The home insurance platform will use the proceeds from the series B round, which was co-led by Comcast Ventures, to expand its coverage geographically.

Comcast Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of mass media group Comcast, co-led a $25m series B round yesterday for Hippo, the US-based creator of an online home insurance portal.

Fifth Wall Ventures, a real estate technology-focused VC firm with several corporates as limited partners, co-led the round, which included undisclosed “top fintech investors”.

Founded in 2015, Hippo has developed an online platform that helps users get a quote and buy insurance for their possessions in as little as…