{"id":36328,"date":"2018-05-25T12:02:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T10:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/?p=36328"},"modified":"2025-11-04T15:53:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T14:53:25","slug":"tesla-investor-cleverciti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/en\/36328\/tesla-investor-cleverciti\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla investor gives 2.6 million euros on top for Cleverciti"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><p><strong>It was recently announced that <a href=\"\/en\/23553\/portrait-cleverciti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cleverciti Systems<\/a> was able to increase its financing round of 10 million euros by 2.6 million. Tesla investor &quot;The Westly Group&quot; is now also investing in the smart parking provider.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Munich-based startup Cleverciti is developing sensors that scan the surrounding area for available parking spaces from lampposts or facades. With this idea <a href=\"\/en\/32853\/10-million-cleverciti-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The startup recently convinced EnBW New Ventures and the existing investor \u2014 Family Office SPDG<\/a> \u2014 now also Tesla financier The Westly Group.<\/p>\n<h3>12.6 million euros and Tesla investor as door opener<\/h3>\n<p>The Silicon Valley-based VC firm completes the existing financing round, bringing the total investment in the smart parking startup to \u20ac12.6 million. The new investor is a door opener for the Munich-based company, according to Cleverciti&#039;s founder. <strong>Thomas Hohenacker: <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOur goal is to become a leading player in the smart city environment, and partnerships are essential to make that happen.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He plans to expand startup activities in the US, Europe, and other international markets. In addition to its headquarters in Munich, the company has already opened offices in Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area.<\/p>\n<h3>A business model that recognizes the pain points<\/h3>\n<p>The VC, in turn, was convinced that the Munich-based startup had already acquired customers in over 18 countries. <strong>Steve Westly<\/strong>, Managing Partner of The Westly Group, says:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOur research has shown that Cleverciti&#039;s proven smart parking systems effectively address the pain points of the main parking operators in the marketplace.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Westly adds:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe firmly believe that smart cities, shopping malls, airports and other large parking operators need to access reliable parking data to maximize their infrastructure&#039;s value.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was recently announced that Cleverciti Systems had increased its \u20ac10 million financing round by \u20ac2.6 million. 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