YC-backed Eze raises new capital for its secondhand electronics marketplace

Eze, a B2B marketplace that connects global electronic wholesalers allowing them to trade devices in large quantities with real-time market data, has raised $3.7 million in an oversubscribed seed round. Founded by Joshua Nzewi and David Iya in 2020, Eze directly connects distributors and retail stores of used smartphones, mostly iPhones, and other electronics, including laptops and tablets, with electronics suppliers, providing access to an extensive inventory from over a hundred wholesalers and manufacturers. Shipments of used smartphones will have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3% from 2021 to 2026, reaching $99 billion in value, according to tech…