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Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Artificial Labs.
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Johnny Bridges reposted thisJohnny Bridges reposted thisAdopting new digital infrastructure is a significant undertaking for any broker or carrier. It requires strategic thinking, careful implementation, and ongoing support from people who genuinely understand what you're trying to achieve. That's exactly what Artificial's Client Success team is here for. We spoke with NATALIE HAZELTON, Holly Millar and James Elliott about what the role involves day-to-day, from how they collaborate with clients to the impact they have across each partnership, and what makes this an exciting time to join the team. Read more about the work they do here: https://lnkd.in/eU2nwScP #artificial #clientsuccess #insurtech #wearehiring
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Johnny Bridges reposted thisJohnny Bridges reposted thisJust one week to go! On Tuesday, 14th April, Artificial will be taking over the Lloyd's coffee cart once again. We will be serving free cups of Artificial House Blend all morning outside the Lloyd’s building, so come by from 8.30am ☕ Lloyd's started life in a coffee house, bringing people together face to face to discuss the events of the day. We are proud to be a part of the continuation of this tradition. Come and grab a free cup and have a chat with some new and familiar faces. #coffeecart #artificialhouseblend #artificialcoffee #lloyds
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Johnny Bridges reposted thisJohnny Bridges reposted this👋 I'm hiring Product Designers and Design Engineers to join my team at Artificial Labs! Here's a little flavour of how we operate and what we care about: ⭐ Design and experience as the differentiator. There's genuine backing for design across the business—we are an active voice in product and commercial strategy, not just the people who put a lick of paint on the work at the end. 🚢 Ship. Our whole team ships code — you'll often go end-to-end: receive customer feedback, prototype solutions, discuss with the team, then raise and merge a PR. 🌐 Remote and async first. Our HQ is in London, but we've built the team to be remote-first, with a focus on deep, uninterrupted work. 🤖 Using LLMs intelligently. Despite what our name might suggest, Artificial is a technology company, not an AI wrapper business. But as a team, we're continually learning and pushing each other to stay on top of the changes ripping through our industry. If you're not excited about AI — knowing how and when to use it — this may not be the team for you. 🚀 Hard work; sustainable pace. We're a Series B scale-up building complex technology for demanding enterprise customers. We take sustainable pace seriously—no 996 culture here. But there's an inherent intensity: high ambiguity, hard problems, high stakes. We're looking for people who are drawn to that challenge. 🔨 Prototype in code. Although we still use Figma for sketches and explorations, our primary communication medium for the last 12+ months has been the coded prototype — often with an explainer video and written note. Rather than debating what might work, we build to find out. Apply at https://lnkd.in/eBfVmtMp
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Johnny Bridges reposted thisJohnny Bridges reposted thisSince our $45M Series B raise earlier this year, our focus has been on building the team that will help us deliver on our ambition. We are hiring across a number of functions as we invest in our product, support our customers and scale sustainably. It’s an exciting time to join the business, and we are looking for capable people who want to be part of that journey. We care about the quality of what we build and the way we work together. That means creating a culture where expertise is valued, ideas are shared openly and people are trusted to do their best work. If you're interested in joining a growing company with clear momentum and long term ambition, explore our open roles here: https://lnkd.in/ew-pAzqY #hiring #joinourteam #scaling #hybridjobs #remotejobs #artificialteam
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Johnny Bridges reposted thisJohnny Bridges reposted thisA LARGE day for European Tech yesterday with lots of UK raises and Checkout.com partnered with Spotify 🤝 And that’s not all that went down. Funding rounds: 🔥 Artificial Labs, from David King and Johnny Bridges, raised $45m Series B 🔥 Hublo, from Léo-Paul Goffic, Etienne Le Scaon, Cyril Gantzer, Antoine Loron and Adrien Beata, secured €40m reinvestment 🔥 BioInnovation Institute (BII), led by Jens Nielsen secured €25m 🔥 Veremark, from Daniel Braithwaite, Angus Bankes raised €22m Series B 🔥 MyC, from Benjamin Crevant and Laurent Bonnardot, raised €10m +even more rounds from UBEES, Polaron, Refute, Sparxell, enclaive, Lateral, TechBBQ, TaxNova and SmartyPlants Startup news: 💡 Lightfern, from Douglas Li, emerged from stealth 💡 Stegra saw Kinnevik write down its stake 💡 Teya has officially launched in Spain 🇪🇸 and Italy 🇮🇹 cc Jack S. Other news: 💡 Checkout.com partnered with Spotify Fund news: 💰 AshGrove Capital opened a Copenhagen hub cc Samuli Kytö 💰 100IN, from Jorn Vanysacker and Gilles Mattelin, launched €12m fund Catch the full rundown in your inbox every day: https://lnkd.in/eeS-EZcQ
