Kenya’s Cladlight Raises $11,200 to Design Cool Smart Jackets

Updated: Smart wearable jacket startup Cladlight has received Ksh 1 million seed funding to help them amp the designof their jackets and make them more cool for everyone and for any weather.

Charles Muchene and Michael Gathogo, the Cladlight co-founders, a motocycle smart wearable jacket startup incubated at the Nailab say the money, which they received unexpectedly will take them to great lengths of achieving their goals.

“We didn’t expect to get this money. We just finished the fireside talk and our investors suprised us with a Ksh 1 million cheque. Though it’s not close to what we need, we are grateful to have received it as it will help us buy components, improve the quality and design of the jackets as the exisiting ones are not longlasting. With this money we want to come up with better designs and all weather proof so many people can use them.”

Cladlight’s journey began in the trenches like any other startup. Charles Muchene,the CEO, who is a holder of a Bachelors of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from The Technical University of Kenya was bothered with lives of bicycle riders and their paassengers. He wanted to come up with a way of  improving their visibility, day or night, while clearly showing intents to turn left, right or brake to avoid road accidents which claim over 3,000 to 10,000 lives a year according to WHO.