We're making climate insurance accessible to everyone

Our Story

Suyana began with a simple question: Why do 80% of climate disaster losses remain uninsured?

Fresh out of college, our CEO Rodrigo García explored innovative insurance solutions for farmers in his hometown in Bolivia as part of an undergraduate research project. He witnessed firsthand how traditional insurance failed the people who needed it most. Despite their desperate need for protection against droughts and floods, coverage was either unaffordable or unavailable. This early work revealed a fundamental truth: the existing system wasn't just inadequate—it was broken.

For over a decade, that question stayed with him. Through his work at the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank, and his studies at Harvard, Rodrigo continued searching for a solution. The founding team met in graduate school at Harvard University, where they realized that converging technologies—satellite imagery, climate modeling, and AI—could finally solve this problem. In 2024, Suyana was born.

Our name means "hope" in Quechua, reflecting our commitment to communities facing climate change. Today, we've assembled a world-class team of climate scientists, data scientists, and insurance experts to deliver on that promise. We've built proprietary technology that achieves 400x better geographic precision than existing solutions, and we've pioneered an embedded distribution model that makes protection accessible through bank loans and existing financial channels.

We are the first Latin American company selected for the Lloyd's Lab accelerator program. We're backed by Halcyon Ventures, Side Door Ventures, and prominent impact investors, with support from IDB and UNICEF. We've secured pilots in Bolivia and Colombia that will protect thousands of businesses and farmers starting in 2026. And we're just getting started.

The Suyana Team