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Johnny Bridges shared thisToday we’ve announced our $45m Series B. For the uninitiated, commercial insurance is built on expertise, judgement and trust. But the tooling and infrastructure it trades on haven’t evolved at the same pace as the risks or market. Our goal is to give the market future-proof infrastructure that it can rely on. Infrastructure that reflects how insurance is actually traded, and that scales with confidence rather than abstraction. At Artificial Labs we’re building the digital trading rails for commercial insurance that sit silently underneath the market: core infrastructure that structures risk, codifies underwriting intent and placement strategies, and enables brokers and carriers to trade with clarity, control and confidence. I’m grateful to CommerzVentures, Move Capital Fund I and our existing investors Augmentum Fintech, 6 Degrees Capital, Force Over Mass and TrueSight Ventures for their continued trust and support. I also want to thank the brokers, carriers and market participants who work with us, often quietly and over long time horizons. Many of these partnerships aren’t public by design, but the depth of collaboration, scrutiny, and trust behind them has shaped the platform more than anything else. Finally, I’m most proud of the team: our most valued asset. This milestone reflects years of disciplined execution, deep domain understanding and a refusal to take shortcuts. Now we keep going. We’re hiring engineers, product leaders and operators who want to work on systems where correctness, determinism and trust matter more than demos, and where the software becomes part of how a market actually functions. If that resonates, we’d love to hear from you – https://lnkd.in/eUcwW6a9 David King Edward Howkins Elizabeth Wooliston Martin Reith #seriesb #fundraise #investment #artificial #smartunderwriting #smartplacementJohnny Bridges shared thisWe are delighted to announce our $45M Series B funding round, led by CommerzVentures with support from Move Capital Fund I and existing investors 6 Degrees Capital, Augmentum Fintech, Force Over Mass, and TrueSight Ventures. The raise marks a major milestone for the company as we continue to grow our team, invest deeply in our technology, and expand into new markets. “This round gives us the room to grow with confidence,” said David King, Artificial Co‑Founder. “We have the teams, the technology, and the stability to support the largest brokers and carriers as they modernise how they operate.” Thank you to all of our amazing team and partners for supporting us so far on this exciting journey! Heiko Schwender Herve Malaussena Victor Bertrand Christopher Lohmann Wouter Volckaert Reginald de Wasseige Tim Levene Igor Tikhturov Oleg Tikhturov Ian Burroughs Pearl Humphrey Farris Salah James Slaughter Dale Routledge Nick Williams-Walker Carl Smith Paula Duplock Ross De Luca John Mason Tanya Duckworth Amit Arora Tim Selwyn Read more at: https://lnkd.in/e5zgabx8 Johnny Bridges Martin Reith #seriesb #fundraise #investment #artificial #smartunderwriting #smartplacement
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Johnny Bridges reposted thisJohnny Bridges reposted thisWe are delighted to announce the appointment of Elizabeth Wooliston as Chief of Markets. Elizabeth will oversee market engagement, working strategically with Artificial’s partners to effectively deploy the company’s Smart Underwriting and Smart Placement tools. Her role will involve working closely with carriers and brokers to understand their strategic business goals, identifying opportunities for digitisation to continue to support their future growth, productivity and positive client experience. “Elizabeth brings unparalleled expertise and understanding of the specialty and commercial insurance markets. Her appointment strengthens our leadership team and positions us to expand the reach of our industry-defining Smart Underwriting and Smart Placement products,” said David King, Co‑Founder and Co‑CEO of Artificial. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ef6WEGkk #chiefofmarkets #leadershipteam #smartunderwriting #smartplacementThe foundations of modern specialty (re)insurance - artificial.The foundations of modern specialty (re)insurance - artificial.
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Johnny Bridges reposted thisJohnny Bridges reposted thisIt’s been another fantastic year for the Artificial team, with expansion, product launches and more coffee than ever before ☕ From launching Smart Placement for brokers, to welcoming 30 new team members, and forming partnerships across the market, 2025’s successes have shaped the next chapter of the company. Read our end of year roundup for the milestones, product launches and standout moments that defined the past 12 months: https://lnkd.in/e2PZ7FWh Thanks to all of our team, clients and partners for your support throughout the year! #specialtyinsurance #smartplacement #smartinsurance
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Johnny Bridges reposted thisJohnny Bridges reposted this🚀 We’re Hiring! We’re looking for a talented People & Talent Partner on an initial 12 month FTC to help us scale our team and strengthen our culture. If you’re passionate about hiring, people experience, and building great teams, we’d love to talk. https://lnkd.in/egZvevWC #hiring #peopleops #talentacquisition
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Welcome Christopher Lohmann, we’re incredibly excited to have you on the team. Let’s go!
