Our Impact
Customer Reach
Solutions that reach and engage with consumers, where, when and how they want
Investment Focus
Next Gen Ventures, a MetLife strategic initiative, focuses on investments to position MetLife for the future. We invest in and collaborate with startups on the forefront of disruptive emerging trends shaping the future of insurance and financial services. Our focused approach across the investment themes below helps to drive stronger relationships and long-term loyalty with consumers.
Holistic Wellness
Solutions that integrate insurance with wellness and / or leverage health & financial data to drive value
Workplace Models
Solutions that support evolving workforce models (e.g., gig workers) by enabling access to benefits and financial protection
Artificial Intelligence
Solutions that leverage AI to accelerate and differentiate the value we deliver to all our stakeholders
We would love to hear from you
If you are a startup looking to fundraise and meet the investment criteria of the program, please connect with us.
When We Invest
Stage
Early to Mid-Stage (Series A-C)
Geography
We invest globally (in market or a path to in market)
Investment
Typically range from $3M to $10M
Our Value
MetLife Next Gen Ventures provides a differentiated value proposition across three pillars:
Our Value
Trusted Reputation
- MetLife is a global leader in financial services providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to institutions and individuals
- 150+ years of helping generations protect their finances, families, and futures
Our Value
Scale
- MetLife operates in 40+ markets globally
- MetLife serves over 85% of all Fortune 500 companies (96 of the top 100)
- MetLife serves over 85% of all Fortune 500 companies (96 of the top 100) MetLife's relevant global businesses include group benefits, retail insurance, retirement and income solutions, investment management and financial wellness.
Our Value
Expertise
Each portfolio company has a dedicated senior relationship lead to help provide access to:
- Industry and product expertise
- Strategic support
- Partnership opportunities
- Network opportunities
- Co-working space (situation / location dependent)
Relevant & Deep Expertise
Since 1986, MetLife has invested $20B+ across Private Equity and Venture Capital, leveraging strong manager access (150+ sponsors), a team with deep experience, and the MetLife brand. Since 2008, MIM's direct VC funds program has committed $2.5B+ to 30+ VC managers. Next Gen Ventures benefits from MIM's active Limited Partner relationships with these brand name VCs.
MetLife's CIO organization encompasses end-to-end delivery of all MetLife's technology solutions to create best in class customer experiences. This includes 4000 applications and 1000+ Tech platforms and tools supporting all lines of businesses globally. Next Gen Ventures draws on this team's fullstack software engineering expertise when assessing startups for investment.
Our Team
John McCallion
CFO MetLife, Inc. Executive Sponsor Next Gen Ventures
Danny Garver
SVP Next Gen Ventures
Alex Berruezo-Farguell
Strategy
Varun Rajda
Strategy
Andy Kaplan
Alternative Investments
Chris Dempster
Corporate Development, M & A
Laritza D'Amato
Partnerships