OKO
Crop Insurance Platform
Startup Seed Fintech & Insurtech Est. 2018
Total Raised
$2.29M
Seed
Last Round
Undisclosed
13 rounds
Investors
13
12 public
Team
3
11-50 employees
Confidence
100/100
News
11
articles
About
OKO uses satellite and mobile technology to bring affordable and simple crop insurance to smallholder farmers. OKO creates index partnerships with weather data suppliers and uses them to create parametric insurance products underwritten by a locally licensed insurance company. Farmers can also benefit from OKOs weather alerts, farming tips, and access to affordable microcredit. OKO bundles services including a weather-based index insurance product, tools for distribution and customer education, and an automated policy management platform. OKO won the Orange Social Venture Prize in 2019 and the ITU SME Competition in 2020 and has been listed as one of the Inclusive Fintech 50 by MetLife Foundation and Visa.
Classification
Sector
Climate TechCarbon TechCarbon Analytics, Earth Data & FintechFood & Land UseSustainable FarmingFintech & InsurtechLending & FinancingInsurtech
Core Technology
Platforms & InterfacesMobile
Target Customer
Agriculture & FoodConsumers
Business Model
B2GB2BB2C
Tags
climate-techsmallholder-farmssupply-chainweather-forecastagricultureagtechpersonal-financefarm-to-consumerfintechinsurtechmicrofinanceplant-protectionfinancial-institutionsgovernment
Funding & Events
Oct 2025
Undisclosed Round Undisclosed
Catalyst (Lead)
Nov 2023
Seed $316K
Morgan Stanley
Mar 2019
Non-equity $108.04K
Israel Innovation Authority
Jun 2019
Convertible Debt $56.2K
RaSa Future Fund
Jun 2019
Non-equity $55K
Luxembourg Ministry of Economy and Finance
Jun 2018
Convertible Debt $25K
Techstars Accelerator
Jun 2018
Convertible Debt Undisclosed
Techstars Accelerator (Lead), Techstars Accelerator
Jun 2018
Pre-Seed $20K
Barclays
Jul 2019
Convertible Debt $25K
ImpactAssets Inc.
Jul 2019
Non-equity $122.8K
SCBF (Swiss Capacity Building Facility)
Jan 2019
Non-equity $57K
Apr 2021
Seed $1M
Mercy Corps Venure, Newfund Capital, ResiliAnce
Seed $500K
Katapult, Guillaume Leenhardt, Henry Allard, Lionel Dorie
News (11)
Oct 1, 2025 · disruptafrica.com
growth-positive
Malian insurtech startup OKO secures 6-digit round to scale climate resilience in Africa - Disrupt Africa
InvestmentPartners
Jun 29, 2022 · disrupt-africa.com
growth-positive
Mali-based insurtech OKO raises $500k seed extension round for Ivory Coast expansion - Disrupt Africa
CustomersPartnersInvestment
Dec 21, 2021 · agfundernews.com
growth-positive
OKO Finance is cushioning Mali's farmers from climate change
CustomersInvestment
Apr 22, 2021 · insurtechisrael.news
growth-positive
Insurtech start-up OKO raises seed round of $1.2 million to bring innovative insurance to smallholder farmers across Africa - Insurtech Israel News
InvestmentExpand
Nov 24, 2020 · martechseries.com
growth-positive
OKO Powers Mobile Engagement for Emerging Markets with 8x8
Customers
Jan 2, 2020 · disrupt-africa.com
growth-positive
12 African startups to watch in 2020 - Disrupt Africa
InvestmentAcquisition
Dec 13, 2019 · disrupt-africa.com
growth-positive
How Mali's OKO Finance helps rural farmers access crop insurance - Disrupt Africa
InvestmentPartnersCustomers
Nov 11, 2019 · disrupt-africa.com
growth-positive
Insurtech startup Oko Finance wins Seedstars event in Mali - Disrupt Africa
InvestmentExpand
Aug 22, 2019 · spore.cta.int
Making index-based insurance profitable
Aug 5, 2019 · coverager.com
growth-positive
Allianz Partners with Microinsurance Startup OKO
Partners
Oct 31, 2018 · www.israel21c.org
growth-positive
Israeli startup brings crop insurance via SMS to Mali
PartnersInvestment
Details
Product Stage
Released
Employees
11-50
Exact Count
39
District
Center District
Founded
2018
Registrar
515832962
Crunchbase
oko-ltd
Locations
Nordau Boulevard 91, Tel Aviv, Israel
Luxembourg
Links
Website
LinkedIn
Twitter
Facebook
Admin
Last Update
Oct 26, 2025
Verified by
Yanina Wainscheinker
Claimed
Yes
Missing
markets
Team (3)
Simon Schwall
Founder & CEO
Founder
Shehzad Lokhandwalla
Co-founder & CTO
Founder
Raphael Haziza
Co-founder & Lead Actuary
Founder
Internal
Created by
Gil Fosh (gilfosh@gmail.com)
Created
2017-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
Last editor
Jenny Sotnik-Talisman (jenny.sotnik@sncentral.org)