Turaco is a micro-insurtech company changing healthcare financing in emerging markets. We provide simple, affordable health and life insurance to low-income earners, distributing our products through partnerships with leading businesses in Kenya and Uganda. Our mission is to act as a safety net, freeing people from the fear of health-related financial shocks.
Location: United States, Georgia, Atlanta
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $10M
Founded date: 2019
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 17.08.2022 | Global Par... | globalpart... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 15.09.2022 | Series A | $10M | - |
Mentions in press and media 9
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 05.03.2024 | Can embedded insurance in African lending help close the fin... | Image Source: The Future of Commerce Africa has long grappled with the challenge of financial exclus... | techcabal.... |
| 19.09.2023 | Turaco Acquires MicroEnsure Ghana | Turaco, an African tech-enabled affordable insurance company, acquired MicroEnsure Ghana, a microins... | finsmes.co... |
| 18.10.2022 | 50 African tech founders launch Pando DAO to drive developme... | In recent times, the African tech ecosystem has been on a steady upward trajectory. This year, ventu... | techcabal.... |
| 16.09.2022 | Turaco Secures $10M Series A Round Fundraise | Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new ... | appsafrica... |
| 15.09.2022 | Kenya’s insurtech Turaco maintains 1 billion user target as ... | Insurance penetration in Africa is currently below 3% largely attributable to the slow adoption of i... | techcrunch... |
| 01.03.2022 | INSURTECH DISRUPTOR, TURACO, LAUNCHES NIGERIA EXPANSION THRO... | Turaco, a leading East African insurtech startup, is excited to officially announce its expansion in... | techcabal.... |
| 18.08.2021 | InsurTech Turaco and M-Kopa increase insurance penetration i... | Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new ... | appsafrica... |
| 12.11.2020 | Kenyan micro-insurtech startup secures $2-million | Turaco, a Kenya-based micro-insurtech startup has secured $2-million in series seed equity investmen... | venturebur... |
| 12.11.2020 | Kenyan micro-insurtech startup secures $2-million | Turaco, a Kenya-based micro-insurtech startup has secured $2-million in series seed equity investmen... | venturebur... |