CrossGates Connect — Verified Trade Infrastructure for Uganda's Supply Chain
Crossgates Connect is a verification infrastructure layer built to support export readiness and market access across Africa and Europe.
Our Mission
Why We Built Crossgates Connect
About Crossgates Connect
Crossgates Connect is a verification infrastructure layer built to support export readiness and market access. Its role is to help structure fragmented SME business, compliance, operational, and supporting sector records into a more usable supplier identity.
Through its verification layer, Crossgates helps turn scattered readiness efforts into buyer-ready, verification-ready Trade Passports.
Leadership
We are planners, engineers, logisticians, and coders united by a singular mission: to replace supply chain fragmentation with institutional clarity. By integrating human expertise with AI-enabled verification, we bring intelligence and momentum to Uganda's most complex trade corridors.
Doris Beth Atigo
Founder & CEO
Leading Crossgates Connect's mission to build verification infrastructure for African SMEs and global trade corridors.
Reidar Robdrup Rasmussen
Co-Founder & International Director
Driving international partnerships and guiding the strategic direction of Crossgates across global trade markets.
Simon James Walster
Director, Strategy and International Planning
Shaping the strategic framework and planning infrastructure for international trade engagement and market access.
CPA Bernard Robinson Magulu
Chairman & Senior Strategic Advisor
Providing senior strategic counsel and oversight, ensuring alignment with Uganda's commercial and regulatory landscape.
Akodia Emmanuel
Chief Technology Officer
Leading the engineering and technology architecture that powers the Crossgates verification platform.
Eric Kissa
Chief Product Analyst
Overseeing product analysis, system readiness, and ensuring the Trade Passport meets commercial and buyer requirements.
James Katono Semwanga
Legal Counsel and Regulatory Advisor
Ensuring legal compliance, regulatory alignment, and protecting the institutional integrity of the Crossgates framework.
Problems We Solve
Many SMEs are prepared through different programmes, institutions, associations, and support systems.
Yet supplier readiness often remains fragmented across paper files, emails, PDFs, spreadsheets, and isolated records.
Crossgates Connect helps solve this gap by structuring supplier identity, compliance records, operational evidence, and supporting sector information into a clearer, buyer-ready view. This helps turn fragmented readiness into stronger commercial trust.
Fragmented Supplier Data
Many high-quality producers remain "invisible" to global networks due to scattered, manual records.
Unverified Readiness Claims
Global buyers face high risk when supplier claims aren't backed by evidence.
Procurement Inefficiencies
Sourcing is often slowed by lengthy manual due diligence.
Institutional Barrier to Entry
Informal operations prevent SMEs from accessing premium contracts.