SafetyWing
SafetyWing sells insurance products for remote workers and companies, including travel medical and comprehensive health coverage. The company has raised $47M, most recently in a Series B round in April 2022.
The growth story
SafetyWing grew from 72 to 177 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $47M along the way, most recently a Series B in April 2022.
About
SafetyWing provides insurance products tailored to remote workers and distributed teams. Its offerings include Nomad Insurance for travel medical coverage and Remote Health for comprehensive health insurance, with plans to expand into pension savings and income protection.
The company has grown to 177 employees since its 2018 founding. Its $47M in funding includes investments from Creandum and CE Innovation Capital, supporting its mission to build a global safety net for remote workers.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is SafetyWing's largest function with 14 employees. The company operates with a fully remote team distributed across three continents, reflecting its focus on serving remote workers.
The SafetyWing org chart
Sondre Rasch (Co-founder and CEO) leads 59 mapped leaders with 7 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Entrepreneurship 24 (+700% YoY), Engineering 22 (+5% YoY), Customer Success and Support 17 (+13% YoY), Business Development 16 (+7% YoY), Sales 14 (-7% YoY), Operations 11 (-8% YoY).
Talent flow
SafetyWing's employees have previously worked at organizations like Stortinget and Bergen kommune. Alumni frequently move to companies such as Fronted and Vivian Agency, with 13 former employees founding their own companies.
Most common previous employers of SafetyWing staff: Stortinget (2), Bergen kommune (2), ELM Learning (2), TP (2), KPMG (2), Palmarium (2). Former SafetyWing employees most often moved to Fronted (3), Vivian Agency (3), Remote (2), Revenue Precision (2), Digital Creativs (2), Bislab (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The SafetyWing mafia
SafetyWing alumni have founded 13 companies, including Bislab with 33 employees and Varanger Kraft with 15 staff. Other notable startups include Digital Creativs and DocsAlot.
14Martin Holten, was Head of Analytics until 2023Mads Haneborg, was CFO and Chief Strategy Officer until 2023Preeti Malik, was Social Media Outreach Manager until 2023Prakhar Keshari, was Fullstack Software Engineer until 2023Tyler LaFontaine, was Borderless Benefits Advocate until 2026
Laura Liisa Lemetsar, was Remote Health Sales until 2020
Carolin von Guilleaume (Pilligrath), was Ambassador Success & Partnerships Manager until 2022
Susanna Nevalainen, was Lead Frontend Engineer (React) - Safety Net for Digital Nomads (Y-Combinator 2018) until 2019
Tushar Gerg, was Fractional Head of Analytics until 2026
Megan Gougeon, was Head of Platform Operations until 2023
Sergi Mateo, was Partnerships Consultant until 2020
Aaron Rosenberg, was Product Manager until 2024
Fatima Gasimzada, was Project Intern until 2022Web traffic
Traffic mix: 34% direct, 29% search, 7% social, 3% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at SafetyWing: Customer Service (60), Communication (55), Project Management (55), Leadership (48), Marketing (44), Microsoft Office (43), Teamwork (42), Problem Solving (41).
Where the team actually sits
SafetyWing people are concentrated in United States (7), England, United Kingdom (6), Centralna Srbija, Serbia (5), California, United States (4).
Search footprint
SafetyWing attracts about 1,387 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $19K a month if bought through ads. It gained 300 ranking keywords and lost 295 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.20 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.10 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.30 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.70 / 5
Frequently asked
SafetyWing has 177 employees as of September 2026.
SafetyWing has raised $47M in total, most recently a Series B round in April 2022.
SafetyWing was founded in 2018 by Sondre Rasch, Sarah Sandnes.
Sondre Rasch (Co-founder and CEO) sits at the top of SafetyWing's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current SafetyWing staff are Stortinget (2 people), Bergen kommune (2 people), ELM Learning (2 people).
Former SafetyWing employees most often move to Fronted (3), Vivian Agency (3), Remote (2).
At least 13 companies have a founder who previously worked at SafetyWing, including Bislab, Varanger Kraft, Digital Creativs.
SafetyWing attracts about 1,387 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $19K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among SafetyWing staff are Customer Service, Communication, Project Management, Leadership, Marketing.
SafetyWing staff are concentrated in United States (7), England, United Kingdom (6), Centralna Srbija, Serbia (5).
SafetyWing has about 24 people in Entrepreneurship, up 700% over the past year, as of September 2026.
SafetyWing has about 22 people in Engineering, up 5% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 139 current and 133 former SafetyWing profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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