Honcho - About the company
Honcho is a seed company based in Durham (United Kingdom), founded in 2016. It operates as an Online reverse-auction marketplace for auto insurance. Honcho has raised $7.94M in funding from investors like Maven Capital Partners, InsurTech.vc and Insurtech Gateway, with a current valuation of £*****. The company has 45 active competitors, including 2 funded and 7 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Confused.com, Caura and Tempcover.
Company Details
Honcho is an online reverse auction marketplace for buying auto insurance It offers insurers to bid & re-bid to win the consumer's business like an auction, providing cheaper insurance for the drivers. It offers individuals to purchase insurance directly through the platform with the insurer.
- Website
- gethoncho.com
- Email ID
- *****@gethoncho.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2016
Location
Durham, United Kingdom
Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$7.94M in 8 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
£***** as on Nov 16, 2021
Investors
Ranked
4th among 45 active competitors
Employee Count
5 as on Jun 30, 2026
Legal entities associated with Honcho
Honcho is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Honcho Markets Ltd CIN: 9190148 , Germany, Active | - | 10 (As on Sep 30, 2021) |
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Honcho's funding and investors
Honcho has raised a total funding of $7.94M over 8 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 04, 2018. Honcho has 7 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Honcho:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 13, 2020 | 7836221 | Seed | 6441030 | 6429974 | 8024975 | 1632840 |
Jul 08, 2020 | 5120772 | Seed | 9048566 | 1505600 | 9489467 | 9274285 |
Apr 09, 2020 | 2551779 | Seed | 1907979 | 9698949 |
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Honcho's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHoncho's Board of Directors
Honcho's board has 4 active members. Gavin Sewell is part of team and Mohammed Hossain Rezaei, Simon Charles Yun-farmbrough and Frank Speight are independent board members.Here is the list of Honcho's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | - | Current | 9y 10m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 11y 10m | |
ne{ebkh | Independent board member | - | Current | 7y 7m |
dh{iiyi | Independent board member | - | Current | 2y 8m |
Honcho's employee count trend
Honcho has 5 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Honcho's employee count trend over the years:
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Honcho's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Honcho include Confused.com, Caura and Tempcover. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Honcho, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Confused.com 2002, Cardiff (United Kingdom), Public | App-based comparison platform for life and P&C insurances | - | - | 71/100 |
2nd | Caura 2016, London (United Kingdom), Seed | App-based auto insurance platform for individuals | $4.2M | 48/100 | |
3rd | Tempcover 2006, Fleet (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of an online distribution platform for short-term auto insurance | - | 48/100 | |
4th | Honcho 2016, Durham (United Kingdom), Seed | Online reverse-auction marketplace for auto insurance | $7.94M | 40/100 | |
5th | DriveScore 2007, London (United Kingdom), Funding Raised | App-based platform to track driving patterns and calculate driving scores | - | - | 36/100 |
6th | Carole Nash 1985, Altrincham (United Kingdom), Acquired | Online auto insurance platform | - | - | 34/100 |
7th | Dayinsure 2005, Tarporley (United Kingdom), Acquired | Online platform for usage based vehicle insurance services | - | - | 34/100 |
8th | Autosaint 2010, Redditch (United Kingdom), Acquired | Online comparison platform for auto insurance | - | - | 33/100 |
9th | Car.co.uk 2017, Swansea (United Kingdom), Funding Raised | Auto insurance comparison platform | - | - | 30/100 |
10th | Yellow Jersey 2014, Redhill (United Kingdom), Funding Raised | Specialist platform for bicycle insurance | - | - | 29/100 |
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Honcho's Investments and acquisitions
Honcho has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Honcho
Here is the latest report on Honcho's sector:
News related to Honcho
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Insurtech firm Honcho partners with automotive sales platformProlific North•Jun 02, 2021•Honcho, SilverBullet, Honchō
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Durham insurtech launches multicar partnership with insurance giantBdaily•Mar 24, 2021•Honcho, Admiral
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Welsh Insuretech Innovator Powers New Concept in InsuranceBusiness News Wales•Aug 25, 2020•Quote The Market, Honcho
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Honcho to provide services to more than 475k workers through new partnershipProlific North•Jul 22, 2020•Honcho, Personal Group
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Insurtech pioneer honcho launches partnership with major benefits provider, personal groupFF News | Fintech Finance•Jul 22, 2020•Honcho, Form3
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Insurtech Startup Honcho Quickly Secures £1.2 Million Through Seedrs Equity Crowdfunding RoundCrowdfund Insider•Jul 13, 2020•Honcho, Seedrs
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