Wingsure, a crop-insurance startup using AI, is working with banks to help farmers get loans just to pay their insurance premiums, a big deal since less than 30% of Indian farmers are insured right now.
Founder and CEO Avi Basu points out that paying premiums is a huge hurdle, and Wingsure has already helped cover more than 500,000 farmers.
The goal? Make crop insurance way more accessible across India's vast farming community.
Wingsure piloted under Fasal Bima Yojana
Wingsure kicked things off with the government's Fasal Bima Yojana and worked on one of its first projects in India with the Coffee Board of India and the Coorg (Kodagu) Association, with WhatsApp as the presentation layer.
They're also eyeing new sectors like palm oil for broader coverage.
With AI-powered crop checks and quick payout systems, Wingsure wants to make sure farmers can bounce back fast after losses, building trust through technology that actually works for them.