Casava is the fastest growing insurtech startup in Africa. We are making insurance affordable for income earners and protecting against key life uncertainties. Products: Income Protection: Get paid for 6 months if you lose your job. Health Insurance: Get access to affordable healthcare coverage with access to over 1,000 hospitals. Pay as low as N500 monthly! Open a free account at casava.co.
Location: Nigeria, Lagos State, Falomo
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $4M
Founded date: 2019
Investors 1
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| - | First Impa... | firstimpac... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 02.02.2022 | Pre-Seed | $4M | - |
Mentions in press and media 7
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| 04.02.2025 | Nigeria Launches Ambitious Education Data Initiative(NEDI), Appoints Bode Pedro as Digital Advisor | Abuja, Nigeria Nigeria has taken a significant stride towards transforming its education sector with the inauguration of the Nigerian Education Data Initiative (NEDI) committee. Dr. Tunji Alausa, The Honourable Minister of Education, unveil... |
| 19.03.2024 | Minister of State for Health Taps Bode Pedro, Idris Alubankudi, Others Into 20-Man Digitalization Committee. Seeks To Drive Health Innovation Further in the Country. | L-R: Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate (CON) presenting the certificate of inauguration to Founder/CEO of Casava Insurance, Bode Pedro at the National Health Digitalization Committee (NHDC) Inuaguration i... |
| 25.11.2022 | CASAVA WINS INSURTECH OF THE YEAR AT THE 2022 BUSINESS DAY AWARDS TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report Success! | Casava, Nigeria’s first 100% digital insurance company, was recently recognized at the Business Day BAFI Awards as the InsurTech of the Year. The Business Day Banks and Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards celebrates the great accomplishmen... |
| 21.04.2022 | Blockchain-powered insurance: Meet the decentralised insurance protocol, Etherisc, insuring Kenyan farms against bad climate | Share this article: The concept of decentralised insurance became a theoretical possibility with the emergence of decentralised finance (DeFi). Etherisc is bringing this concept to life, helping African farmers insure their crops against ba... |
| 16.03.2022 | A fantastic February for African tech: Here’s what matters | After a dazzling January debut that saw Africa-focused tech startups raise over $430 million from roughly 60 announced deals, fundraising in February was similarly feverish. The shortest month of the year witnessed approximately 60 announce... |
| 03.02.2022 | An untapped investment style and insurance penetration in Nigeria | Share this article: Hi there, Today, I’m discussing: An unconventional investing style Affordable insurance in Nigeria Afya Rekod’s $2m raise An untapped investment style It’s only logical that most investors and venture capital firms inves... |
| 02.02.2022 | Casava gets $4M pre-seed to make insurance affordable and accessible to Nigerians | African countries are yet to catch up with social security and safety programs commonly used in the West, where the government provides health insurance and unemployment benefits to citizens. The general perception of insurance on the conti... |