Flipswap takes on $14M to buy your junky old cell phone

Flipswap takes on $14M to buy your junky old cell phone

If you’re anything like the average Silicon Valley entrepreneur, right now you’ve got an iPhone in your pocket and a pile of old Blackberries in a drawer somewhere. But hopefully, with the help of recycling and resale companies like Flipswap, we’ll no longer keep old… Continue Reading

ReCellular dials up $15M for cell phone recycling

Don’t throw away that used mobile phone just yet — chances are ReCellular, a Dexter, Mich.-based phone recycling firm, can help find it a new home. One of the world’s leading cell phone recyclers, it has just raised $15 million in first round funding from… Continue Reading

Want the latest gadget? TechForward offers cash in exchange for yesterday’s toy

Want the latest gadget? TechForward offers cash in exchange for yesterday’s toy

TechForward, one of several companies that sees opportunity in the market for reused consumer electronics, believes its guaranteed buyback plans are just the thing for people always lusting after the latest in high tech consumer electronics.

Like fellow startups Flipswap, Turtle Wings and Second Rotation, TechForward… Continue Reading