Pitched as an amenity for building managers to offer their residents, TULU is a rental service for items people want to use, not buy.
A self-contained and unstaffed rental store that can be placed in a lobby, lounge or laundry room, TULU gives apartment dwellers easy access to products without owning them. The units are stocked based on demographics and seasonal data. Items carried can include everything from sewing machines and folding chairs to gaming consoles and VR headsets.
TULU also offers separate units for printing, for scooters and other micro-mobility options, and a nano-shop selling food and household goods. All are accessed through a user-facing app connected to a data-rich platform for building managers.
In addition to apartments, TULU is also targeting office buildings and student housing. The startup, which recently closed a USD 20 million funding round, is currently operational in 15 cities in the US, UK, Ireland, the Netherlands and Israel.
