Tomorrow Ideas, Inc. announced today that it has been named a participant for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield at Disrupt in San Francisco, September 18-20. The company is being recognized for its groundbreaking Tomorrow app, which guides people through important family financial decisions such as legally selecting a guardian and trustee through the free creation and updating of a will and trust – in minutes, not months. Users can also purchase the optimal amount of affordable term life insurance right within the app, and allocate any future insurance payouts to fund their own trust.
TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield features top, early-stage startups pitching investors, entrepreneurs, and TechCrunch editors, in front of a vast live audience. The winner receives the ‘Disrupt Cup’, a $50,000 prize, and global recognition. Selection is highly competitive; the acceptance rate ranges from 3 to 6% per event, and contestants are chosen based on the company’s team, product and market potential. 648 startups have participated since the first competition in 2007. To date, they have raised $6.9 billion, while 95 have been acquired or gone public.
“We’re honored to be included in TechCrunch’s fantastic startup competition,” said Dave Hanley, CEO and Co-founder of Tomorrow. “Tomorrow meets a profound need for busy millennials and modern families – a majority of whom do not have the long-term legal and financial protection they deserve. The Tomorrow app makes getting a will, trust, and life insurance easy for anyone, not just the wealthy. Participating in this incredibly powerful platform will certainly help us reach a larger audience of people who could benefit from Tomorrow.”
The Tomorrow app overcomes the complexity, costs, and isolation that most people experience while trying to complete essential legal and financial tasks. The uniquely social experience makes it easy for users to invite family and friends to serve important future roles, encouraging transparent dialog about hopes and expectations. Tomorrow guides users through these decisions, and makes them easy to change any time, with a click of their phones.
Founders Story & Funding
After the difficult and unexpected loss of both parents, Dave Hanley was thrust into an antiquated world of financial and legal processes and paperwork, costly lawyers’ fees, and intense personal anguish. An accomplished CEO and digital entrepreneur, he knew there had to be a better way. He was a leading executive at Shelfari, which was acquired by Amazon, and co-founder of Banyan Branch, which was acquired by Deloitte. As such, Dave had access to resources to protect his family that many Americans lack – an inequity that troubled him deeply. Thus, an idea that was borne of hope and love for his family grew into a quest to help others, through a company called Tomorrow.
To date, Tomorrow has raised $2.6 million in seed funding. Investors include: Maveron, CFSI, Echelon Capital, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Allianz Life, Plug And Play, Flying Fish Partners, Curious Capital, and angel investors.
Additional information about Tomorrow is available at: https://tomorrow.me/.
About Tomorrow
Tomorrow Ideas, Inc. was founded in Seattle, WA in 2016 to help families make long-term financial and legal decisions together for the first time, in an easy-to-use app designed to protect their future. Additional information is available at https://tomorrow.me/. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @TomorrowIdeas, and share your experiences using #mytomorrow.
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