Owl.co
Owl.co sells claims intelligence software to large insurers, helping them analyze and prioritize claims. The Vancouver-based company has 95 employees and raised $39M in a Series B round in November 2021.
The growth story
Owl.co grew from 81 to 95 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $39M along the way, most recently a Series B in November 2021.
About
Owl.co develops software that helps insurance companies analyze claims data to identify patterns and prioritize cases. Its tools are used by large insurers to improve claims processing efficiency and accuracy.
The company has grown to 95 employees since its 2019 founding. It raised $39M in a Series B round in November 2021 from investors including Builders VC and Inovia Capital.
Founders and leadership
Sales is Owl.co's largest function, with 4 employees. The company has a median tenure of 3 years, suggesting moderate turnover. Leadership includes founders with backgrounds in insurance and data analytics.
The Owl.co org chart
Sean Merat (Founder / CEO) leads 17 mapped leaders with 8 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Information Technology 25 (-17% YoY), Engineering 16 (+23% YoY), Business Development 16 (+14% YoY), Entrepreneurship 8 (0% YoY), Operations 3 (0% YoY), Education 3 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Owl.co hires from insurance firms like Chubb and Lincoln Financial, as well as tech companies including Facebook. Alumni have moved to TD Insurance, BMO, and legal firms like Norton Rose Fulbright. Many employees attended Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia.
Most common previous employers of Owl.co staff: Witkit (3), Imperus Technologies (2), Lincoln Financial (2), KPMG (2), Chubb (2), Facebook (2). Former Owl.co employees most often moved to TD Insurance (2), BMO (2), Ten Thousand Coffees (2), Norton Rose Fulbright (1), Slayton Search Partners (1), Talbot Law (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Owl.co mafia
Owl.co alumni have founded 6 companies, including evolo.ai (13 staff) and CollectiveXP (9 staff). Other ventures include Kye, Flora Partners, and Women's Wisdom School.
6Vahid Mirjalili, was Co-founder & COO/CRO until 2024Michael Cheung, MBA, CPA, PMP, was Vice President Operations until 2022Caleb Gawne, was VP Product Management until 2024Christabel Kim, was Principal Product Manager until 2022Amanda Byrd, MS, was VP, Strategic Accounts until 2023Sara Tabrizian, was Data Quality Analyst until 2023Web traffic
Traffic mix: 46% direct, 31% search, 11% social, 2% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Owl.co: Leadership (21), Customer Service (19), Microsoft Office (17), Management (15), Microsoft Excel (15), Python (Programming Language) (14), Communication (14), Strategic Planning (12).
Where the team actually sits
Owl.co people are concentrated in British Columbia, Canada (8), Canada (8), New York, United States (7), Ontario, Canada (5). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Owl.co attracts about 198 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 86 ranking keywords and lost 78 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.10 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.30 / 5
Frequently asked
Owl.co has 95 employees as of September 2026.
Owl.co has raised $39M in total, most recently a Series B round in November 2021.
Owl.co was founded in 2019 by Sean Merat, Sohrab Merat.
Sean Merat (Founder / CEO) sits at the top of Owl.co's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Owl.co staff are Witkit (3 people), Imperus Technologies (2 people), Lincoln Financial (2 people).
Former Owl.co employees most often move to TD Insurance (2), BMO (2), Ten Thousand Coffees (2).
At least 6 companies have a founder who previously worked at Owl.co, including evolo.ai, CollectiveXP, Kye.
Owl.co attracts about 198 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Owl.co staff are Leadership, Customer Service, Microsoft Office, Management, Microsoft Excel.
Owl.co staff are concentrated in British Columbia, Canada (8), Canada (8), New York, United States (7).
Owl.co has about 25 people in Information Technology, down 17% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Owl.co has about 16 people in Engineering, up 23% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 46 current and 101 former Owl.co profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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