Our story.
From Istanbul to the world. Building the geospatial platform modern insurers deserve.
Making underwriting more evidence-based.
Built on evidence.
From our founding in Istanbul to serving insurance carriers across continents.
- 2014
Founded in Istanbul
Co-founders Nilgun Dag and Anil Celik, having previously used computer science, machine learning, and geospatial analytics to help enterprises optimize operations, were drawn to the insurance industry and started building the UrbanStat platform.
- 2017
US Expansion
The partners expanded to the North American market and reincorporated as Urbanstat, Inc in the US. Tarik Yildirim, via Mjolk BV, invested $500,000 and joined the board.
- 2020
Global Platform
UrbanStat's data library grew to over 25 location-based data points for every address in 35+ countries, becoming one of the largest location-based data providers for the global insurance industry.
- Today
Millions of Properties Analyzed
UrbanStat has analyzed millions of properties for a dozen insurance carriers across 3 continents, pioneering evidence-based underwriting and transforming how insurers manage exposure.
Underwriting with clarity.
We are pioneers on the journey of making underwriting more evidence-based, transforming the way insurers underwrite their customers and manage their exposure through geospatial intelligence and machine learning.