ZestyAI

ZestyAI

AI-driven risk analytics for insurance industry

About ZestyAI

Simplify's Rating
Why ZestyAI is rated
B+
Rated A on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated B on Rating Differentiation

Industries

Fintech

AI & Machine Learning

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$44.7M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2015

Overview

Zesty.ai provides risk analytics specifically for the Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance industry using Artificial Intelligence (AI). Their main product is a Risk Analytics Platform that helps insurance companies assess and manage risks related to natural disasters, property conditions, and changes over time. The platform utilizes high-resolution digital imagery and data from 25 different sources to deliver detailed insights into properties and climate risks. Clients, including commercial and personal lines carriers, managing general agents, reinsurers, and insurance-linked securities investors, subscribe to Zesty.ai’s services to gain valuable information that aids in underwriting and rating decisions. What sets Zesty.ai apart from competitors is its ability to implement solutions quickly, allowing clients to see results in weeks rather than years. The company's goal is to enhance risk assessment capabilities for insurance companies, enabling them to make more informed decisions.

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Partnerships with NEXT and Safepoint highlight demand for AI-driven risk insights.
  • Z-FIRE model's regulatory acceptance in California boosts credibility and market reach.
  • Expanding partnerships with insurers like West Bend enhance underwriting capabilities.

What critics are saying

  • Patent infringement lawsuit by Aon poses potential financial and reputational risks.
  • Dependence on aerial imagery could affect accuracy if access is disrupted.
  • Intensifying competition in AI risk analytics may impact ZestyAI's market position.

What makes ZestyAI unique

  • ZestyAI combines AI with historical data for precise property and climate risk insights.
  • Their platform is trusted by leading insurers for assessing catastrophic event impacts.
  • ZestyAI offers rapid implementation, providing actionable insights within weeks, not years.

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Funding

Total Funding

$44.7M

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

3 Rounds

Series B funding is typically for startups that have proven their business model and need more funding to expand rapidly—often by entering new markets or adding more products. Investors are usually venture capital firms that specialize in later-stage investments.
Series B Funding Comparison
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Industry standards

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$45M
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Benefits

Remote Work Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

6%
Coverage
Feb 20th, 2025
Aon Sues Zestyai For Patent Infringement

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Feb 19th, 2025
Next Insurance And Zestyai Join Forces To Bring Ai-Powered Risk Insights To Small Business Insurance

ZestyAI, the leading provider of AI-powered property and climate risk analytics, today announced a strategic partnership with NEXT Insurance, a top commercial insurer specializing in small to medium-sized businesses.Under this agreement, NEXT will adopt ZestyAI’s Z-PROPERTY and Z-FIRE models to enhance its underwriting processes with precise, property-level risk insights. Z-PROPERTY uses high-resolution aerial imagery and AI-powered analytics to assess roof condition, structural risks, and environmental hazards, helping insurers make more informed underwriting decisions. Z-FIRE, trusted by over one-third of California’s insurance market, delivers highly accurate wildfire risk assessments based on 2,000+ historical wildfires, satellite imagery, and topographic data, ensuring that premiums reflect true wildfire exposure.“ZestyAI’s peril-based risk models stood out for their ability to provide precise, actionable insights at scale, perfectly complementing our mission to help entrepreneurs thrive,” said Lance Poole, Head of AI Underwriting at NEXT Insurance.“This partnership strengthens our underwriting capabilities by delivering advanced data analytics that allows us to offer a faster, fully digital purchasing experience while maintaining best-in-class underwriting. By streamlining workflows and enhancing decision-making, we’re able to create innovative, tailored insurance solutions that meet the unique needs of small business owners, all while staying true to our commitment to simplicity and excellence.”Attila Toth, CEO of ZestyAI said “At ZestyAI, we are committed to bringing the power of AI-driven risk intelligence to the insurance industry. NEXT Insurance is redefining small business insurance with a fully digital experience, and we are proud to support that vision by providing precise, property-specific risk insights. With Z-PROPERTY and Z-FIRE, NEXT can enhance underwriting efficiency, optimize risk selection, and ultimately deliver smarter, more tailored coverage to small business owners across the country.”

