Upgraded provides an API-driven platform that simplifies the integration of complex financial services for digital goods, such as trade-ins and buybacks. This allows retailers and lenders to offer enhanced affordability options to customers across all sales channels without extensive development.
Funding
$750K 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.
Founders
Product
Problem
Retailers and lenders face significant complexity in integrating financial services for digital goods, requiring extensive development to support features like trade-ins, residual values, and buybacks. This necessitates building and managing numerous disparate services and tools, diverting resources from core business operations.
Solution
Upgraded offers an affordability platform that simplifies the integration of these complex financial services for digital goods through a suite of APIs. The platform provides a unified solution for managing trade-ins, residual values, and buyback programs, enabling retailers and lenders to offer enhanced affordability options to their customers. This approach streamlines the technical overhead associated with these financial instruments, allowing businesses to focus on customer acquisition and sales. The platform supports an omni-channel experience, ensuring seamless integration for both in-store and online sales channels.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes retailers and lenders seeking to integrate advanced financial services for digital goods into their sales processes.
Features
- API-driven integration for trade-in, residual value, and buyback functionalities
- Support for subscription models specific to digital goods
- Omni-channel compatibility for in-store and online sales environments
- Single Sign-On (SSO) integration with OAuth2 providers, including Microsoft Identity Platform
- Customer support options via Phone, Chat, Email, and SMS