Pula Investments

Pula develops and provides agricultural data science and insurtech solutions primarily for smallholder farmers, governments, and businesses across Africa and Asia. The company offers comprehensive insurance coverage designed to build resilience against climate events that could reduce yields, utilizing historical benchmark data to trigger timely payouts. Their approach blends index-based and indemnity-based insurance, leveraging geospatial insights and farmer registration to ensure traceability and support data-driven decision-making for agricultural risk management.

Rose Goslinga and Thomas Njeru co-founded Pula in 2015 with the insight that agricultural insurance could be made accessible and scalable for smallholder farmers through innovative data-powered products. Goslinga previously spearheaded Kilimo Salama, a weather index insurance initiative in East Africa, while Njeru brought actuarial science and insurance expertise to the venture. Their initial offering, Africa’s first Area Yield Index Insurance, aimed to empower farmers to invest confidently and build long-term resilience.

Pula's products serve millions of smallholder farmers by transforming agricultural unpredictability into data-driven solutions, allowing them to thrive despite a changing climate. The company partners with global reinsurers, insurers, and governments to deliver scalable and reliable agricultural insurance. Pula’s long-term vision is to empower 100 million smallholder farmers worldwide through innovative insurance and data solutions, continually building the world's largest database on smallholder farmer productivity to drive the next wave of agrarian development.