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Thank you Matthew Lee, couldn’t have done it without you and the team!
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Johnny Bridges liked thisWhen Mark Geoghegan describes a discussion as "mind-expanding", it's worth paying attention. Thanks Mark, for a great conversation. While the discussion covers digital placement, the bigger story is how our industry can evolve to create more value for clients, unlock new sources of capital to serve client needs and drive growth across our industry. That's a future worth building. 🎧 Worth a listen: https://lnkd.in/djp_fwgX #insurancepodcast #change #digitaltransformationJohnny Bridges liked thisNEW EPISODE: BUY-SIDE GUARDIANS When you connect every broker to every underwriter at the touch of a button, phenomena such as oversubscription are only going to become more acute. Brokers are going to have to manage flows of premium for better continuity of capital and get better at explaining quality and value over pure price, because a race to the bottom isn't in the client's long-term interests. The Leader-Facility-Follow broking model future is arriving and the logical consequences are far-reaching. Fascinating must-listen podcast with Aon's Clyde Bernstein. LISTEN HERE: https://lnkd.in/djp_fwgX #insurance #insurancepodcast #reinsurance
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Johnny Bridges liked thisJohnny Bridges liked thisWe brought the whole Artificial team together this week for our first ever global summit, with people flying in from across the world for a day of building, connecting, and a few well-earned drinks on a sunny balcony in Covent Garden ☀️ Over the last 6 months we've welcomed 60 new faces. That growth is something to be proud of, but it also means that days like this matter more than ever. We witnessed the power of new starters meeting OGs and remote teams working together in the same room. Teams came together to build actual prototypes: gamifying how we learn about the insurance market, new ways to stay connected across time zones and teams, and tools to help new joiners hit the ground running. Then it was all about 3-minute pitches to share what we'd built. Thanks to everyone who made our first summit such a success! #artificial #teambuilding #globalsummit #insurtech
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Johnny Bridges liked thisJohnny Bridges liked thisModernizing insurance isn't just about replacing legacy systems. It's also about how organizations approach change. This P&C Specialist article explores why technology, culture and adoption all play a role in successful transformation. Our very own Eric Joost joined Deanna Cuadra to discuss why the most successful projects make room to learn and improve as they go. https://lnkd.in/ernCE-Zj
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Johnny Bridges liked thisOur very own Georgie Simister is on the latest episode of the 100 Women in Insurance podcast, talking to Laura Witcher about a question many of us wrestle with: how do you stand out without feeling like you're showing off? In the episode, she and Laura Witcher dig into why visibility matters more than ever, and why it's a skill you can learn rather than a personality trait. They also look ahead to how technology and AI will change the way insurance works, and why relationships will always sit at the heart of the industry. We couldn't agree more! Listen now: Spotify: https://lnkd.in/erSUdhsu Apple music https://lnkd.in/eNgcupcH #insurance #100womenininsurance #careers #visibility #podcastJohnny Bridges liked this⭐ Series 2 is now live with the new episode: 🎙️ How do you stand out without feeling like you are showing off? For many professionals, visibility feels uncomfortable. You don’t want to sound arrogant. You don't want to self-promote. So you keep your head down and hope your work speaks for itself. But in today's workplace, visibility does not happen by accident. In this episode, Laura Witcher speaks with Georgie Simister to explore how you can build your profile authentically, create meaningful relationships, and open doors to opportunities you never expected. Topics include: 👉 why networking is a skill anyone can learn 👉 how to build your personal brand without feeling "cringe" 👉 why sharing what you learn is more powerful than trying to impress people 👉 how AI will change insurance and what will matter the most in the future One quote from Georgie really stood out: "Growth starts by being willing to feel uncomfortable." Whether that's attending your first networking event, publishing your first LinkedIn post, or simply introducing yourself to someone new. 🎧 Episode 101 is now live on Spotify and Apple. Search 100 Women in Insurance Podcast. 💬 What is one thing you have done that felt uncomfortable at the time, but ended up opening an unexpected career opportunity?
