Apkudo provides a cloud‑native Device Passport Platform that aggregates hardware, firmware, test results and trade‑in data into a tamper‑evident digital record for each mobile device. The platform offers modular SaaS services and APIs for certification, trade‑in processing, asset recovery and condition grading, delivering real‑time analytics, resale‑price recommendations and ESG reporting for manufacturers, carriers, retailers and enterprise IT.
Funding
$37.5M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Companies that manage large volumes of mobile devices lack a unified, immutable record of each device’s hardware, software, and condition throughout its lifecycle. This fragmentation forces manual data reconciliation, leads to inconsistent quality assessments, and hampers compliance with ESG and resale‑value optimization goals.
Solution
Apkudo’s Device Passport Platform creates a single source of truth for every connected device by aggregating test results, trade‑in data, recovery status, and functional grading into a tamper‑evident digital passport. The platform offers configurable modules for launch‑phase certification, consumer trade‑in workflows, corporate asset recovery, and cosmetic/functional assessment, all accessible via RESTful APIs and a web‑based analytics dashboard. Automated hardware‑software testing rigs feed standardized metrics into the passport, while machine‑learning models generate condition scores and resale price recommendations. Secure, cloud‑native storage ensures data integrity and supports audit trails required for ESG reporting. Integration points include ERP, MDM, and e‑commerce systems, enabling real‑time decision making for inventory valuation, warranty management, and secondary‑market pricing.
Target Audience
Primary customers are mobile device manufacturers, carriers, large‑scale retailers, and enterprise IT departments that need standardized, data‑driven workflows for device certification, trade‑in, and asset recovery. Refurbishers and secondary‑market platforms also use the platform to obtain reliable condition data for pricing and compliance reporting.
Features
- Unified device passport database with cryptographic hash linking of hardware, firmware, and test metadata
- Modular SaaS services for launch certification, trade‑in processing, corporate asset recovery, and cosmetic grading
- Automated test orchestration using programmable test rigs and AI‑driven defect detection algorithms
- Real‑time analytics dashboard with condition scoring, depreciation modeling, and resale‑price optimization
- Open API suite (REST/GraphQL) for seamless integration with ERP, MDM, and marketplace platforms
- Role‑based access control and end‑to‑end encryption meeting ISO 27001 and GDPR standards
- ESG reporting module that quantifies e‑waste avoidance and carbon‑offset impact per device batch
- Scalable cloud infrastructure supporting high‑volume batch processing for global device fleets