Maximilian Lehmann

You need a drill to put up a picture, but don’t own your own? A camera to capture a surprise birthday party you have organized? A cool box for a one-off camping trip? Sure, you could go out and buy any of these items. But, as far as Maximilian is concerned, there is a much better way: you can securely rent it — from someone you don’t even know. His innovative platform, fainin, of which he is co-founder and CEO, supports responsible consumption by creating secure rental transactions. Borrowers are 100% ID-verified, all transactions up to €15,000 insured. In fainin’s inclusive community, strangers are lending and renting like friends. The platform is growing steadily, with 5.900+ users to date. So far, 1.700+ rental items are generating daily rental transactions that, Maximilian reckons, have already saved 15.500+ unnecessarily produced items.