# Keep IT Cool

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/keep-it-cool

- Industry: Logistics & Distribution
- Headquarters: Nairobi, Kenya
- Website: www.raino.co.ke/
- Total disclosed funding: $0.1M
- Latest round: Seed (Aug 12, 2019)
- Investors on record: 2

## About

Founded in 2019, and based in Nairobi, Kenya, Raino Tech4impact Ltd, doing business as Keep IT Cool is a logistics company that offers cold chain technology-based distribution and logistics services for farmers and fishermen. The company was founded by its managing director, Francis Nderitu, and Abigail Gachigi. In November 2024, Keep IT Cool raised venture funding from Acumen.

Keep IT Cool provides cold chain solutions and a smart distribution platform called Markiti, which includes a B2B app that links users directly with clients. The company's main product offerings are solar-powered refrigerators and temperature-controlled logistics services, which work on a 'cooling as a service' approach for fishermen and farmers. Its customers are mostly smallholder fishers and farmers from across East Africa, including Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. The software also includes real-time market data, allowing producers and traders to make more educated decisions.

The revenue model of Keep IT Cool is structured around a combination of service subscriptions and direct sales to clients.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Aug 12, 2019, $0.1M — Samurai Incubate, GrowthAfrica

## Investors

- Samurai Incubate (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/samurai-incubate) — Seed
- GrowthAfrica — Seed