Metlife launches insurance tech accelerator ‘Collab’

$100,000 contract for winning start-up

LumenLab, MetLife’s Singapore-based innovation center, has announced the launch of Collab – a three-month programme that supports “product ready” start-ups as they tackle the business needs of tomorrow, says a press release. 

Through this unique forum, insurance technology relevant start-ups can share their solution and win an opportunity to bring it alive at MetLife.
“Collab is first-and-foremost a market place for start-ups to meet, share ideas and build solutions. Our goal is to tackle the real problems facing our customers and leverage technology to drive business efficiency,” said Zia Zaman, LumenLab CEO and Chief Innovation Officer of MetLife Asia.
As the speed of innovation increases and disruptions become the norm, we are excited to tackle these challenges together with the help of the start-up community, he added.

Metlife launches insurance tech accelerator Collab

$100,000 contract for winning start-up

LumenLab, MetLifes Singapore-based innovation center, has announced the launch of Collab a three-month programme that supports product ready start-ups as they tackle the business needs of tomorrow, says a press release. Through this unique forum, insurance technology relevant start-ups can share their solution and win an opportunity to bring it alive at MetLife. Collab is first-and-foremost a market place for start-ups to meet, share ideas and build solutions. Our goal is to tackle the real problems facing our customers and leverage technology to drive business efficiency, said Zia Zaman, LumenLab CEO and Chief Innovation Officer of MetLife Asia. As the speed of innovation increases and disruptions become the norm, we are excited to tackle these challenges together with the help of the start-up community, he added.