Google Ventures-Backed Insurance Platform Ethos Files for IPO

Insurance technology platform Ethos Technologies Inc. filed for a US initial public offering, joining a growing list of companies that could go public in October.

The San Francisco-based company had net income of $30.7 million on revenue of $183.7 million in the six months ended June 30, compared with net income of $18.7 million on revenue of $118.6 million in the corresponding period a year earlier, according to a filing Friday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Ethos and some of its shareholders will sell stock in the IPO, according to the filing. The company is set to use ...