Draft:Everphone

Everphone GmbH
FounderJan Dzulko
Headquarters
Berlin
,
Germany
Key people
  • Jan Dzulko (CEO)
  • Veronika von Heise-Rotenburg (CFO)
  • Andreas Günther (COO)
  • Mehmet Isik (CCO)
ServicesDevice as a service (DaaS)
Revenue€105,269,812 (2025)
Number of employees
180
Websiteeverphone.com

Everphone is a German technology company headquartered in Berlin. The company provides other organisations with mobile devices and other workplace hardware on long-term rental as a form of device as a service (DaaS).[1][2]

History

Foundation and pivot to B2B customers

Everphone was founded in 2016 by Jan Dzulko, a former board member of the comparison portal Check24.[3] According to Dzulko, the business idea arose from his personal experience of having to wait a long time for the replacement of a defective smartphone despite having special insurance.[4]

The company set out as a "smartphone club", promising quick device replacement in the event of a defect. After the consulting firm Ernst & Young expressed interest in a comparable all-round solution for its company devices, Everphone made a strategic pivot from the consumer to the business market in 2017 and has since focused exclusively on business-to-business (B2B) customers.[5]

Growth and financing

Everphone grew through several financing rounds. In 2020, the company raised €34 million in a Series B round, led by the Berlin-based venture capital investor Signals Venture Capital.[6] In 2021, a Series C round of €177 million (about US$200 million) followed, led by Cadence Growth Capital; investors included Deutsche Telekom and the US venture capital firm AlleyCorp.[7]

In 2024, Everphone secured financing totalling €270 million, consisting of around €250 million in debt and €21 million in equity. The funds were provided by parties including Citigroup and German state-owned bank KfW.[8]

The company's revenue rose from €19 million (2021) to €61 million (2022) and €86 million in 2023. In 2024, the company reached a revenue of €95 million, in 2025 it was €105 million.[9] In 2023, the company reported an EBITDA of €30 million and stated that it was approaching its operational break-even point.[10]

According to the company, Everphone manages more than 400,000 devices for over 1,000 companies, including several DAX corporations and international consulting firms.[11]

Business model

Everphone rents out hardware on a "use instead of own" basis and takes over the associated services such as procurement, provisioning, mobile device management, repair/incident management and replacement.[12]

The company rents out mobile devices, primarily smartphones and tablets, as well as other workplace devices such as laptops, PCs, monitors and docking stations.

At the end of a rental term, the devices are refurbished and reused or resold, following the principle of the circular economy.[13] For this approach, Everphone received the German Sustainability Award in 2026.[14]

Company

Everphone is organised as a limited liability company and has its headquarters in Berlin; further locations exist in Munich and Miami. The company employs 180 people.

Founder Jan Dzulko is acting as chief executive officer. Veronika von Heise-Rotenburg has served as chief financial officer and co-managing director since 2022.[15] Andreas Günther was appointed chief operating officer.[16] Mehmet Isik is a further member of the management as chief commercial officer (CCO).

References

  1. ^ "Phone-as-a-Service Model Aims to Disrupt B2B Device Procurement". PYMNTS.com. 2021. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  2. ^ "Everphone: Dieses Start-up lässt Privat- und Diensthandy verschmelzen". Handelsblatt (in German). Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  3. ^ "„Die Ursprungsidee, mit der ich gegründet habe, ist gescheitert"". deutsche-startups.de (in German). 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
  4. ^ "Gründer und CEO von everphone: „Benutzen statt besitzen"". VentureCapital Magazin (in German). 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
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  6. ^ "Everphone: Gründer erhält 34 Millionen für Smartphone-Leihdienst". Business Insider / Gründerszene (in German). Retrieved 2026-06-23.
  7. ^ "Everphone erhält 177 Millionen Euro von Investoren". Business Insider / Gründerszene (in German). Retrieved 2026-06-23.
  8. ^ "Berliner Start-up trotzt Investoren-Krise: Handy-Verleiher Everphone akquiriert 270 Millionen Euro". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 2026-06-23.
  9. ^ Everphone GmbH. "Konzernabschluss zum Geschäftsjahr vom 01.01.2025 bis zum 31.12.2025" (in German). Bundesanzeiger. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
  10. ^ "Firmenhandy-Vermieter Everphone kratzt an der Gewinnschwelle". Börsen-Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference dsu3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference pymnts2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference vcmag2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ "Jurybegründung Unterhaltungselektronik" (in German). Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  15. ^ "Veronika von Heise-Rotenburg ist neue CFO bei Everphone". everphone.com (in German). Retrieved 2026-06-23.
  16. ^ "Dr. Andreas Günther ist neuer COO bei Everphone". everphone.com (in German). Retrieved 2026-06-23.

Category:Companies established in 2016 Category:Telecommunications companies of Germany

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