AKUR8
AKUR8 sells AI-powered pricing and reserving software for insurers. It serves over 350 customers across 40+ countries, including major carriers like AXA and Munich Re, and is used daily by more than 3,000 actuaries.
The growth story
AKUR8 grew from 51 to 239 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $187M along the way, most recently a Series C in September 2024.
About
AKUR8 provides actuarial software that helps insurers build pricing models and reserving projections. Its platform is used across property and casualty (P&C) and life and annuity (L&A) markets, targeting insurers of all sizes.
The company has raised $187M, including a Series C in September 2024, and employs 239 people. Its customer base spans global carriers and specialty insurers, indicating rapid adoption in a traditionally conservative industry.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is AKUR8's largest function, with 45 employees. The company is led by a team with deep actuarial and technology expertise, reflecting its focus on blending AI with insurance domain knowledge.
The AKUR8 org chart
Samuel Falmagne (CEO & co-founder) leads 60 mapped leaders with 12 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 100 (+20% YoY), Sales 43 (+54% YoY), Product Management 13 (+30% YoY), Finance 13 (+86% YoY), Arts and Design 12 (-8% YoY), Marketing 11 (+22% YoY).
Talent flow
AKUR8 hires heavily from actuarial and tech firms, with Milliman, IBM, and AXA being top sources. Alumni often move to fintech and SaaS companies, including Visa and Mirakl.
Most common previous employers of AKUR8 staff: Milliman (10), IBM (8), Slope Software by Akur8 (7), AXA (7), Shift Technology (5), Munich Re (5). Former AKUR8 employees most often moved to Visa (2), Mirakl (2), Qonto (2), BNVT Capital (1), Blue Soft (1), Gorgias (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The AKUR8 mafia
AKUR8 alumni have founded five companies, including CloudStation and SOLUX TECH, indicating a strong entrepreneurial culture among former employees.
5Oumnya Benhassou, was Full-stack developper until 2018Betty Zhu, was Director, Actuarial Data Science until 2025Bastien Bagliotto, was Senior Front-end developper until 2025Wandrille Guesdon, was First Product Manager until 2023Rayane Abdi Gamescom, was Platform Engineer until 2026Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at AKUR8: Python (Programming Language) (79), Project Management (65), Java (58), SQL (58), Microsoft Office (57), English (56), Microsoft Excel (52), Management (51).
Where the team actually sits
AKUR8 people are concentrated in Île-de-France, France (71), Greater Paris Metropolitan Region (30), Quebec, Canada (17), France (16). 7 offices on record.
Search footprint
AKUR8 attracts about 214 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 96 ranking keywords and lost 95 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.40 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.30 / 5
Frequently asked
AKUR8 has 239 employees as of September 2026.
AKUR8 has raised $187M in total, most recently a Series C round in September 2024.
AKUR8 was founded in 2019 by Samuel Falmagne, Brune de Linares (Garnier).
Samuel Falmagne (CEO & co-founder) sits at the top of AKUR8's reporting structure, with 12 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current AKUR8 staff are Milliman (10 people), IBM (8 people), Slope Software by Akur8 (7 people).
Former AKUR8 employees most often move to Visa (2), Mirakl (2), Qonto (2).
At least 5 companies have a founder who previously worked at AKUR8, including CloudStation, SOLUX TECH, Agend-IA.
AKUR8 attracts about 214 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among AKUR8 staff are Python (Programming Language), Project Management, Java, SQL, Microsoft Office.
AKUR8 staff are concentrated in Île-de-France, France (71), Greater Paris Metropolitan Region (30), Quebec, Canada (17).
AKUR8 has about 100 people in Engineering, up 20% over the past year, as of September 2026.
AKUR8 has about 43 people in Sales, up 54% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 206 current and 107 former AKUR8 profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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