Cold Hubs

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

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

• Solar cold storage
• Post-harvest loss prevention
• Cold chain logistics
• Refrigerated transportation
• Ice block production

Headquarters

HQ city

Owerri

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core 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

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PIND FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership 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)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership 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.
• GIZcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColdHubs 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)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership 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.
• IFPRIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Food Policy Research Institute conducting research on food security and agriculture.
• MIT SolvecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMIT initiative supporting technology-based social entrepreneurs.
• Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association for the cold chain industry.
• BASE (Energy Base)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClean energy accelerator and advocacy organization.
• RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent nonprofit transforming global energy systems through market-based solutions.
• CoolVegminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization supporting cold chain development for vegetable supply chains.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct 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

• Xx.com/coldhubs
• Facebookfacebook.com/coldhubsng
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coldhubs-limited
• Instagraminstagram.com/coldhubs_
• TikToktiktok.com/@coldhubs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors6 records

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M&A

Investments

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