Tequipy has raised more than €3 million to expand its platform for managing employee IT equipment across global teams, as distributed companies continue to face mounting operational complexity. The round was led by Smedvig Ventures, with participation from Manta Ray and Unfold.vc, according to media coverage and company LinkedIn posts. The company said the capital will support its move beyond hardware logistics into software, access, and security operations.
Funding to Address Global IT Friction
The Polish-British startup helps companies buy, configure, deliver, service, recover, store, redeploy, and resell employee devices across more than 180 countries. For fast-growing businesses hiring internationally, equipping a new employee is no longer a simple procurement task but a cross-border workflow involving suppliers, couriers, customs, security policies, and asset recovery. Tequipy’s pitch is that IT teams should oversee these workflows through software rather than manually coordinate each step across fragmented local providers.
A Local-First Operating Model
Instead of relying on central warehouses and repeated cross-border shipping, Tequipy coordinates local partners to source and handle devices in the country where each employee is based. The company says its platform supports pre-configuration through tools such as Apple Business Manager and Windows Autopilot, while its website highlights average delivery in three days and coverage across 180-plus countries. This local-first approach is designed to reduce delays, customs issues, hardware markups, and the administrative burden that often falls on IT and operations teams.
Customer Traction and Market Context
Tequipy already serves more than 150 fast-growing technology companies, with customers named in coverage including Booksy, Connecteam, Gigs, ICEYE, RemoFirst, and Taptap Send. The company has reported sevenfold growth over the past year, a sign that device operations have become a more visible pain point as remote and international hiring patterns persist. Investor posts also highlighted the founding team’s operational background, including Tomek Stawarski’s experience scaling IT at Revolut, as a key reason for backing the company.
Expansion Beyond Hardware
While Tequipy began with physical devices, the company now plans to address adjacent IT workflows tied to employee accounts, software licences, access rights, passwords, lifecycle processes, and security. Its stated ambition is to remove around 80 percent of manual operational work from global IT teams, positioning the platform as a broader infrastructure layer for distributed companies. That expansion will also push Tequipy into a more competitive category, where software management, identity, and security operations already attract significant enterprise spending.
The funding gives Tequipy additional resources to build on its hardware logistics base and pursue a wider role in global IT operations. Its core bet is that distributed hiring has outpaced the back-office systems needed to support employees reliably, securely, and cost-effectively across borders. As companies continue to hire internationally, Tequipy’s challenge will be to scale its partner network and software capabilities while maintaining the speed, reliability, and cost advantages that underpin its current proposition.