Funding

California-Based RockRose Risk Raises $12.5M in Series A Funding

Aug 20, 2026 | By Devin Jacobs

SUMMARY

RockRose Risk raised $12.5M in Series A funding.
The funding will support platform growth.
RockRose Risk helps property owners reduce wildfire risk and insurance costs.

RockRose Risk, a Napa, CA-based insurance brokerage giving property owners discounts for wildfire mitigation, has raised $12.5 million in a Series A funding round.

The round was co-led by Crosslink Capital and Congruent Ventures with participation from Nuveen Real Estate.

The company will use the funding to build a vertically integrated risk management platform combining property analysis, wildfire mitigation, and insurance.

Funding Snapshot

Metric	Details
Fundraise Amount	$12.5 Million
Funding Stage	Series A
Lead Investors	Crosslink Capital, Congruent Ventures
Other Investor	Nuveen Real Estate
Company	RockRose Risk
Sector	InsurTech / Property Risk Management
Headquarters	Napa, California, US

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About RockRose Risk

Founded by Andrew Engler, a 20-year veteran of catastrophe risk and insurance, RockRose Risk is a technology enabled insurance brokerage that helps property owners reduce wildfire exposure while potentially lowering insurance costs.

The company combines wildfire risk assessment, mitigation partnerships, and proprietary automation technology. Its model rewards property owners for taking steps to make their properties safer.

RockRose Risk serves both commercial property owners and homeowners across wildfire-prone regions.

Core offerings include:

Wildfire risk assessment
Property mitigation services
Insurance brokerage
Proprietary risk automation technology
Insurance premium reduction programs

Core Technologies / Products / Services

Capability/Product	Application/Use Case
Autonomous Property Analysis	Identifies wildfire risks across properties
Wildfire Mitigation	Helps property owners reduce exposure to wildfire damage
Insurance Brokerage	Connects safer properties with insurance solutions
Automation Technology	Streamlines property risk assessment and insurance processes

Leadership Comments

“Wildfire has fundamentally fractured insurance markets, creating a widespread availability and pricing crisis,” said Eliza Cushman, Partner at Congruent Ventures. “RockRose has built the AI-native brokerage that ties insurance outcomes directly to property mitigation, so that properties can get more resilient and more insurable.

“We chose to invest in RockRose Risk because of the opportunity to help accelerate an exciting new model for insurance that we believe could become the future of the industry,” David Silverman, Partner at Crosslink Capital.