hey circle

Seed

Munich, DE

Sustainability

https://www.heycircle.de/

Closing: February 2024

Co-Investors: 3

Summary: Reasons to Investment

Regulation: According to an EU regulation, 10% of all parcel shipments must be reusable by 2030.
Market trend: More and more companies want (and need) to make their shipping environmentally friendly and are looking into reusable packaging solutions.
IP: Patented solution for folding the boxes; software for handling returns with API interfaces. vfd

Personal Comment from our CEO

Problem

eCommerce has a waste problem. Billions of tons of waste and CO2 are generated annually by shipping packaging that is only sent once. Online retailers are looking for sustainable alternatives that their customers demand, require their own sustainability goals, and are enshrined in law. For example, with the Packaging Act, the EU is planning a 10% reusable quota for shipping packaging from 2030.

Solution

Customers of hey circle can use their reusable packaging to cut their waste by 94% and their CO2 emissions by 76%. The patented boxes are optimized for shipping and warehousing – trackable, lightweight, robust, foldable, dirt and water resistant, theft proof, brandable, and available in 8 sizes.

In connection, hey circle offeres an IT solution being able to map the entire customer journey. Return of boxes is ensured via a unique after-sales deposit model managed by hey circle.

Business Model

hey circle rents out or sells the packaging and licenses the IT solution.

Another revenue stream is the deposit model. Due to the multiple shipments, hey circle can offer the packaging at per shipment prices comparable to disposable cartons while generating a margin of >120%.

Traction

Until now EUR 50.000 in revenue.
37 customers, additional 9 testing
Acquired large customers like Trigema, Tchibo, Austrian Post, DRYKORN, VIU
Cooperation with large parcel service providers (like DHL, DPD) and logistics suppliers (Arvato, Rhenus) who are recommending hey circle (zB Trigema > DPD)
Generated LOIs for EUR >1.5 million in Revenue in the coming year
Weighted Sales Pipeline of EUR >4 Mio in Revenue

The Team

Doris Diebold

Co-Founder & CEO

Morris Kurz

Co-Founder & CTO

Rebecca Steinke

Co-Founder & COO

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