Our Impact
Sector: Circular economy
CertiDeal is a leading French circular economy digital platform, refurbishing in house and selling top of the range smartphones, digital tablets and other devices. Thanks to their high-quality processes, they sell reconditioned phones with 24 months guarantee, that are up to 70% more affordable than new products.
CertiDeal is the only integrated player selling exclusively through its proprietary website. This integration of the entire value chain gives CertiDeal a strong control over the quality of its devices and allows for a full traceability of the product. CertiDeal is present in France, Spain, Belgium, Italy and Portugal.
CertiDeal has a direct access to the second-hand cell phone market thanks to its sourcing strategy (from leading phone operators) and Responsible Recycling certification (“R2”), which allows it to acquire high-quality smartphones. As of today, CertiDeal is the only French player with the competitive advantage of the R2 certification.
sold in 2021
customer satisfaction
total funding
Meridiam’s Green Impact Growth Fund led the €15m financing round for CertiDeal in order to accelerate the development of the company, in France and across Europe. We invested alongside the existing shareholders – MAIF Avenir, BNP Development and Inter Invest Capital.
Why We Invested in CertiDeal
To build a major EU-based actor in smartphone refurbishing, providing the best environmental impact:
CertiDeal’s impact
CertiDeal’s major contributions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are mostly on:
Overall CertiDeal should prevent the emission of more than 100.000 tons of CO2 during the next 4 years, and contribute to a sustainable economic growth.
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