GRIN

GRIN makes smart collection systems that help companies get their circular products back. Its core product, Revore, collects a wide range of consumer products—from reusable food boxes and takeaway coffee cups to digital and electronic medical devices. Consumers display the QR code on the product to the Revore’s front camera and return the item through its hatch; internal sensors identify and validate the returned product through image recognition and machine learning. The machine triggers “bin full” and “error” alerts to businesses via SMS and in-app notifications. All data the machines collect is made available to GRIN’s customers through custom integrations, dashboards, and custom reports.

GRIN builds both the hardware and the software to support it, and offers Revore through a hardware-as-a-service (HaaS) pricing model. Customers receive access to the machines themselves, along with a selection of digital and data services, on a subscription plan. Custom solutions incur one-time fees. The subscription model allows businesses to incentivize returns, change consumer behavior, and optimize operations through data insights—all without an upfront investment into the hardware.