2Bn farmers in the world are dependent on rain for their production. OKO creates solution to bring them security and give them access to financing solutions
Location: Luxembourg
Employees: 1-10
Phone: +223 77 99 80 80
Total raised: $1.71M
Founded date: 2017
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Techstars | techstars.... |
| - | 100 Accele... | 100acceler... |
| 01.05.2021 | Newfund Ma... | newfundcap... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 01.07.2022 | Seed | $500K | - |
| 23.04.2021 | - | $1.21M | - |
Mentions in press and media 21
| Date | Title | Description |
| 12.08.2025 | Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator opens applications for fifth cohort, welcomes 22 startups to fourth | Visa, a global leader in digital payments, announced that applications are open for the fifth cohort (Cohort 5) of its Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator, a 12-week intensive program designed to help startups fast-track their growth and impact... |
| 11.08.2025 | Fourth Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator selected 22 startups | The fourth iteration of the Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator has chosen twenty-two African tech startups. The 12-week intensive Africa Fintech Accelerator program was introduced in 2023 as part of Visa’s commitment to invest US$1 billion in ... |
| 10.03.2022 | East Africa can tackle food insecurity via digitalization, but infrastructure needs funding too: report | Nations in East Africa must prioritize technological innovations and digitalization of food systems in order to tackle perennial food insecurity, according to a new report by London-based market insights provider Briter Bridges. The report ... |
| 21.12.2021 | OKO Finance is delivering crop insurance to cushion Mali’s farmers from climate change | Simon Schwall has been monitoring Mali’s weather patterns, and he’s worried about the future. Not many entrepreneurs take a bet on the poor, landlocked country in West Africa, but Schwall, co-founder and the CEO of OKO Finance felt compelle... |
| 26.04.2021 | Insurtech start-up OKO raises $1.2 million to bring innovative insurance to smallholder farmers across Africa | Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new... |
| 23.04.2021 | Luxembourg-based OKO raises around €1 million to bring innovative insurance to smallholder farmers across Africa | OKO, an insurtech startup that provides inclusive agricultural insurance to secure farmers’ income across Africa, has closed a seed investment of around €1 million. The round was led by Newfund and ResiliAnce. Mercy Corps Venture, Techstars... |
| 22.04.2021 | Malian Insurtech startup OKO raises $1.2 million | Malian Insurtech startup, OKO has closed a Seed investment of $1.2 million. The funding round was led by Newfund and ResiliAnce, with Mercy Corps Venture, Techstars, ImpactAssets and RaSa also participating. OKO uses satellite information t... |
| 22.04.2021 | Ugandan insurtech startup secures $1.2-million | Bamako-based insurtech startup OKO has raised $1.2-million in a seed investment round led by Newfund and ResiliAnce with participation from Mercy Corps Venture, Techstars, ImpactAssets, and RaSa. OKO secures $1.2-million in seed funding A... |
| 22.04.2021 | Ugandan insurtech startup secures $1.2-million | Bamako-based insurtech startup OKO has raised $1.2-million in a seed investment round led by Newfund and ResiliAnce with participation from Mercy Corps Venture, Techstars, ImpactAssets, and RaSa. OKO secures $1.2-million in seed funding Acc... |
| 23.12.2019 | African tech startups netted over $6m in collective prize money in 2019 [List] | African tech startups this year tapped millions of dollars by taking part in and winning startup competitions — at least over $6-million collectively, by Ventureburn’s calculations. The biggest cash prize went to South African insurtech st... |
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