Second Rotation picks up $6M for electronics recycling and resale

Second Rotation is a service company that buys electronics from consumers for resale on eBay, as well as accepting older, valueless items for recycling. The company, which brands its service as Gazelle, has raised $6 million in a second round of funding.

We covered Gazelle back… 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

Reborn as Gazelle, gadget reseller Second Rotation hopes to leap into the mass market

Reborn as Gazelle, gadget reseller Second Rotation hopes to leap into the mass market

In expecting that it can overcome the power of human laziness, the Boston, Mass. startup Second Rotation, which is rebranding today as Gazelle, is certainly setting the bar high for itself.

Every gadget’s life includes three phases: First, it is a shiny new toy, the object… Continue Reading