Money is pouring into the European refurbished electronics space. Earlier this week Finnish startup Swappie announced €108m in Series C funding. This came a month after French online marketplace Back Market closed a $510m Series E round (becoming France’s most valuable startup in the process), and barely six months after Vienna-based refurbed raised $54m in Series B funding.
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<f>Nnpm zfg hmi — pmc ayr? </a>
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