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Meanwhile funding, valuation and investors
Regulated insurer offering life-insurance, annuity and savings products denominated in bitcoin.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Convertible preferred financing
$37.5 million · October 8, 2026
Latest known valuation
$350 million post-money
Convertible preferred financing · October 8, 2026
Total disclosed equity funding
$38M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
growth · Bermuda
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Bain Capital Crypto
Other: Haun Ventures , Framework Ventures , Pantera Capital , Apollo Global Management , Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures , Bain Capital Ventures , Morgan Creek Digital
Overview
Bermuda-regulated insurance company whose premiums, reserves and claims are denominated in bitcoin, targeting long-duration savings and protection products for crypto holders.
Why Meanwhile is interesting
Meanwhile applies a conventional insurance balance-sheet model to bitcoin, creating a rare crypto-native financial institution whose key risks are solvency, duration matching and regulation rather than token issuance.
Product & use cases
Bitcoin-denominated whole-life insurance, annuity, savings and insurance-bond products offered through a regulated insurer.
Key facts
- $350 million post-money valuation reported by S&P Capital IQ.
- More than $180 million in total funding after the October 2026 financing.
Funding history (newest first)
Convertible preferred financing
2026-10-08 $37.5 million Valuation: $350 million post-money- Bain Capital Crypto (lead)
- Haun Ventures (participant)
- Framework Ventures (participant)
- Pantera Capital (participant)
- Apollo Global Management (participant)
- Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures (participant)
- Bain Capital Ventures (participant)
- Morgan Creek Digital (participant)
Investors in our directory
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Competitive landscape
Edge: Assets and liabilities are both denominated in bitcoin, reducing direct fiat/BTC mismatch while leaving underwriting, credit and liquidity risks.
Competes with conventional life insurers for long-duration savings and with crypto lending and custody products for bitcoin-native capital. Regulatory credibility and conservative asset management are central.
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Northwestern Mutual incumbent
Conventional mutual life insurer and strategic investor through its venture arm.
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Ledn adjacent
Bitcoin-backed financial services alternative focused on lending.
Industries
Market / IPO context
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