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August 31, 2022

Topi raises $45m to help retailers rent out hardware to businesses

Software-as–a-service has already taken off. Will hardware-as-a-service be next?


Berlin-based startup topi has raised $45m in equity and debt financing for its hardware subscription platform in a funding round co-led by Index Ventures and Creandum. The company helps businesses rent equipment like smartphones, desk screens and coffee machines from retailers and manufacturers.

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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