Startup offers corporate mobile subscription solution for companies and small businesses

Created in 2021, the startup Leapfone, a pioneer in offering smartphones as new by subscription, has already consolidated itself in the Brazilian market for individuals and now reaches companies. According to a recent survey of the Regional Center for Studies for the Development of the Information Society (Cetic), 68% of companies in Brazil use corporate mobile, in 92% of those covered in the research. Leapfone offers a tailor-made service that provides, in addition to economy, convenience.  

The subscription service for corporate phones offered by Leapfone is fully customized, that is, the customer chooses the model of the device, with various brands and models, such as iPhone, Samsung and Motorola. The payment is monthly/recurring and the company can rent from 10 phones to the number of devices they prefer. The smartphone reaches the company's hands ready to be used, and can be included in the package protective cover, film, cable and charger source and any other accessory that the company wishes.   

In addition to the ease of taking to your employee a complete cell phone, with insurance, technical assistance and the right to annual exchange, the Leapfone service provides savings. Since the company does not need to invest in the purchase of new devices that outdated in an average of two years and need to be replaced. Subscribe smartphones is even more advantageous for companies opting for real profit. Because if the subscription is categorized as operating expense (OPEX), it is possible to write down all the amount invested in income tax 'which does not happen when the company chooses to buy the devices.   

For Leapfone marketing manager Leticia Bufarah, the concept of Phone As a Service seeks to uncomplicate the day to day of companies “The goal is that the company does not worry about maintenance and does not need to allocate a team to take care of the management of corporate phones. If a company has an internal software, for example, and wants all devices to come with this solution, Leapfone will study with the customer how to perform the installation on the devices, delivering the devices ready for use.”  

Cellphone & How new‘  

Leapfone works with equipment “as new”, the term includes used cell phones or electronics, but that undergo a renewal process. With this process, the devices gain survival because they receive new parts and are reconfigured and reassembled according to factory standards.In addition to having their extended warranty.For this, the company adopts a circular logistics system. Basically, buys the device and identifies the necessary improvements in aesthetics and functionality. From there, it makes the exchange of parts and dates back to the manufacturer's standards. Finally, the device undergoes quality tests and proceeds to be repacked with its accessories.  

The expectation is to advance to the B2B market in companies of all sizes. It is a solution that comes to help distribute the management of IT equipment, facilitating the operation of the company. Leapfone aims to offer a digital solution, simple and adapted to the administrative reality of each corporation.