| Founded | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2022 |
| Country | USA |
| Sector | Insurtech |
| Total raised | 1600 |
| Collapse type | Silent Shutdown |
| Founder | Josh Kushner |
Oscar Health
"A technology-forward individual health insurance plan backed by Google and Peter Thiel — that lost over $1 billion in its first two years as a public company."
Quiet closure with no public announcement
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Oscar Health launched in 2012 with the thesis that health insurance was broken not because of medicine but because of terrible consumer technology.
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