Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima Visit Enviu Venture SokoFresh at Kenya-Netherlands Business Forum

Nairobi, Thursday 20th March – Enviu venture SokoFresh had the honor of showcasing its innovative cold storage solutions at the Business Forum attended by His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima.

The forum highlighted Kenyan-Dutch partnerships in agriculture, logistics, healthcare, energy, and water, with a focus on innovation and digitalization. The King and Queen joined a CEO roundtable discussing business opportunities and challenges in Kenya, as well as the social impact of Dutch initiatives supporting education and youth employment.

SokoFresh is tackling a major challenge: 40–50% of fresh produce in Kenya never reaches consumers due to inadequate storage, causing income losses and food insecurity. Its pay-to-store, lease-to-own, and purchase models make cold storage accessible at the farm level, helping farmers preserve their harvests, sell at better prices, and reduce waste.

Founded in the Netherlands, Enviu continues to drive global impact through ventures like SokoFresh. The future of food is fairer, fresher, and farmer-first—SokoFresh is leading the way.

Want to explore more impact ventures like SokoFresh? Visit www.enviu.org.

Enviu is a global venture building studio.Together with our partners we’ve been building world changing companies since 2004. The ventures we build solve social and environmental issues and drive failing markets towards a new normal.

Today Enviu has a portfolio of over 20 ventures that show a better way of doing things is possible.Active in India, Kenya, Indonesia and The Netherlands, we take on everything from the plastics crisis and food loss to textile waste and urban mobility.

We believe in our mission, but know we can’t do this alone. We use our voice to share the potential of our business models and bring others on board. We want to enthuse and motivate funders, knowledge partners, corporates and experts to help us put an end to the world’s biggest problems.