Fairphone Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2010

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 135

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Series C
  • (In Progress)

  • Investors
  • 8

Fairphone General Information

Description

Manufacturer of ethically sourced electronics designed for users to call, text, and surf the web. The company offers smartphones, earbuds, headphones, and other related electronics that are made using materials from a completely transparent supply chain, and also offers phone recycling services, enabling consumers to create positive social and environmental impacts from the beginning to the end of a phone's life cycle.

Contact Information

Website
www.fairphone.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • Van Diemenstraat 200
  • 1013 CP Amsterdam
  • Netherlands
+31 020
Primary Industry
Electronics (B2C)
Other Industries
Computers, Parts and Peripherals
Vertical(s)
CleanTech, LOHAS & Wellness, Manufacturing, Impact Investing
Corporate Office
  • Van Diemenstraat 200
  • 1013 CP Amsterdam
  • Netherlands
+31 020

Fairphone Timeline

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Fairphone Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
14. Later Stage VC (Series C) 02-Sep-2026 In Progress Generating Revenue
13. Secondary Transaction - Private 01-Mar-2026 Completed Generating Revenue
12. Accelerator/Incubator 10-Apr-2025 Completed Generating Revenue
11. Accelerator/Incubator Completed Generating Revenue
10. Later Stage VC 31-Jan-2023 Completed Generating Revenue
9. Later Stage VC 15-Nov-2018 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Equity Crowdfunding 17-Aug-2018 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Later Stage VC 21-Sep-2017 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Later Stage VC 01-Jan-2016 $948K Completed Generating Revenue
5. Product Crowdfunding 02-Oct-2015 $10.1M $948K Completed Generating Revenue
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Fairphone Comparisons

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Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
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Manufacturer of ethically sourced electronics designed for users to call, text, and surf the web. The company offers sma
Electronics (B2C)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
135 As of 2026

San Jose, CA

Cupertino, CA
 
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Fairphone Competitors (12)

One of Fairphone’s 12 competitors is Sony Electronics, a Corporation company based in San Jose, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Sony Electronics Corporation San Jose, CA
Apple Formerly VC-backed Cupertino, CA
Teracube Corporation Redmond, WA
Sony Store - Christchurch Corporation Auckland, New Zealand
realme Belarus Corporation Minsk, Belarus
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Fairphone Patents

  • 17

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 7

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Fairphone Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
GB-202009979-D0 My fairphone ii Inactive 30-Jun-2020
GB-201916855-D0 My fairphone Inactive 19-Nov-2019
EP-3104465-A1 Connector for an electronic device Inactive 11-Jun-2015
EP-3308242-A1 Connector for an electronic device Active 10-Jun-2015
EP-3308242-B1 Connector for an electronic device Active 10-Jun-2015 H01R12/714
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Fairphone Investors (8)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
ScaleNL Accelerator/Incubator
ABN AMRO Bank Investment Bank Minority
Invest-NL (Investment Company) Impact Investing Minority
DOEN Participaties Postcode Loterij Impact Investing Minority
PDENH Government Minority
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Fairphone FAQs

  • When was Fairphone founded?

    Fairphone was founded in 2010.

  • Where is Fairphone headquartered?

    Fairphone is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

  • What is the size of Fairphone?

    Fairphone has 135 total employees.

  • What industry is Fairphone in?

    Fairphone’s primary industry is Electronics (B2C).

  • Is Fairphone a private or public company?

    Fairphone is a Private company.

  • What is Fairphone’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Fairphone is .

  • How much funding has Fairphone raised over time?

    Fairphone has raised $87M.

  • Who are Fairphone’s investors?

    ScaleNL, ABN AMRO Bank, Invest-NL (Investment Company), DOEN Participaties Postcode Loterij, and PDENH are 5 of 8 investors who have invested in Fairphone.

  • Who are Fairphone’s competitors?

    Sony Electronics, Apple, Teracube, Sony Store - Christchurch, and realme Belarus are some of the 12 competitors of Fairphone.

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