Type Private Founded 2006 | Industry eCommerce | |
Founder Israel Ganot, Rousseau Aurelien, Games McElhiney Number of locations Boston, MA and Louisville, KY Key people Chris Sullivan (CEO), Sarah Welch (CMO), Ben Katz (CTO) Profiles | ||
Gazelle is an eCommerce company founded in 2006 that lets people sell their used electronic devices, such as cell phones, tablets and computers. The company pays consumers for used or broken electronic devices. It is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with operations in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Gazelle was founded in 2006 by Israel Ganot, Rousseau Aurelien and James McElhiney. Gazelle.com launched in 2008 and raised $46 million in funding from Venrock, Rockport Capital, Physic Ventures and Craton Equity Partners.
The company's corporate office is located in Boston, MA with more than 50 employees. In June 2013, the consumer electronics retailer opened its first processing center in Louisville, KY. The warehouse operates with about 150 employees. In 2013, the company topped $100 million in revenue, growing at a 150 percent rate. In November 2014, Gazelle launched a store to sell certified pre-owned devices direct to consumers.
Since launching, Gazelle has paid $200 million to consumers for used devices, preventing e-waste from ending up in landfills, and has accepted more than 2 million devices from more than 1 million customers.
On November 10, 2015 Gazelle's acquisition by Outerwall Inc. , owner of ecoATM, another electronics recycler, became official.