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Feb 11th, 2025
Safepoint Holdings Selects Zestyai To Implement Precision Underwriting And Streamline Inspections With Ai

ZestyAI, the leader in AI-powered climate and property risk analytics, today announced a partnership with Safepoint Holdings, a regional property insurance group managing over 200,000 policyholders across Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama.By integrating ZestyAI’s advanced property risk insights, Safepoint can assess large property portfolios with greater precision, improving underwriting accuracy and enhancing access to coverage. The partnership also strengthens Safepoint’s loss cost control strategy by leveraging AI-powered analytics to predict and manage risk more effectively.With high-resolution aerial imagery and machine learning-driven property insights, Safepoint can refine its inspection process—reducing unnecessary site visits, optimizing resource allocation, and streamlining operations while maintaining rigorous risk assessment standards.“ZestyAI’s property insights have set a new benchmark for accuracy and innovation,” said David Flitman, CEO of Safepoint Holdings. “The flexibility of their solutions and the ability to evaluate large insured portfolios in a matter of days provide tremendous value to us. This partnership will allow us to better serve our policyholders by proactively managing risk while making our operations more efficient.”ZestyAI’s Advanced Risk Solutions Adopted by Safepoint:Z-PROPERTY Digital Roof™: Analyzes key drivers of roof-related risk using AI-powered 3D modeling of high-resolution aerial imagery, improving Safepoint’s risk selection process and optimizing inspections by identifying properties requiring on-site evaluations.Z-PROPERTY Location Insights: Provides property-specific risk assessments for over 150 million properties across the U.S., identifying hazards such as overhanging vegetation and lot debris to uncover hidden risks, streamline workflows, and align premiums with actual risk.Roof Age: Combines 20+ years of aerial imagery with verified building permit data, achieving 92%+ accuracy in roof age estimation. This eliminates reliance on self-reported or incomplete data, improving pricing precision, reducing claims exposure, and informing eligibility decisions.“With AI-driven property intelligence, Safepoint can make better risk decisions, lower costs, and expand coverage in high-climate-risk states,” said Attila Toth, Founder and CEO of ZestyAI. “We’re excited to provide the insights Safepoint needs to strengthen underwriting and better serve policyholders.”This partnership supports Safepoint’s expansion, enabling efficient scaling while maintaining cost-effective, reliable coverage

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Feb 6th, 2025
Zestyai’S Ai-Powered Wildfire Risk Model Available For Immediate Use In California Rate Filings

ZestyAI, the leader in AI-powered climate and property risk analytics, announced that Z-FIRE™, its advanced wildfire risk model, is filing-ready in California. Z-FIRE can continue to be filed for rate segmentation and underwriting without further review under the Pre-Application Required Information Determination (PRID) process, which is currently focused on models that determine a catastrophe load factor. Z-FIRE was last included in an approved California rate filing in 2024.Z-FIRE leverages AI-driven analysis of over 2,000 historical wildfires, integrating satellite and aerial imagery, topography, and property-level characteristics to provide precise risk assessments. This approach is rooted in decades of science and experimentation by researchers, including the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS). With coverage spanning nearly 100% of U.S. properties, Z-FIRE is already trusted by more than one-third of California’s insurance market, including the CA FAIR Plan, the state’s insurer of last resort, to refine underwriting, enhance risk segmentation, and ensure that premiums accurately reflect the true wildfire exposure and vulnerability of each individual structure.“For years, leading insurers have trusted ZestyAI to manage wildfire exposure in California and refine pricing segmentation with precision,” said Attila Toth, Founder and CEO of ZestyAI

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Dec 5th, 2024
American Farmers & Ranchers Insurance Partners With Zestyai To Enhance Property Risk Management

ZestyAI, the leading provider of climate and property risk analytics solutions powered by AI, has partnered with American Farmers & Ranchers Mutual Insurance Company (AFR), a trusted name in rural insurance in Oklahoma for over 100 years.The partnership leverages ZestyAI’s aerial imagery and risk modeling solutions to enhance AFR’s property risk assessment and streamline underwriting processes. With nearly 100% aerial imagery coverage across the contiguous U.S., ZestyAI’s platform delivers superior hit rates, unparalleled image quality, and peril-specific risk models for wildfire,wind, and hail—empowering AFR to assess risk at a granular, property-specific level.Kimball Lynn, Director of Underwriting & Operations at AFR, said: “While our primary focus was aerial imagery, we quickly realized that ZestyAI’s solutions for assessing peril-specific risks like wind, hail, and wildfire made them a multifaceted underwriting solution. In Oklahoma, where wind and hail are constants, their severe convective storm risk-scoring capabilities stood out.”He added, “We also valued their broader coverage footprint and more consistent image quality. The shift to more accurate, up-to-date imagery has improved our underwriting approach. ZestyAI’s training and platform are intuitive, which made for a smooth adoption, and the onboarding experience and ongoing support have made for a strong partnership so far.”Carriers often face challenges with aerial imagery providers covering only 75%-80% of the U.S., leaving gaps in rural areas and outdated visuals. ZestyAI solves this by integrating data from all major aerial imagery providers, achieving nearly 100% hit rates with more recent imagery

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