The Zebra's awards
Whether it's for our work culture, business model, or our industry-shaping employees, The Zebra continues to earn praise from outlets all over the country for our unique approach to pairing people with insurance policies.
Below you'll find a list of the awards and recognition The Zebra has received in recent years.
2021
- Austin American Statesman's Top Workplaces
- Austin Awards — Corporate Office category
- Austin Business Journal "Best Places to Work" — #2, Large Companies category
- Benzinga "Best Tech Startups in Austin" — Best Online Insurance Comparison Startup
- BuiltInAustin's Best Places to Work — #17 Midsize Category; #53 Overall
- Built In "Moxie Award" — Winners (Arielle Israel, Ofelia Rodríguez)
- FinTech Breakthrough Awards — Best InsurTech Startup
- Forbes "America’s Best Startup Employers" — #91
- Fortune "Best Small and Medium Workplaces" — #74
- Fortune "Best Workplaces for Millennials" — #86, Small and Medium category
- Fortune "Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance" — #19, Small and Medium category
- Great Place to Work "Best Workplaces in Texas" — #8, Small and Medium category
- Inc. 5000 — #927
- Insurance Business America "Top Insurance Workplaces" — Medium category
- Inc. "Best Workplaces"
- Inc. "Best Led Companies" - #170
- Insurance Business America "Hot 100" (Marty Sansone)
- WealthFront's "Career-Launching Companies"
- WebAwards "Best Insurance Websites" — Winner
WebAwards "Best Insurance Websites"
The Zebra was the winner of the 2021 WebAward for "Best Insurance Website." Widely regarded as one of the top awards in the industry, judges from around the world study websites in 97 different industries and make their determinations based on seven different criteria.
The Zebra won "Outstanding Website" in the insurance category in 2020.
2020
- Austin American Statesman's Top Workplaces — #3, Medium Businesses category
- Austin Business Journal "Best Places to Work" — #10, Medium Companies category
- Austin Business Journal "Profiles in Power" — Nominees (Martina Hahn, Jessica Scelzi)
- Austin Inno "50 on Fire" — category winner
- Austin Inno "Tech Madness" — Final Four
- CB Insights "Fintech 250"
- Great Place to Work Certification
- Inc. 5000 — #1,297
- Inc. "Best in Business Award" — Bronze, Insurance category
- Inc. "Best Workplaces"
- Insurance Business America "Hot 100" (Martina Hahn, Jessica Scelzi)
- Insurance Business America "Top Insurance Workplaces" — Medium category
- Top Workplaces Certification
- WealthFront's "Career-Lanching Companies"
- WebAwards "Best Insurance Websites" — Outstanding Website
Insurance Business America "Hot 100"
Three Zebras have been recognized in Insurance Business America's annual Hot 100 lists: Martina Hahn (2020), Jessica Scelzi (2019 and 2020), and Marty Sansone (2021).
This list highlights individuals in the insurance sector whose contributions and innovations have pushed the industry forward.
2019
- Austin American Statesman's Top Workplaces — #34, Small Businesses category
- Austin Chamber of Commerce “Greater Austin Business Awards” — Finalist, Innovation category
- Inc. "Best Workplaces"
- Insurance Business America "Hot 100" (Jessica Scelzi)
2018
- Austin American Statesman's Top Workplaces — #10, Small Businesses category
- Austin Business Journal “Best Places to Work”
- EY "Entrepreneur Of The Year" — Finalist (Adam Lyons)
- Inc. "Best Workplaces"
2017
- Austin American Statesman's Top Workplaces — #30, Small Businesses category
- Austin Business Journal "Best CEO" — Finalist (Adam Lyons)
- Austin Business Journal “Best Places to Work” — #13, Medium Companies category
- Austin Chamber of Commerce “Greater Austin Business Awards” — Winner, Innovation category; Finalist, Customer Service, Health & Wellness, Innovation, First Time Entrepreneur, Company Culture categories
- Austin Inno "50 on Fire" — category winner
- Forbes 30 Under 30 List (co-founders Adam Lyons and Joshua Dziabiak) — Consumer Tech category
2016
- Austin American Statesman's Top Workplaces of Greater Austin — #19, Small Businesses category
- Austin Business Journal "Best CEO" — Finalist (Adam Lyons)
- Austin Business Journal "Best Places to Work” — #9, Medium Companies category
- Austin Chamber of Commerce "A-List of the Hottest Startups" — Winner
- Austin Chamber of Commerce "Greater Austin Business Awards" — Finalist
- Austin Inno "50 on Fire" — category winner
- Austin Inno "Coolest Companies" — Winner
- EY "Entrepreneur Of The Year" — Finalist (Adam Lyons)
- Red Herring "Top 100 North America" — Short-list
2015
- Austin Business Journal “Best Places to Work” — #3, Small Companies category
- Inc. Magazine "30 Under 30" (Adam Lyons)
2014
- Empact Showcase "Empact100" (Joshua Dziabiak, Adam Lyons)