Turaco designs simplified and useful insurance products for our customers at extremely affordable monthly premiums.
Location: Uganda, Arua, Kenya
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $1.2M
Founded date: 2018
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | The Cataly... | thecatalys... |
| - | Praxis (ac... | praxislabs... |
| - | Catalyst F... | bfaglobal.... |
| - | Musha Vent... | mushaventu... |
| - | GAN Ventur... | gan.co |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 17.12.2019 | Seed | $1.2M | - |
Mentions in press and media 12
| Date | Title | Description |
| 07.05.2020 | Venture for Africa launches fellowship to link global talent with startups on continent | Newly launched global fellowship programme Venture for Africa has announced it has opened applications for its inaugural cohort, the Venture for Africa C19 Remote Fellowship. Applications are now open and can be accessed through the organis... |
| 07.05.2020 | Venture for Africa launches fellowship to link global talent with startups on continent | Newly launched global fellowship programme Venture for Africa has announced it has opened applications for its inaugural cohort, the Venture for Africa C19 Remote Fellowship. Applications are now open and can be accessed through the organi... |
| 30.12.2019 | 10 ways Africa’s fintech sector boomed in 2019 | Fintech remains one of the hottest tech verticals in Africa. This year saw African fintech startups based on the continent raise over $53-million in 25 deals (in disclosed deals). Fintech deals accounted for about 18% of the almost $290-mil... |
| 30.12.2019 | 10 ways Africa’s fintech sector boomed in 2019 | Fintech remains one of the hottest tech verticals in Africa. This year saw African fintech startups based on the continent raise over $53-million in 25 deals (in disclosed deals). Fintech deals accounted for about 18% of the almost $290-mi... |
| 24.12.2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year. While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed d... |
| 24.12.2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year. While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed de... |
| 17.12.2019 | Micro-insuretech startup Turaco closes $1.2M seed round | 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... |
| 12.12.2019 | Kenyan insurtech startup Turaco raises $1.2m seed investment [Updated] | Nairobi-based insurtech startup Turaco has raised a $1.2-million seed investment which it intends to use to further scale its operations across Africa. Turaco, which also has an office in Atlanta in the US, partners with local companies an... |
| 12.12.2019 | Kenyan insurtech startup Turaco raises $1.2m seed investment [Updated] | Nairobi-based insurtech startup Turaco has raised a $1.2-million seed investment which it intends to use to further scale its operations across Africa. Turaco, which also has an office in Atlanta in the US, partners with local companies and... |
| 27.06.2019 | Catalyst Fund selects three Africa-focused fintech startups for accelerator programme | Three Africa-focused fintech startups — namely Turaco, Chipper Cash and Salutat — have been selected to join the Catalyst Fund‘s accelerator programme. The Catalyst Fund is a fintech accelerator that helps startups create and deliver acces... |
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