Cold Hubs
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2013
- HeadquartersOwerri, Nigeria
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
Cold Hubs firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Cold Hubs
- Legal name
- ColdHubs Limited
- Website
- https://coldhubs.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2013
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Cold Hubs industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Cold Chain Logistics Services
- NAICS
- Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120)
- SIC
- Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Cold Chain Fulfillment & Pick-Pack (E-grocery/D2C) (TLALABAL)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Online Cold-Chain & Frozen Food Delivery (AFAIAMAL), Temperature-Controlled E-commerce & DTC Parcels (TLAAAJAJ), Dedicated/Contract Cold Storage (Single-Client) (AFAOAFAB), Frozen Food Cold Storage (TLALABAB)
Keywords
Where Cold Hubs is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Owerri
- HQ country
- Nigeria
- HQ region
- Africa
Offices9 records
Markets served
Cold Hubs business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Cold Storage Rental (Pay-per-use): On-demand cold storage services where smallholder farmers, retailers, and wholesalers pay to store fresh produce in solar-powered cold rooms, extending shelf life from 2 days to 21 days.
- IcePoints Services: Production and sale of ice blocks for preserving fresh produce during transit and storage. Ice points are strategically located in markets and operate 24/7.
- Refrigerated Transportation: Fleet of temperature-controlled vehicles (10-ton, 20-ton refrigerated trucks and 3.5-ton vans) providing first-mile pickup and last-mile delivery services for perishable goods across Nigeria.
- Plastic Crates Sales and Rental: Manufacture and distribution of returnable plastic crates for packaging and transporting fresh produce. Available for purchase or rental at any quantity.
- ColdConnect App Services: Digital platform providing integrated access to all ColdHubs services including storage booking, transportation requests, and crate orders with real-time tracking and inventory management.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Usage-based | Pay-as-you-go | Pay-per-use cold storage and ice block services |
| Usage-based | Pay-as-you-go | Refrigerated transportation (10-ton trucks, 20-ton trucks, 3.5-ton vans) |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Returnable plastic crates for purchase or rental |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels6 records
Cold Hubs product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ColdHubs operates Nigeria's largest solar-powered cold chain network, providing on-demand walk-in cold rooms (3-ton, 10-ton, and 100-ton capacities) and IcePoints ice-production facilities located in outdoor food markets and farm clusters. The company complements storage with refrigerated trucking services, returnable plastic crates, and a ColdConnect mobile application for booking, payments, and real-time tracking.
Product overview
ColdHubs is Nigeria's largest cold chain network, providing a modular, integrated suite of solar-powered cold storage and logistics solutions. The core offering consists of 100% solar-powered ColdHubs walk-in cold rooms (available in 3-ton, 10-ton, and 100-ton capacities) and IcePoints (1-ton per day ice block facilities), complemented by refrigerated transportation services (10, 20-ton trucks and 3.5-ton vans) and returnable plastic crates for packaging. The ColdConnect mobile application serves as the digital interface enabling customers to discover locations, book storage space, order ice blocks, and schedule refrigerated transport. Real-time monitoring systems provide operational oversight for both cold storage facilities and transportation fleets. The company operates across major Nigerian food markets and farm clusters, positioning itself as end-to-end cold chain infrastructure for smallholder farmers, retailers, and wholesalers.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- ColdConnect App: Mobile application enabling customers to view ColdHubs and IcePoints locations, book and pay for cold storage space or ice blocks, and request refrigerated transportation services.
- IcePoints
Products and services
- ColdHubs Cold Storage Facilities 100% solar-powered walk-in cold rooms available in 3-ton, 10-ton, and 100-ton capacities, deployed in outdoor food markets, fresh produce aggregation centers, and farm clusters across Nigeria. Used by farmers, retailers, and wholesalers on a pay-per-use basis to extend produce shelf life from 2 days to 21 days.
- IcePoints 1-ton per day solar-powered ice block production facilities located at markets and farm clusters, providing on-demand ice for preserving fresh produce, fish, and poultry during transit and storage.
- Refrigerated Transportation Services Temperature-controlled fleet of 10-ton and 20-ton refrigerated trucks and 3.5-ton vans providing first-mile pickup and last-mile delivery of perishable goods across Nigeria, equipped with remote monitoring for real-time tracking.
- Returnable Plastic Crates Durable, impact-resistant reusable plastic crates manufactured at ColdHubs' Owerri factory, sold or rented to farmers, traders, and retailers for hygienic transport of fresh produce.
- ColdConnect App Mobile application for Android and iOS that lets users view all ColdHubs and IcePoints locations across Nigeria, book and pay for cold storage space, order ice blocks, and request refrigerated transport services.
Quantifiable outcome
- Reduces spoilage by up to 80% during transportation
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Cold Hubs
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Cold Hubs technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Cold Hubs partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- PIND FoundationcorePartnership with PIND Foundation to implement Market Linkage Program improving market access for smallholder farmers and traders across the Niger Delta region.
- World Food Programme (WFP)corePartnership with United Nations WFP to set up off-grid cold storage system in a Refugees Market in Mtwara Region of Tanzania, with Aga Khan Foundation East Africa as local partner.
