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Insurtech Briza lands industry star James C. Riviezzo as Head of Business Development
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Insurance-as-a-service API Briza continues its market expansion with key industry hire to lead carrier-side growth
With this hire, Briza continues its commitment to bringing star talent from both the insurance and technology industries in order to enable the digital evolution of commercial insurance. AUSTIN, Texas (PRWEB) January 13, 2021 Briza, the creator of an insurance-as-a-service Application Programming Interface (API) connecting insurance agencies with carrier underwriting systems, announces the expansion of its leadership and further commitment to new partner acquisition via the newly created Head of Business Development role.
Roblox is now one of the world's most valuable private companies in the world after a monster Series H raise brings the social gaming platform a stratospheric $29.5 billion valuation. The $520 million raise led by Altimeter Capital and Dragoneer Investment Group is a significant cash influx for Roblox, which had previously raised just over $335 million from investors according to Crunchbase. The Investment Group of Santa Barbara, Warner Music Group, and a number of current investors, also participated in this round.