PULA, a company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Switzerland, is revolutionizing agricultural insurance with a mission to ensure farmers' resilience and profitability.
With a focus on using technology and parametric insurance, PULA targets the largely untapped market of 1.5 billion smallholders worldwide, aiming to provide insurance solutions to those previously unbanked and uninsured. Operating across Africa and Asia, the company has impacted over 4.9 million farmers since its inception, providing crop and livestock insurance cover to 1.1 million farmers in 2019 alone, across 11 markets.
The company's innovative approach and contributions to sustainable finance have earned it international recognition, with accolades from entities such as the Financial Times/IFC and the Singapore Fintech Festival. Recently, PULA secured a substantial $20.00M Series B investment in April 2024 from BlueOrchard Finance, indicating strong investor confidence in its growth trajectory.