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Number 48 on the 2024 list
Thomas Njeru is a co-founder and CEO from Kenya, named to the AFN 100 in 2024 for raising a US$20 million Series B for Pula, his farm insurance company.
In April 2024 Pula, the agricultural insurance company Thomas Njeru co-founded and leads as CEO, raised a US$20 million Series B led by BlueOrchard, with the IFC, the Gates Foundation and Hesabu Capital taking part. Pula says it has supported 15.4 million farmers across Africa, Asia and Latin America, with partner insurers paying close to US$40 million to 900,000 of them. Njeru's goal is insurance for 100 million smallholder farmers.