Faura, for the future.
Faura was built on a simple observation: insurers spend enormous energy assessing risk at the moment a policy is written, and then... kind of just hope for the best.
Hazards accumulate. Homeowners make changes, or don’t understand their rate increases. And underwriting decisions keep relying on data that's already out of date by the time the ink dries. We were founded in 2023 to change how we think about resilience and insurance.
Faura is an insurtech startup that works to measure and manage mitigation, before the next storm strikes. Using aerial imagery, hazard models, climate analytics, and property data from policyholders, we help carriers, brokers, and homeowners get ahead of losses.
We're not just talking about it, either. Faura is trusted by carriers, MGAs, and industry partners including Lloyd's Lab and Verisk, and recognized by CB Insights as a Top 50 Insurtech in 2025. We've raised $4m from investors who believe that the future of insurance isn't just smarter NATCAT models — it's more resilient properties starting with more educated policyholders.
CEO Valkyrie Holmes and CTO Amanda Southworth met on r/wildfires, and then 2 weeks later started this company because the status quo wasn't good enough.
Before Faura, Valkyrie Holmes has dedicated two years to wildfire, first working on a startup aiming to build an alternative method of containment and now pivoting to climate mitigation. She became a fellow of the 776 Foundation to work full-time on fighting climate change.
We started on the ground - literally moving to Napa, and then Oakland working to figure out what would incentivize mitigation work at scale. Since, we’ve grown to 10+ caffeinated team members across the country.
We're on a mission to make resilience and working with the policyholder the norm, not the exception. The path to a more sustainable future is a resilient one. For homeowners, that means knowing your risk and having a clear path to reduce it. For insurers, that means underwriting with confidence in high-risk markets — and writing more profitable business because of it.