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September 8, 2021

Insurtech Marshmallow becomes just the second Black-founded unicorn in the UK

The digital-first car insurance provider also becomes the sixth insurtech unicorn to be minted since March as sector booms.


Marshmallow founders Oliver and Alexander Kent-Braham. Credit: Marshmallow.

Marshmallow’s Oliver and Alexander Kent-Braham have become the UK’s second Black unicorn founders, in a significant couple of weeks for the tech sector that saw Zepz's (formerly WorldRemit) founder Ismail Ahmed become the first towards the end of August.

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Marshmallow founders Oliver and Alexander Kent-Braham sit side by side at a table.
Marshmallow founders Oliver and Alexander Kent-Braham. Credit: Marshmallow.
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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