Descartes Underwriting Descartes Underwriting develops technology-driven parametric insurance for corporations and public bodies exposed to natural catastrophes, climate, cyber and other emerging risks. It combines machine-learning risk models with satellite, radar, IoT and other data to design coverage whose payout triggers are defined in advance, helping clients receive liquidity quickly after a qualifying event. Working with brokers and third-party risk carriers, it covers exposures including floods, drought, tropical cyclones, earthquakes, wildfire and agricultural losses. Descartes Underwriting SAS is a French insurance intermediary and managing general agent; its separately licensed subsidiary Descartes Insurance is a risk carrier.
Imen Achich Internal Control and Operational Risk Junior Lynn Roehrig Head of Business Development, Australia and New Zealand
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Fund-specific holding: Eurazeo’s April 2026 balance-sheet workshop, slide 35, explicitly places Descartes in EGF IV’s portfolio at December 2025. This later fund-specific holding evidence does not establish that the January 2022 Series B originated in EGF IV. The historical USD120m Series B is dated 31 January 2022 by transaction counsel and participating investor Cathay’s body text, despite Cathay’s 28 January article metadata. The June 2025 Battery investment has no disclosed amount, valuation number, primary/secondary split or financing series; existing investors retaining holdings are not new participants. Marcus Ryu is expressly a board observer. BlackFin Capital Partners, an actual 2022 participant missing native, is queued for full manager research. Latest primary published roster contains 25 named people; the company does not publish a comprehensive employee, board or adviser directory. Daniel Vetter has departed the Americas role and is excluded; the live Head of Americas vacancy is not an appointment. Older interim marketing executive Eric Allombert and Commercial Director UK/Ireland Matthew James require current confirmation; unverified CTO Alexandre Cameron and Japanese regional leadership are queued. Violaine Raybaud’s MGA COO role is the latest explicit own MGA title; her distinct subsidiary deputy-CEO role is not assigned to this entity. Own founding statements conflict (2018 in founder biography versus 2019 in narrative), so founded is omitted. Sources: https://www.eurazeo.com/sites/default/files/2026-04/20260329_Workshop_Balance_sheet_Eurazeo.pdf ; https://www.orrick.com/en/News/2022/01/Orrick-Advises-Descartes-Underwriting-on-120-Million-Series-B ; https://descartesunderwriting.com/newsroom/battery-ventures-invests-descartes-underwriting-marcus-ryu-joins-board ; https://descartesunderwriting.com/legal-information . Native fund: WVN2HZ75DWQ2HEDV65DPKN42PMCDRYWF. Native fund record: WVN2HZ75DWQ2HEDV65DPKN42PMCDRYWF. SHOW MORE
