Berlin-based device dealer WAY raises €1.2 million pre-seed to overcome the procurement challenges
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Additionally, notable SaaS angel investors participated, including David Padilla, CEO of the HR platform Kenjo, Comatch founders Jan Schächtele and Christoph Hardt, Joblift CTO Denis Bauer, and Circus Kitchen CTO Helge Plehn. WAY aims to further develop its new service, which combines the simple and affordable procurement of laptops, smartphones, and the like with a platform that takes over manual IT tasks. “Even tech-savvy SMEs often professionalize their IT too late because existing solutions are too expensive and designed for large companies with internal IT departments,” said Jonas Baum, co-founder and CEO of WAY. WAY offers an AI-powered tool for quick and effortless integration of IT inventory – without the hassle of uploading Excel spreadsheets. As an IT working student, Cedric Bals noticed how overwhelmed traditional small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were with their IT.