InspiraFarms - Growth Gateway

InspiraFarms Tackles the 30–50% of food lost from mishandling and improper storage by deploying efficient cold storage and processing units across 15 African countries
Provides cold rooms, packhouses, freezing units, and slaughterhouses with smart sensors for remote monitoring, plus full post-sales services
Plans to expand its footprint across Africa, while pursuing strategic acquisitions to strengthen market presence

High upfront infrastructure costs for cold-chain solutions, leading to limited adoption among smallholder farmers and traders
Weak rural infrastructure and inconsistent power supply constraining reliable deployment and day-to-day operations

The big support was the market research in the cold chain value chain; I made good connections

CEO, InspiraFarms

Provided market research and investor connections to unlock investment

Delivered tailored market research on Kenya’s cold chain sector, helping shape InspiraFarms’ strategy and investor messaging
Organised investor connections through a Growth Gateway roundtable on cold chain logistics in Africa, enabling engagement with UK-based investors
Facilitated £4.3M in equity investment from InfraCo Africa in 2023 to scale cold chain operations across East and West Africa

Strengthened investor confidence through tailored market research and targeted investor roundtable facilitation
Advanced Cooling-as-a-Service model in Kenya, Ghana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, increasing access to affordable cold storage

Investment secured

I’m proud that a lot of the jobs we create are geared towards women. We [InspiraFarms] all want to have positive impact.

CEO, InspiraFarms

InspiraFarms received support through multiple Growth Gateway interventions, starting with Kenya Horticulture, followed by support from the central team, and later through the Kenya Green Tech programme ↩︎

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