Badili allows consumers to buy and sell used smartphones. Badili Refurbished smartphones are as good as new, comes for half the price and with a 12 months warrant
Location: Kenya, Nairobi
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $2.1M
Founded date: 2021
Founders name: Keshu Dubey; Rishabh Lawania
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 05.12.2022 | Pre-Seed | $2.1M | - |
Persons 6
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Mentions in press and media 7
| Date | Title | Description |
| 04.05.2023 | Africa's Re-Commerce Startup Badili raises $2.1M in funding from IPV | African ReComm startup Badili, that buys and sells used smartphones, has raised $2.1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by V&R Africa, Venture Catalysts, Inflection Point Ventures, Grenfell holdings, Uncovered Fund Japan, SOSV, and... |
| 05.12.2022 | Weekly Economic Index: A crypto tax, fuel scarcity, and more layoffs | Here’s a rundown of some of the biggest stories of the week (November 28th – December 2nd). FG to tax cryptocurrencies Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, said there is a provision to tax cryptocurrency and othe... |
| 05.12.2022 | Kenya-based Recommerce startup Badili raises USD 2.1 million in Pre-seed capital | Badili, a smartphone re-commerce firm in Kenya, has acquired USD 2.1 million in pre-seed capital to expand the firm’s operations in Africa, one of the world’s fastest-growing mobile phone marketplaces. |
| 01.12.2022 | Smartphone re-commerce startup Badili raises $2.1M pre-seed funding | Badili, a Kenya-based smartphone re-commerce startup, has raised $2.1 million in pre-seed funding to scale its operations within Africa, one of the fastest-growing mobile phone markets in the world. Venture Catalysts, V&R Africa, Grenfe... |
| 12.07.2022 | Badili, a Kenyan smartphone reselling startup, has secured $2.1 million in pre-seed funding | Badili, a smartphone reselling startup based in Kenya, has secured $2.1 million in pre-seed capital in order to expand across Africa. Family offices and angel investors from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and India, as well as Venture Cataly... |
| - | Badili, a Kenyan smartphone reselling startup, has secured $2.1 million in pre-seed funding | Badili, a smartphone reselling startup based in Kenya, has secured $2.1 million in pre-seed capital in order to expand across Africa. Family offices and angel investors from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and India, as well as Venture Cataly... |
| - | Badili | “Badili - Africa” |