The company has launched a tech-driven customs clearing and forwarding service to build its digital logistics infrastructure. It gives customers, importers and exporters a central dashboard that acts as a single record of truth for all involved parties in clearing and forwarding.
Also, Sote recently raised $3 million in seed funding to support its Nairobi and San Francisco offices. The round was largely led by early-stage venture capital firm MaC Venture Capital, with participation from other investors that include Acceleprise, Backstage Capital, Future Africa, and Rob Solomon — Chairman at GoFundMe.
The company, co-founded by Meka Este-McDonald and Kenyan native Felix Orwa, aims to become the digital logistics gateway to the African continent, according to Techcrunch. “They are trying to transform an industry that hasn’t seen any innovation in a century. That’s the case with receiving and forwarding on the continent,” said Marlon Nichols, a co-founder and managing director of MaC Venture Capital and an investor in Sote’s seed round.
