OKO - About the company
OKO is a seed company based in Tel Aviv (Israel), founded in 2017 by Simon Schwall and Shehzad Lokhandwalla. It operates as a Crop insurance platform for farmers. OKO has raised $2.01M in funding from investors like Morgan Stanley, Techstars and Global Initiative. The company has 44 active competitors, including 12 funded and 4 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Pula, Growers Edge and Kshema General Insurance.
Company Details
Crop insurance platform for farmers. It uses satellite imagery and weather forecasting to simplify and automate claim management, and thus creating low-cost crop insurance for smallholder farms. It offers farmers weather alerts, farming tips and access to microcredit. It develops distribution channel interfaces and platforms for the different stakeholders. It offers solutions for mobile network operators, microfinance institutions, farmers, governments and NGOs.
- Website
- oko.finance
- Email ID
- *****@oko.finance
- Phone Number
- +972 **********
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2017
Location
Tel Aviv, Israel
Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$2.01M in 7 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
5th among 44 active competitors
Employee Count
45 as on Sep 30, 2026
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OKO's funding and investors
OKO has raised a total funding of $2.01M over 7 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 27, 2018. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Oct 01, 2025 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. OKO has 17 institutional investors and 3 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of OKO:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 01, 2025 | 8155776 | Seed | 5556754 | 9771819 | 1916572 | 1858899 |
Nov 22, 2023 | 1407081 | Seed | 8002691 | 5373292 | 6894611 | 6372213 |
Jun 29, 2022 | 2713731 | Seed | 6593096 | 5359519 | 6997276 |
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OKO's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of OKO's key team members:
- Simon Schwall: Co-Founder & CEO of OKO.
- Shehzad Lokhandwalla: Co-Founder & CTO of OKO.
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OKO's employee count trend
OKO has 45 employees as of Sep 26. Here is OKO's employee count trend over the years:
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OKO's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of OKO include Pula, Growers Edge and Kshema General Insurance. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of OKO, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Pula 2015, Mollis (Switzerland), Series B | Insurtech and data science solutions empowering smallholder farmers in Africa and Asia | $27M | 68/100 | |
2nd | Growers Edge 2017, Johnston (United States), Series C | Provider of financial lending products for agricultural and farming operations | $109M | 65/100 | |
3rd | Kshema General Insurance 2018, Hyderabad (India), Series B | Provider of digital insurance solutions, offering crop, home, and small business protection | $20M | 48/100 | |
4th | AlphaRoot 2015, New York City (United States), Funding Raised | Online platform offering cannabis insurance | - | - | 46/100 |
5th | Crop insurance platform for farmers | $2.01M | 49/100 | ||
6th | Online platform offering insurance comparison solutions | $10.1M | 43/100 | ||
7th | Agricultural insurance provider offering customized risk assessment and coverage for farmers | $7.15M | 43/100 | ||
8th | ECM Insurance Group 1913, Altoona (United States), Acquired | Provider of software services for intermediary insurance services | - | - | 41/100 |
9th | Provider of AI-based crop insurance platform for farmers | $1.55M | 41/100 | ||
10th | CarbonPool 2022, Zurich (Switzerland), Seed | Carbon credit insurance platform | $12M | 39/100 |
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OKO's Investments and acquisitions
OKO has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to OKO
Here is the latest report on OKO's sector:
News related to OKO
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Insurtech OKO Secures £250K To Expand Crop Insurance ReachSilicon Luxembourg•Nov 22, 2023•OKO, Morgan Stanley, Newfund, Mercy Corps and 1 other
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OKO and Cain Nab $62M for Edgewater Project Near Missoni BaiaCommercial Observer•Jul 13, 2022•OKO, Cain International, Lionheart Strategic Management, Security Benefit and 2 others
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OKO, a Mali-based insurtech, has raised $500k in a seed extension roundTechgist Africa•Jul 04, 2022•OKO, Allianz, Touton, Orange Partners
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Mali insurtech startup raises $1.2 million from Newfund and ResiliAnceTech In Africa•Apr 23, 2021•OKO, Newfund, Resilience Capital Partners, Mercy Corps and 3 others
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Index Insurer startup OKO teams with 8×8 for mobile engagement in emerging marketsTech In Africa•Nov 27, 2020•OKO, 8x8
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InsureTech company Oko Finance is using mobile technologies to bring crop insurance to emerging marketsTechMoran•Oct 19, 2018•OKO
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