Boxful

Boxful Limited
Industry Self-storage boxes
Headquarters Hong Kong
Website www.boxful.com
Boxful - Standard Box

Boxful is a Hong Kong company that provides self-storage box services. Boxes can be delivered to and from customers' addresses.[1][2] Boxful does not allow public access to the warehouses, and only staff are permitted to access its secured facilities. The company was launched in January 2015 with $1.5 million USD ($12 Million HKD) of seed funding.[2] Boxful currently serves Hong Kong Island, the New Territories, and Kowloon.

In June 2015, Boxful has completed an additional US$6.6 million Series A funding round from investors including real estate firms Great Eagle, Carlton Holdings and Soundwill Holdings.[3] Chinese conglomerate Tinghsin Group, and VC firms Arocrest Capital, Singapore’s Lonsdale Capital and Vega Properties rounded out its backers, bringing their total funding to US$8.1 million ($51.1 million HKD). [4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Horwitz, Josh (15 January 2015). "Boxful wants to help cramped Hong Kong residents store their stuff, on-demand style". Tech In Asia. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 Griffiths, James (15 April 2015). "How Boxful's Norman Cheung saw new opportunity in Hong Kong's traditional storage market". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Griffiths, James (11 June 2015). "Hong Kong storage start-up Boxful raises US$6.6 million in Series A funding round". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Russel, Jon (12 June 2015). "Hong Kong's Boxful Unpacks $6.6M For Its Storage On-Demand Service". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Bland, Ben (22 July 2015). "Hong Kong start-ups tap demand for 'micro-living'". Financial Times. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

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