Offcoustic II

Financing the production of 49 phone booths for open-space offices.

Resumen de la inversión

Categoría de impacto

Economía verde

Tipo de inversión

Préstamo

Interés anual

5.85

Plazo

meses

Nivel de riesgo

C+

To answer the problem of the lack of meeting rooms for calls or video calls in modern open-space offices, Offcoustic designs simple and modern acoustic cabins, produced in Portugal, in a sustainable way, with high ethical considerations and competitive prices - the Phone Booth for One, the Focus Booth for Two and the Meeting Booth for Two.

After the first successful campaign where the promotor raised 45.000€ to finance 12 booths, Offcoustic now wants to raise an additional 75.000€ to co-finance another 49 units.

The product has been developed and marketed in Portugal, Spain, and the UK over the last three years following a continuous learning and growth process.

Taking into account that there is demand for varying numbers of Phone Booths for set periods of time, Offcoustic has recently launched a subscription model. For a competitive monthly price, it now offers its clients the use of the booths, its maintenance, and the possibility of changing the number of units or terminating the contract.

This modality allows Offcoustic to think from a circular economy perspective, where the product's life cycle and the quality of materials are optimized. With this incentive to create more durable products, improve maintenance processes, and create greener logistics, Offcoustic is moving away from a business model that is dependent on rapid consumption.

Since its first campaign in January 2022, Offcoustic has been met with increasing demand from coworking spaces, SMEs, and startups (check out the website and read the testimonials). Its offer of the "Phone Booth as a Service" is especially appealing for the flexibility it offers. At this moment there are 59 units installed or in production and no customer has canceled their subscription. Finally, Offcoustic maintains the sale of booths for customers interested in purchasing the product directly.

¿Cuál es el impacto?

Direct

Promotion of responsible production: production is based on demand and not on scale. Offcoustic intends to implement a circular economy flow in which they own the fleet of booths and thus, invest in its maintenance, to keep them functioning the longest period possible. 94 booth units in total have been installed or are in production now to be installed until June.

Incentive to local economy: production happens in Portugal, working with Portuguese carpenters, and using mostly Portuguese materials.

Indirect

Offset of carbon footprint: for every unit produced Offcoustic plants 100 trees. Until now, Offcoustic has financed the planting of 3.100 trees, which you can check out here, and have already ordered to plant another 6.300.

Contribución a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible
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Sobre el promotor

About

WITHOUT HURRY - LDA

WITHOUT HURRY, LDA eres la a empresa detrás de Offcoustic. Surgió en 2020 para lanzar su línea de Cabinas Telefónicas asequibles. Estas cabinas se producen en Portugal, con procesos sostenibles, para crear espacios para llamadas y videoconferencias en oficinas de espacios abiertos, empresas o espacios de coworking.

El promotor ha expandido sus operaciones en Portugal, España, Reino Unido, Estados Unidos, Alemania, Malta, Croacia y Gibraltar.

Aunque no es posible encontrar una solución completamente ecológica para la producción, la empresa se está moviendo en esta dirección con la plantación de árboles, la elección de materiales adecuados, la producción local y la optimización del transporte.

Hoy, Offcoustic:

La empresa financia la producción de árboles en Portugal y algunos países africanos a través de la plataforma Brynk.eco;
Solo produce según los pedidos;
Utiliza fieltro fabricado en Portugal (material acústico utilizado en la industria automotriz, hecho a partir de materiales reutilizados);
Produce en Portugal, en Vendas Novas.

Desde su primera campaña en enero de 2022, Offcoustic ha experimentado una creciente adopción y demanda por parte de espacios de coworking, pymes y startups (visite el sitio web y lea los testimonios).

Su modelo (Cabina Telefónica como Servicio) es particularmente atractivo debido a la flexibilidad que ofrece. Con más de 120 unidades instaladas o en producción para este modelo de suscripción. Además, Offcoustic continúa vendiendo cabinas a clientes interesados en adquirir el producto directamente.

"Creemos que menos es más, en la transparencia y en una buena calidad de vida. Queremos trabajar de forma asincrónica, en equipos diversos, reuniendo generalistas y especialistas." Rodrigo.

(Offcoustic está abierto a todas tus ideas y sugerencias con respecto a los próximos pasos y la sostenibilidad en hello@offcoustic.com. Contamos con la comunidad de Goparity para ayudarnos a avanzar más).

Sitio web del promotor

www.offcoustic.com

Equipo

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