Avanta Ventures' Steve Bernardez

Steve Bernardez, Partner with Avanta Ventures, shares key themes it uses to evaluate startups and opportunities.

October 10, 2019

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Steve Bernardez, Partner with Avanta Ventures, talks with ITL Chief Innovation Officer Guy Fraker, about how Avanta—a unit of CSAA Insurance Group—evaluates startups and opportunities through the lens of several key themes, including insurtech, mobility, and products that are ancillary to certain insurance products, such as cyber.

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