- GIZcoreColdHubs sharing experiences with GIZ Sustainable Economic Development and Employment Promotion (SEDEP) program to deploy solar-powered walk-in cold rooms in Afghanistan for vegetables and dairy value chains.
- Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)corePartnership through Post Harvest Loss Alliance for Nutrition (PLAN) to explore models for lending, leasing and owning returnable plastic crates along the fruits and vegetables supply chain.
- IFPRIminorInternational Food Policy Research Institute conducting research on food security and agriculture.
- MIT SolvecoreMIT initiative supporting technology-based social entrepreneurs.
- Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA)minorIndustry association for the cold chain industry.
- BASE (Energy Base)minorClean energy accelerator and advocacy organization.
- RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute)coreIndependent nonprofit transforming global energy systems through market-based solutions.
- CoolVegminorOrganization supporting cold chain development for vegetable supply chains.
Scale indicators14 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Cold Hubs competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Ecozen Solutions: India-based climate-smart agriculture company offering solar-powered cold storage (Ecofrost), pump controllers, and motors. Directly comparable to ColdHubs on solar cold-room technology and smallholder farmer customer base, though at larger scale and broader geographic footprint in India.
- Solar Freeze: Kenyan agritech providing solar-powered cold storage and cold chain services to smallholder farmers to reduce post-harvest losses. Closest direct peer to ColdHubs in product (solar cold rooms) and customer (smallholder farmers), operating in East Africa.
- InspiraFarms: Kenya/UK-based provider of off-grid, solar-powered cold storage rooms and packhouses for horticultural exporters and smallholder cooperatives. Comparable on solar cold-room technology and African agribusiness customers, though more export-horticulture focused.
- SokoFresh: Kenyan startup offering pay-as-you-store solar-powered cold storage to smallholder farmers, with mobile booking similar to ColdConnect. Closely comparable business model and customer segment to ColdHubs in the East African market.
- Koolboks: Nigeria-based company offering solar-powered freezers and cold storage solutions for businesses and households. Competes with ColdHubs in the Nigerian market on solar refrigeration technology and last-mile cold chain for perishables.
Broad incumbents
- Sun King (Greenlight Planet): Large pay-as-you-go solar energy provider serving off-grid households and small businesses across Africa and Asia. Comparable on the off-grid solar distribution model in Nigeria but addresses lighting and appliance power broadly, not specialized cold chain.
- Off Grid Electric (Zola Electric): Pan-African solar home system and commercial solar provider. Tangentially comparable on solar energy access infrastructure in off-grid African markets but does not specialize in cold chain.
Regional players
- Twiga Foods: Kenyan B2B food distribution platform using cold chain logistics to supply fresh produce from farmers to vendors. Comparable in serving smallholder farmer supply chains in East Africa with cold chain, but operates in a different geography.
Emerging players
- Hello Tractor: Nigerian agri-tech platform connecting smallholder farmers to mechanization services via a digital marketplace. Comparable as a Nigerian agritech serving smallholder farmers with a digital platform layer, though focused on tractor services rather than cold storage.
Others
- Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA): Industry association for the global cold chain industry, of which ColdHubs is a partner. Listed as a peer in the ecosystem/industry-body sense: comparable as an institutional counterpart ColdHubs engages with, not a competitor.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Cold Hubs leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles8 records
Cold Hubs funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds6 records
Investors6 records
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Cold Hubs M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Cold Hubs
What does Cold Hubs do?
ColdHubs operates Nigeria's largest solar-powered cold chain network, providing on-demand walk-in cold rooms (3-ton, 10-ton, and 100-ton capacities) and IcePoints ice-production facilities located in outdoor food markets and farm clusters. The company complements storage with refrigerated trucking services, returnable plastic crates, and a ColdConnect mobile application for booking, payments, and real-time tracking.
Is Cold Hubs a public or private company?
Cold Hubs is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Cold Hubs founded?
Cold Hubs was founded in 2013. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Cold Hubs based?
Cold Hubs is headquartered in Owerri, Nigeria, in the Africa region.
How does Cold Hubs make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Cold Storage Rental (Pay-per-use) is the primary driver. The others are icePoints Services, refrigerated Transportation, plastic Crates Sales and Rental and coldConnect App Services.
Who are Cold Hubs's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Ecozen Solutions, Solar Freeze, InspiraFarms, SokoFresh and Koolboks. Broad incumbents are Sun King (Greenlight Planet) and Off Grid Electric (Zola Electric). Twiga Foods is listed as a regional player. Hello Tractor is listed as an emerging player. Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) is listed as an others.
Does Cold Hubs have an API?
No public API is recorded for Cold Hubs.
What industry is Cold Hubs in?
Cold Hubs's product category is Cold Chain Logistics Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is TLALABAL, Cold Chain Fulfillment & Pick-Pack (E-grocery/D2C), with a secondary code of AFAIAMAL, Online Cold-Chain & Frozen Food Delivery. Its NAICS code is 493120 and its SIC code is 4220.