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Johnny Bridges liked thisJohnny Bridges liked thisEric Joost, President at Artificial Labs, said the firm sees opportunities in the US re/insurance market, particularly across the wholesale market, MGAs, and more structured distribution models, as firms seek to manage increasing volumes of submissions and greater operational complexity. https://lnkd.in/eygcn6fqArtificial targets growth in US re/insurance market: President, Joost - Reinsurance NewsArtificial targets growth in US re/insurance market: President, Joost - Reinsurance News
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Johnny Bridges liked thisThe US insurance market doesn't need more technology - it needs technology built by people who understand how the industry actually works. In his latest interview with Reinsurance News, our President Eric Joost explains why Artificial is investing in the US, what we've learnt from more than a decade working with brokers and carriers, and why solving operational complexity is the key to sustainable growth. Read the interview: https://lnkd.in/eygcn6fq #specialtyinsurance #reinsurance #insurtech #underwriting #digitaltransformationJohnny Bridges liked thisEric Joost, President at Artificial Labs, said the firm sees opportunities in the US re/insurance market, particularly across the wholesale market, MGAs, and more structured distribution models, as firms seek to manage increasing volumes of submissions and greater operational complexity. https://lnkd.in/eygcn6fqArtificial targets growth in US re/insurance market: President, Joost - Reinsurance NewsArtificial targets growth in US re/insurance market: President, Joost - Reinsurance News
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Johnny Bridges liked thisJohnny Bridges liked thisIntroducing the new Markel x Augentic UW fast-follow facility, a new digital consortium to provide brokers with faster access to follow capacity for terrorism and political violence placements. 🆕 Led by Markel - with capacity from Atrium, QBE and Westfield and utilising Augentic UW’s proprietary technology - the facility is designed to reduce the friction when building follow capacity manually, such as duplicated negotiations, repeated emails, endorsement chasing and delays in agreement. For eligible risks, a single submission can be used to generate follow capacity. It follows lead pricing and supports agreement of terms, conditions and claims positions in line with facility appetite and controls. Augentic’s #AI technology assists with submission ingestion, appetite matching, sanctions screening, aggregation monitoring, bordereaux production and portfolio analytics – but, crucially, human underwriting oversight remains a key part of the process. Key benefits include: ⏩ Faster responses 🚫 Reduced duplication 🛜 No additional portal entry 🫱🏼🫲🏼 Underwriting controls covering appetite, sanctions screening and aggregate management Get in touch with your Terror and PV contact for more information. 📧 Tim Woodhouse | Matthew Brooke | James Howell | Jack Matthews | Rose macLachlan | Paul Smith | Frankie Plato-Beale | Chloe Gordge Please note: Currently lead terms from Lloyd's syndicates only.
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Johnny Bridges liked thisWe are proud to be supporting Markel in delivering their vision of making high-quality PVT follow capacity accessible to all brokers through a solution that is efficient, scalable and sustainable for all participants. Together, we have created a facility with meaningful capacity and enhanced commission. Offering responsive service, the facility is designed to work with the way brokers trade today, with no portal submissions required. We look forward to delivering value for brokers, carriers and clients alike. For enquiries and quotes, please contact: markelterror@augenticfollow.comJohnny Bridges liked thisIntroducing the new Markel x Augentic UW fast-follow facility, a new digital consortium to provide brokers with faster access to follow capacity for terrorism and political violence placements. 🆕 Led by Markel - with capacity from Atrium, QBE and Westfield and utilising Augentic UW’s proprietary technology - the facility is designed to reduce the friction when building follow capacity manually, such as duplicated negotiations, repeated emails, endorsement chasing and delays in agreement. For eligible risks, a single submission can be used to generate follow capacity. It follows lead pricing and supports agreement of terms, conditions and claims positions in line with facility appetite and controls. Augentic’s #AI technology assists with submission ingestion, appetite matching, sanctions screening, aggregation monitoring, bordereaux production and portfolio analytics – but, crucially, human underwriting oversight remains a key part of the process. Key benefits include: ⏩ Faster responses 🚫 Reduced duplication 🛜 No additional portal entry 🫱🏼🫲🏼 Underwriting controls covering appetite, sanctions screening and aggregate management Get in touch with your Terror and PV contact for more information. 📧 Tim Woodhouse | Matthew Brooke | James Howell | Jack Matthews | Rose macLachlan | Paul Smith | Frankie Plato-Beale | Chloe Gordge Please note: Currently lead terms from Lloyd's syndicates only.
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