efurb

What efurb does

efurb is a privately held technology asset recovery company that purchases end-of-life computing devices from institutional sellers and remarkets them through wholesale channels. The company targets three named customer segments — K-12 schools (designated as primary), higher education institutions, and enterprise organizations — and accepts a broad inventory mix that includes iPads, Chromebooks, Macbooks, Windows PCs, and iPhones. The company is based in New York per its website, has 11-50 employees, and claims 13 years of operation with over 10 million devices processed cumulatively. The legal entity is efurb, and Izzy Fischweicher is the founder and CEO.

efurb's service offering is structured as a five-step integrated workflow. In the upstream acquisition stage, efurb dispatches a dedicated team to the customer's site to perform an on-site "white glove" pickup, packing devices into custom packaging for transport to its facility. Devices then undergo data sanitization at an R2v3 (Responsible Recycling v3) certified facility operated by efurb, using what the company describes as state-of-the-art data erasure software that meets the strictest industry standards. Audit and processing follows, with serial-number capture, functional testing, and cosmetic grading accompanied by detailed audit reports at each stage. In the downstream remarketing stage, efurb's sales team resells the processed devices into an extensive global wholesale network to recover maximum value per device. Finally, efurb disburses a payout to the originating organization, closing the loop. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales, with quote-based pricing and no publicly disclosed tiers.

The business model is fundamentally a hardware-arbitrage spread: efurb buys devices from organizations at discounted prices and resells them through wholesale channels, with the gross margin determined by the gap between acquisition cost and resale value. Customer acquisition is driven by direct outreach and inbound inquiries through a website contact form and a phone number (954-698-4545). The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no subsidiaries, no management team beyond the founder/CEO, and no public revenue figures. Notable accolades include the R2v3 certification, which serves as the company's primary external credibility marker. The company holds no patents or trademarks in the available record, has no formal partnerships disclosed, and shows no recent M&A, funding, or leadership-change activity beyond the original founding event.

Name

efurb

Legal name

efurb

Website

https://efurb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

efurb purchases aging computers, tablets, Chromebooks, and iPhones from K-12 schools, higher education, and enterprises. Devices undergo R2v3 certified data erasure before being remarketed through the company's global wholesale network, with proceeds paid back to originating organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Asset Disposition Services

NAICS

Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (81121), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (8112)

SIC

Wholesale-Computers & Peripheral Equipment & Software (5045)

akta.pro primary industry

ITAD, Electronics Recycling & Parts Harvesting Retail (CRACAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Enterprise Hardware Recycling (Servers, Storage, Networking) (BPALAIAI), Certified Compliance & Reporting Services (R2/e-Stewards, Audit, ESG) (BPALAIAL)

Keywords

• IT asset disposition
• Device trade-in services
• Refurbished electronics resale
• Used device remarketing
• Technology recycling services

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Device Acquisition and Resale: efurb acquires aging technology devices (computers, tablets, Chromebooks, iPhones) from organizations, pays them for these devices, then remarkets and resells the devices through their global wholesale network to recover maximum value. The revenue model involves buying devices at discounted rates from organizations and selling them through wholesale channels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

efurb pays K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and enterprise organizations for their aging technology devices such as computers, tablets, Chromebooks, Macbooks, and iPhones. The company dispatches dedicated teams to customer locations to safely pack and ship the devices, performs R2v3-certified data sanitization at its facility, conducts rigorous testing and cosmetic grading, and remarkets the recovered devices through a global wholesale network to maximize resale value before disbursing payment back to the originating organization.

Product overview

efurb operates as a device trade-in and recycling service provider for schools and businesses. The integrated service offering comprises five core components: On-Site White Glove Pickup (dispatching teams to customer locations to pack and ship devices securely), Data Sanitization (erasing data at their R2v3 certified facility using industry-standard software), Audit & Processing (serial number capture, testing, cosmetic grading, and detailed audit reporting), Remarketing (selling recovered devices through a global wholesale network), and Payout (disbursing payment to organizations). The company specializes in processing used computers, tablets, Chromebooks, iPhones, iPads, Macbooks, and Windows PCs. With 13 years in business and over 10 million devices processed, efurb serves K-12 schools, higher education, and enterprise segments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Device Trade-In Services Comprehensive trade-in and recycling program for K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and enterprise clients that handles diverse device types including iPads, Chromebooks, Macbooks, Windows PCs, and iPhones. The service covers on-site white-glove pickup, certified data sanitization, audit reporting, remarketing, and payout to the originating organization.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Gazelle: Gazelle is a consumer-focused device trade-in and refurbished device reseller — overlapping with efurb on the consumer remarketing side but without efurb's B2B ITAD and white-glove enterprise service offering.
• Back Market: Back Market is a leading refurbished electronics marketplace that competes with efurb on the resale side of the chain (selling renewed devices) rather than the institutional pickup/processing side, making it an adjacent rather than head-on competitor.

Direct peers

• Ingram Micro ITAD: Ingram Micro's ITAD division offers enterprise-grade device disposition, data sanitization, and remarketing services — directly overlapping efurb's wholesale remarketing and enterprise ITAD offerings.
• HOBI International: HOBI is an R2-certified ITAD and electronics recycling company focused on enterprise and institutional clients with data destruction, refurbishment, and remarketing services — closely overlapping efurb's ITAD and remarketing core.
• Cascade Asset Management: Cascade Asset Management is a US-based ITAD provider serving enterprises, K-12, and higher education with certified data sanitization, on-site services, and remarketing — directly comparable to efurb's vertically-segmented B2B ITAD model.
• Electronic Recyclers International (ERI): ERI is one of the largest US ITAD and e-waste recyclers, offering certified data destruction, processing, and downstream remarketing for organizations — a scaled, more enterprise-tilted version of efurb's model.
• Sims Lifecycle Services: Sims Lifecycle Services is a global ITAD and electronics recycling business providing certified data sanitization, remarketing, and reverse logistics to enterprises — comparable to efurb in service scope though at materially larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Amazon Renewed: Amazon Renewed is a large incumbent platform for certified refurbished electronics, competing with efurb on the downstream resale side via marketplace reach rather than in the institutional ITAD pickup and processing workflow.
• Iron Mountain: Iron Mountain is a large incumbent in secure data destruction and ITAD as part of a broader information management portfolio — overlapping with efurb's certified data sanitization and enterprise ITAD services but at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Apple Trade In: Apple's direct trade-in program is a structural alternative to efurb for iPad, Mac, and iPhone disposition — competing for the same upstream supply at price points backed by Apple balance sheet economics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/efurb

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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