Pickup Pals Raises Major Funding to Revolutionize Food Storage and Logistics

In a world increasingly concerned with food security, wastage, and logistical efficiency, a startup out of Kaduna, Nigeria is turning heads and drawing investor dollars. Pickup Pals, the innovative food storage and logistics company, announced this week that it has raised $48 million in Series B funding, led by Sequoia Capital and joined by global players including Future Africa, Y Combinator Continuity, and SoftBank Vision Fund. At the heart of this bold company is a deceptively simple idea: what if smallholder farmers, food vendors, and e-commerce merchants had guaranteed access to cold and dry storage—on demand, at scale, and with zero overhead? This is what Pickup Pals has built, and now, with new funding in hand, they’re gearing up to take their mission pan-African.