When was Keylane founded?

Keylane was founded in 1986 and raised its 1st funding round 16 years after it was founded.

Where is Keylane located?

Keylane is headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Who is the current CEO of Keylane?

Ulf Bowallius and Ralf Timmer s of Keylane.

How many employees does Keylane have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Keylane is 805.

Is Keylane a funded company?

Keylane is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on 2002.

When was the latest funding round of Keylane?

Keylane's latest funding was a $***** PE round on 2012, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Keylane rank among its competitors?

Keylane ranks 23rd amongst 779 active competitors, of which 116 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was FintechOS, which secured $28M in Sep, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Keylane?

Keylane's top competitors include Guidewire, Duck Creek and FurtherAI. Among them, FintechOS secured the most recent funding round in September, 2026.

Keylane - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Keylane is an acquired company based in Utrecht (Netherlands), founded in 1986 by Ulf Bowallius and Emiel Goosens. It operates as a Cloud-based life and non-life insurance platform for the insurance and pension industry. Keylane has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 779 active competitors, including 116 funded and 108 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Guidewire, Duck Creek and FurtherAI.

Company Details

Keylane provides a cloud-based life and non-life insurance platform for the insurance and pension industry. It offers solutions for policy administration, claims management, data migration, and more. It also offers software implementation solutions.

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Founded Year

1986

Location

Utrecht, Netherlands

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

PE, 2012, $*****

Investors

Pollen Street Group & 3 more

Ranked

23^rd among 779 active competitors

Employee Count

805 as on Sep 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

360Globalnet & 9 more

Similar Companies

FurtherAI & 790 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Pollen Street Group (Aug 19, 2024)

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Keylane got acquired by Pollen Street Group on Aug 19, 2024.

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Keylane has raised funding over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2002. Its latest funding round was a PE round on 2012 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Keylane has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Keylane:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
2012	8283	PE	3986	8530	5755	5860
2002	9428	Seed	9593	3058	8986	Newion

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The founders of Keylane are Ulf Bowallius and Emiel Goosens. Leon De Looff is the CEO of Keylane.

Here are the details of Keylane's key team members:

Ulf Bowallius: CEO and Founder of Keylane.
Emiel Goosens: Former Co-Founder of Keylane.
Ralf Timmer: CEO of Keylane.

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Keylane's employee count trend

Keylane has 805 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Keylane's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Keylane include Guidewire, Duck Creek and FurtherAI. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Keylane, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Guidewire 2001, San Mateo (United States), Public	Developer of software platforms for property and casualty insurance operations	-	Battery Ventures, Sprout Capital Partners ... & 7 others	77/100
2nd	Duck Creek 2000, Boston (United States), Acquired	Provider of cloud-based solutions for property and casualty and general insurance	$350M	Dragoneer Investment Group, Temasek & 9 others	71/100
3rd	FurtherAI 2023, San Francisco (United States), Series A	AI-powered automation platform for insurance industry tasks	$35.6M	Nexus Venture Partners, Y Combinator & 7 others	69/100
4th	FintechOS 2017, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Provider of AI-based software suite for the banking and insurance industry	$174M	Gapminder, Cipio Partners & 14 others	69/100
5th	Bold Penguin 2016, Columbus (United States), Acquired	Software suite for the commercial insurance industry	$50.1M	Hudson Structured, Pivot Ventures & 8 others	69/100
6th	Bestow 2016, Dallas (United States), Series D	Developer of life insurance new business and administration software platform solutions	$216M	Valar Ventures, Goldman Sachs & 11 others	68/100
7th	Insurity 1985, Hartford (United States), Acquired	AI and cloud-based policy management and claims administration solutions	$57M	TA Associates, General Atlantic & 2 others	68/100
8th	iPipeline 1995, Exton (United States), Acquired	Cloud-based software suite for life insurance and financial services industry	$104M	TCV, Fidelity Ventures & 4 others	66/100
9th	Applied 1983, University Park (United States), Acquired	Provider of a cloud-based software suite for P&C insurers, MGA and agents	-	CapitalG, JMI Management & 5 others	65/100
10th	Tinubu 2000, Moulineaux (France), Series D	Cloud-based software solutions for credit insurers, surety bonds & trade finance	$147M	Long Arc Capital, Bpifrance & 6 others	65/100
23rd	Keylane 1986, Utrecht (Netherlands), Acquired	Cloud-based life and non-life insurance platform for the insurance and pension industry	-	Pollen Street Group, Newion & 2 others	61/100