Luko
Paris home-insurance unicorn-aspirant Luko was acquired by Allianz Direct subsidiary Admiral in 2023 at a steep discount, then its German subsidiary entered insolvency.
2018 → 2024
$73M
Insurtech
France
Full Analysis
Paris-based Luko was France's leading home-insurance neo-insurer, raising $73M from EQT Ventures and Founders Fund at a peak ~$300M valuation. After acquiring Berlin-based Coya in 2022, the combined entity could not reach profitability. Luko was acquired by Admiral Group's Allianz Direct subsidiary in late 2023 at a steep discount, while the legacy German entity (formerly Coya) entered insolvency. A defining European insurtech failure.
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