Volpy brings smartphones into the circular economy
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Volpy was an all-in-one solution on the smartphone market: smartphones were assessed, bought back and exchanged directly through the app. It was a loop providing an end-to-end service. Smartphones were estimated within 3 minutes through a quick and user-friendly testing service. The application also enabled users to switch from one smartphone to another, whether new or refurbished.
Volpy's main objective was to promote the circular economy and combat the overconsumption of raw materials.
As every smartphone requires 70kg of raw materials, a solution to reduce material use and electronic waste production was necessary. Volpy provided an easy and affordable solution for trading smartphones, using an ethical and ecological approach with a circular business model.
- One year after release (initial launch in the French global Appstore (15/10/2016), the app reached several times the top spot in the French Appstore;
- Volpy has achieved more than 800 000 downloads;
- Users created more than 90 000 customers accounts, and a strong community of more than 7 000 ambassadors;
- Thanks to these advances, the company's team has grown from 5 to 20 persons.