

Ziegler Investment Bank

Ziegler Investment Bank can trace its roots back to 1902 when Ben Ziegler began to make loans to farmers in his home state of Wisconsin. During the 1940s, the bank began to expand to the midwest and southern states.

As of 2014, the bank became a private firm, removing itself from the stock exchange.

Today, the company has 21 locations, along with its online services, all across the country.

History

In mid-April 2020, Ziegler Bank announced that it had closed $61 million in 2020 bonds for the Van Wert Country Hospital Association.

Also in April 2020, the company announced the $67 million sale of three skilled nursing facilities.

Headquarters for Ziegler Investment Bank are located in Chicago, Illinois.

Northern Tool Corporate Office

Northern Tool

Back in 1981, Don Kotula began selling log splitters out of his garage. A former heavy-duty equipment salesman at Ziegler, Kotula thought he might do better on his own, selling items that he believed people really needed.

Soon, Kotula had so much business that family members need to help him fill orders. Kotula opened his first store in Burnsville, Minnesota.

In 1991, Kotula began manufacturing his own tools and equipment under the NorthStar brand. Sales of NorthStar products make up a full 20 percent of company revenue.

History

In addition to Northern Tool, the company owns the Golf Warehouse and the Sportsman’s Guide, acquiring both of these companies in 2012.

In March 2020, the company made a fog machine that would spray an antiviral/antibacterial fog, which Northern Tool donated to fire stations in their state so they can disinfect their buildings daily.

In 2023, Northern Tool continues to expand and is opening multiple new locations such as this one in Cincinnati and this one in Kentucky.

Northern Tool maintains a corporate office in Burnsville, Minnesota.

ClearCover Corporate Office

ClearCover

Co-workers Derek Brigham and Kyle Nakatsuji knew that they could create a better shopping experience for those seeking affordable car insurance using AI. ClearCover was born out of this idea.

With the average yearly cost of car insurance a whopping $1,100 and more than 13 percent of drivers simply going without due to the cost, it’s no wonder that ClearCover has become very popular.

The company doesn’t spend much on advertising, but word gets around. Currently, ClearCover can only find insurance companies in Arizona, California, Illinois, Ohio, and Utah, but it hopes to expand to all 50 states within 5 years.

History

In January 2020, the company raised $50 million in series C financing.

The leading roadside assistance program, HONK, is also used by ClearCover, since at least 2019.

Founded in Chicago, the company maintains its corporate office there as well.

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Freshworks Corporate Office

Freshworks

Girish Mathrubootham had been working for Zoho and was developing an onsite helpdesk system when he read a news article that Zoho had raised prices as much as 40 percent and how unhappy customers were. One comment, in particular, struck home, and Mathrubootham decided to create his own corporation.

Freshworks is CRM software that is cloud-based. Generally much more inexpensive than in-house software, Freshworks is easier to integrate with all other platforms and products that the company offers.

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, Freshworks has vowed to not lay off any employees, although it has put a freeze on hiring all but the most essential positions.

History

In March 2020, Zoho sued Freshworks, stating that the company was stealing customer data.

Freshworks acquired Seattle based start-up AnswerIQ in April 2020.

Freshworks maintains a corporate office in San Mateo, California.

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