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Jacomo Deschatelets

Co-founder, Emma

Insurtech

Jacomo Deschatelets co-founded Emma, the Montréal company that sells its own life insurance online, in 2017 with his brother Félix Deschatelets and Guillaume Plante. BetaKit identified him as Emma's CMO in April 2022, and Emma's website, checked September 2026, lists him as CMO & Co-founder and describes him as a licensed life insurance expert.

Jacomo hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Jacomo co-founded Emma, which appears in 1 talk in the archive.

Around the web ×2

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Emma, assurance vie pour les jeunes femmesL'Assurance en mouvement
2022
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Emma closes $6 million Series A to take online insurance products across CanadaBetaKit
2022

Quick answers

What company did Jacomo Deschatelets co-found?

Emma, a Montréal insurtech that sells its own life insurance online. BetaKit reported on 2022-04-13 that Emma was founded in 2017 by Félix Deschatelets, his brother Jacomo and CTO Guillaume Plante.

What is Jacomo Deschatelets's role at Emma?

BetaKit reported on 2022-04-13 that he was the company's CMO. Emma's author page for him, checked September 2026, lists him as CMO & Co-founder.

What is Jacomo Deschatelets's background?

Emma's author page, checked September 2026, lists the credentials B.A.A. and Pl. Fin. and describes him as a financial planning specialist and licensed life insurance expert.

How is he related to Emma's CEO?

He is the brother of CEO Félix Deschatelets. L'Assurance en mouvement reported on 2022-04-26 that Emma was created in 2017 by the brothers Félix and Jacomo Deschâtelets.

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