Akur8 buys Slope

Akur8’s corporate press release was dated March 17, 2026 and was issued from Paris and Atlanta, laying out specific product and integration steps. (akur8.com) The SLOPE platform will be folded into Akur8’s product suite under the name “Akur8 Life,” with the company saying the integration will leverage Akur8’s R&D to accelerate innovation and create a unified offering for multi-line carriers. (akur8.com) Slope Software was founded in 2015 in Atlanta by Andy Smith and Taylor Perkins and built SLOPE as a cloud‑native cash‑flow actuarial modeling solution that supports pricing, valuation and forecasting across the policy lifecycle. (tracxn.com) Public filings and trade coverage show Slope raised a $1.0M seed round in January 2020 and has publicly disclosed roughly $3M in total funding, while Akur8 closed a $120M Series C on September 16, 2024, taking its total raised to about $180M. (atlantatech.news) Akur8 reported serving 250+ customers across 40+ countries with more than 3,000 actuaries using its platform, and Slope’s customer base has included tier‑one life insurers, reinsurers and consulting firms—positions the companies say will be combined to support both P&C and L&A actuarial workflows. (akur8.com) Samuel Falmagne, Akur8’s CEO, described the move as expanding the firm’s reach into life insurance and said “bringing SLOPE into the Akur8 family expands our reach into life insurance” while promising faster product development and greater value for actuaries worldwide. (coverager.com)