WorldCover
DefunctYC W16New York City, US · 20 employees · 2 known investors
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WorldCover operates a peer-to-peer investment platform connecting investors with insurance products for smallholder farmers in developing countries, focusing primarily on crop insurance and natural disaster coverage. The platform aims to provide income protection and financial stability for agricultural workers in low-income regions while offering investors access to uncorrelated investment returns.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W16)
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Christopher Sheehanin𝕏Co-founder / CEO2015–2021Christopher Sheehan is a software engineer and entrepreneur who studied computer science and finance at MIT. He founded WorldCover, a parametric crop insurance platform that expanded to over one million farmers in East and West Africa, and previously built Spritz Finance (fintech infrastructure for crypto payments) and Schoolwise (AI for school communications).
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- What does WorldCover do?
- WorldCover operates a peer-to-peer investment platform connecting investors with insurance products for smallholder farmers in developing countries, focusing primarily on crop insurance and natural disaster coverage. The platform aims to provide income protection and financial stability for agricultural workers in low-income regions while offering investors access to uncorrelated investment returns.
- Who founded WorldCover?
- WorldCover was founded by Christopher Sheehan.
- Who are WorldCover's investors?
- WorldCover's investors include Y Combinator, MS&AD Ventures.
- Where is WorldCover headquartered?
- WorldCover is headquartered in New York City, US.