Depending on the type and performance of a charging station, it can take between 15 minutes and two hours for an electric car to fully recharge. Those accustomed to the usually shorter visits to the pump might now be wondering what to do with the waiting time. The Munich startup Swey aims to remedy this. It collects shopping and entertainment offers around charging stations and offers them in existing mobile charging apps. This allows EV users to use their time effectively without any media disruption.
With Cirrantic, Swey has now found its first partner to integrate the solution into its offering. The company is considered a leading aggregator, integrator, and channel and touchpoint manager for electric vehicle charging. The charging app Moovilty allows consumers to use charging stations and charging services from all major operators, allowing them to charge their electric cars in Germany, France, Austria, Italy, the Benelux countries and other countries.
Through the collaboration with Swey, the app now also displays nearby shopping and experience offers throughout Germany directly as charging location details. For Swey, this first partnership also marks the go-live of the solution.
Cirrantic is the “perfect partner” for Swey
CEO and Co-Founder Jacob of Moers about his new partner Cirrantic:
"Innovative and deep data makes them the perfect partner for Swey, and we're very pleased that we were able to integrate our service into their Moovility platform. It's a perfect start for us and perfect timing for their current early-stage financing round."
Swey was founded in 2021, originally as its own charging app with a payment and cashback system. The pivot to a B2B platform model, which integrates various offerings into existing apps, took place in 2022. Von Moers explained in an interview with Munich Startup, how it continued:
"We first presented it at SXSW in Austin to test how people responded to the idea. It went so well that by Vivatech in Paris, we had already had the first investors on board, allowing us to develop the product and build a partner network. At the beginning of the year, another investor, Henk de Jong from the Netherlands, joined us."
After the successful go-live, a financing round for Swey is now on the agenda.
