Newly rebranded Thimble raises $22M to bring flexible insurance to the gig economy

Thimble, which offers flexible, short-term insurance to small businesses and freelancers, is announcing that it has raised $22 million in a Series A funding round led by IAC. While it's easy to talk about Thimble customers as being part of the "gig economy," Bregman noted that these aren't just people driving for Uber or delivering for Postmates — only 4% of the company's customers identify as gig economy workers. "There is this larger thing called the gig economy: People working in flexible ways, on their own terms," he said.