This week on the EU-Startups Podcast, we sit down with Kilian Kaminski, Co-founder of refurbed, the Vienna-based marketplace helping reshape how Europeans buy electronics and other consumer goods through refurbished products.
Founded in 2017, refurbed has grown into one of Europe’s leading platforms for sustainable consumption, offering professionally refurbished devices that provide a more affordable and environmentally friendly alternative to buying new products. Instead of sending used devices to landfills or limiting solutions to recycling, refurbed focuses on extending the lifecycle of electronics by refurbishing and reselling them through a curated marketplace.
In this episode, Kilian shares the story behind refurbed’s journey from a startup idea to one of Europe’s fastest-growing refurbished product marketplaces. Headquartered in Vienna, the company now operates across several European markets and has raised more than €120 million in funding to scale its operations and expand its mission of promoting a circular economy. He also discusses the evolution of the refurbishment sector, the challenges of building trust in second-life electronics, and how circular economy models are gaining traction across Europe, and much more.
Kilian is also a guest contributor to EU-Startups, where he shares insights on sustainability, circular economy, and entrepreneurship. You can find his articles here.
Tune in to the episode to hear Kilian’s insights on building a mission-driven company, scaling a marketplace across Europe, and why extending the lifecycle of products may become one of the most important levers in the transition towards a more sustainable economy.
