Solar Freeze

Solar Freeze, a Kenyan company founded by Dysmus Kisilu in 2016, pioneers mobile, solar-powered cold storage solutions for smallholder farmers, aiming to reduce post-harvest losses. They are currently in an early stage of funding and have not yet raised any investment.
Here’s a more detailed breakdown:

Company Description:
Focus:
Solar Freeze addresses the problem of post-harvest food losses in developing countries by providing affordable, renewable energy-powered cold storage solutions.
Solution:
They offer mobile, solar-powered cold rooms that farmers can access through a “sharing economy” model, reducing the cost and accessibility of cold storage.
Impact:
This innovation extends the freshness of perishable goods, reduces food waste, and increases incomes for smallholder farmers, particularly women and youth.
Technology:
Solar Freeze has partnered with MIT to innovate on a solar powered cold room through forced-air evaporative cooling, which costs less than half of the typical refrigerated cold room.
Training:
Solar Freeze also provides mentorship and training, including a “Each One, Teach One—Train and Earn” initiative, to empower women and youth in climate-smart agriculture and renewable energy equipment operation.
Business Model:
Farmers can access the cold storage units by sending simple SMS, USSD, and voice messages, paying via mobile money transactions.

Funding Stage:
Early Stage: Solar Freeze is currently in an early stage of funding and has not yet raised any investment.
Unfunded: Tracxn reports that Solar Freeze has not raised any funding yet.
Grant: Bouncewatch reports that the funding stage is grant.