Building a more
resilient society, one
hard moment at a time
Building a more resilient society,
one hard moment at a time

Our purpose

Empathy exists to make the hard moments less hard.

When Empathy was founded in 2020, our determination to ease the emotional and practical burdens of loss stemmed from lived experiences. As we’ve supported millions of people since then, we’ve learned that life’s hardest moments rarely happen in silos. Caregiving can lead to leave. Loss can raise questions about family, finances, and the future.

Today, Empathy is the life events layer inside the products people already rely on. We help people plan for and deal with major transitions, so they can move forward with greater clarity and confidence. And our purpose guides us day in and out: to help build a more resilient society, one hard moment at a time.

Our progress

2020
Empathy founded by Ron Gura and Yonatan Bergman
Announcement
David Kessler named Chief Empathy Officer
2021
Product
Launched Empathy Loss Support™
Award
Google’s Best Apps for Good winner
Funding
$13M Seed funding led by General Catalyst
Funding
$30M Series A led by Entrée Capital, and previous backer General Catalyst
2022
Milestone
Inaugural insurance partnership with New York Life
Award
Apple Design Awards finalist
Report
Published first annual Cost of Dying report
Milestone
1M+ lives covered
2023
Milestone
Expanded carriers including MetLife and Guardian
Award
InsurTech Innovation Awards 2023 Americas Winner
Milestone
10M+ lives covered
2024
Funding
$47M Series B led by Index Ventures
Product
Launched Empathy LifeVault™
Milestone
40M+ lives covered
2025
Funding
$72M Series C and formed the Empathy Alliance
Expansion
Expanded into the UK and Canada.
Product
Launched Empathy Leave Support™ with MetLife
2026
Product
Launched Empathy Connect™
Product
Launched Empathy Caregiving Support™
Milestone
Inc 5000 Honoree
Milestone
Fast Company Innovation by Design Honoree