“Can a subscription model displace outright ownership of consumer electronics at scale, financed by asset-backed debt rather than retail credit?”
Grover was founded in 2015 to productize 'access over ownership' for consumer electronics — monthly subscriptions in lieu of outright purchase. The business model is capital-intensive by design (Grover owns the device inventory it rents out), which has pushed the company to raise unusually large asset-backed facilities alongside equity. Expansion in 2022 took it from a DACH-centric consumer brand into the US and into B2B via Grover Business.
Grover uses Onfido for KYC and identity verification.
Grover is founded in 2015 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
Grover has raised $1B+ (equity + asset-backed) in total (latest round: Series B extension + $1B asset-backed facility (2022)).
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