Sixfold
Sixfold is an AI underwriting platform for property & casualty, life & health, and reinsurance carriers that has processed over 1.5 million submissions across 50+ lines of business. Founded in 2023 and based in New York, the 79-person company has raised $52M in funding. Sixfold's AI platform automates underwriting decisions by analyzing submissions and recommending actions before human review. It integrates with existing systems and claims to improve processing speed by 50-97%, hit ratios by 15%, and gross written premium per underwriter by up to 30%. The company has grown to 79 employees since its 2023 founding and raised $52M in Series B funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Brewer Lane Ventures. Its AI has processed over 1.5 million submissions across more than 50 insurance lines, demonstrating rapid adoption in the market.
The growth story
Sixfold grew from 3 to 79 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $52M along the way, most recently a Series B in January 2026.
About
Sixfold is the AI brain behind better underwriting. It reasons through a submission the way an experienced underwriter would, delivering recommendations and takes action before a human even opens the submission. It comes pre-trained with underwriting knowledge, delivers value on day one, and plugs into the systems your team already uses.Sixfold serves P&C and L&H carriers, MGAs, and reinsurers. To date, it has processed more than 1.5 million submissions across more than 50 lines of business. Customers see 50% to 97% faster processing, hit ratios up 15% or more, and up to 30% more GWP per underwriter.Sixfold has taken responsible AI seriously since day one, with internal governance, active re
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Sixfold's largest function with 19 employees, representing nearly a quarter of its 79-person workforce. The company has a median tenure of just 1 year, reflecting its recent founding and rapid hiring.
The Sixfold org chart
Alex Schmelkin (Founder and CEO) leads 33 mapped leaders with 4 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 26 (+30% YoY), Business Development 12 (+71% YoY), Sales 7 (+250% YoY), Customer Success and Support 6 (+50% YoY), Entrepreneurship 5 (0% YoY), Marketing 4 (+33% YoY).
Talent flow
Sixfold draws talent from companies like Unqork, Stefanini Brasil, and Mapfre, as well as universities including Cornell and Universidade de Brasília. Alumni have moved to roles at ServiceNow, SWARECO, and Qloo.
Most common previous employers of Sixfold staff: Unqork (3), Stefanini Brasil (2), Universidade de Brasília (2), Mapfre (2), Pegasystems (2), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (2). Former Sixfold employees most often moved to ServiceNow (1), SWARECO (1), Qloo (1), Camelot (1), Proof Insurance Solutions (1), AquaTru (1).
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 34% direct, 56% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Sixfold: Leadership (34), Data Analysis (28), Python (Programming Language) (27), Project Management (27), Microsoft Excel (25), Research Skills (24), Management (24), Microsoft Office (23).
Where the team actually sits
Sixfold people are concentrated in New York, United States (23), New York City Metropolitan Area (6), United States (4), Massachusetts, United States (3).
Search footprint
Sixfold attracts about 292 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 19 ranking keywords and lost 4 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 5.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 5.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 5.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 5.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Sixfold has 79 employees as of September 2026.
Sixfold has raised $52M in total, most recently a Series B round in January 2026.
Sixfold was founded in 2023 by Alex Schmelkin, Jane Tran, Brian Moseley.
Alex Schmelkin (Founder and CEO) sits at the top of Sixfold's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Sixfold staff are Unqork (3 people), Stefanini Brasil (2 people), Universidade de Brasília (2 people).
Former Sixfold employees most often move to ServiceNow (1), SWARECO (1), Qloo (1).
Sixfold attracts about 292 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Sixfold staff are Leadership, Data Analysis, Python (Programming Language), Project Management, Microsoft Excel.
Sixfold staff are concentrated in New York, United States (23), New York City Metropolitan Area (6), United States (4).
Sixfold has about 26 people in Engineering, up 30% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Sixfold has about 12 people in Business Development, up 71% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 66 current and 21 former Sixfold profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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