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Beier Luo

Private Markets Analyst

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<h2>Executive Summary</h2>
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<strong>Circular Device as a Service Platform:</strong> Cinch replaces device ownership with flexible subscriptions to smartphones, laptops, and tablets for consumers and businesses in Singapore and Malaysia. It procures new devices at a discount, funds them on its own balance sheet, and earns monthly fees. Returned devices are refurbished and redeployed across several subscription cycles, which spreads the cost of each device over a longer working life.</li>
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<strong>Rapid Commercial Scaling:</strong> Revenue rose more than fourfold to US$5.5m in FY25, and operating cash flow turned positive as the subscription base grew, helped by device purchases being classed as investing cash flow. Growth is supported by Cinch's role as Samsung's exclusive subscription partner in Singapore, a widening network of channel partners, and a debt and equity round of up to US$28.8m announced in April 2025 to fund regional expansion , including a planned entry into Japan.</li>
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<strong>Capital Intensive Model:</strong> Each device is paid for upfront but earns revenue over many months, so growth depends on continuous access to equity and debt. All of Cinch's liabilities are currently classified as current, while the devices they fund generate cash over longer terms. That leaves the business exposed if funding tightens, customer defaults rise, or resale values for used devices fall faster than expected.</li>
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Executive Summary


Circular Device as a Service Platform: Cinch replaces device ownership with flexible subscriptions to smartphones, laptops, and tablets for consumers and businesses in Singapore and Malaysia. It procures new devices at a discount, funds them on its own balance sheet, and earns monthly fees. Returned devices are refurbished and redeployed across several subscription cycles, which spreads the cost of each device over a longer working life.

Rapid Commercial Scaling: Revenue rose more than fourfold to US$5.5m in FY25, and operating cash flow turned positive as the subscription base grew, helped by device purchases being classed as investing cash flow. Growth is supported by Cinch's role as Samsung's exclusive subscription partner in Singapore, a widening network of channel partners, and a debt and equity round of up to US$28.8m announced in April 2025 to fund regional expansion , including a planned entry into Japan.

Capital Intensive Model: Each device is paid for upfront but earns revenue over many months, so growth depends on continuous access to equity and debt. All of Cinch's liabilities are currently classified as current, while the devices they fund generate cash over longer terms. That leaves the business exposed if funding tightens, customer defaults rise, or resale values for used devices fall faster than expected.


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