{"id":79043,"date":"2022-01-13T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/?p=79043"},"modified":"2022-01-13T16:08:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T15:08:17","slug":"financing-heycharge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/en\/79043\/financing-heycharge\/","title":{"rendered":"4.1 million euros investment for Heycharge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>BMW i Ventures invests as lead investor in the Munich startup <a href=\"https:\/\/de.heycharge.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Heycharge<\/a>, which provides access for the <a href=\"\/en\/64106\/e-mobility-electric-cars-and-charging-solutions-from-munich\/\">Charging electric cars<\/a> With its patent-pending &quot;SecureCharge&quot; technology, Heycharge enables the charging of electric cars in underground garages and parking garages, independent of an internet connection. The startup raised a total of \u20ac4.1 million ($4.7 million) for its seed funding. <strong>Chris Card\u00e9<\/strong>, founder and CEO of Heycharge, says about the current investment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&quot;Heycharge&#039;s solution makes electric vehicle charging not only scalable but also more cost-effective, enabling easy EV charging wherever you live or work. We are excited to partner with BMW i Ventures in this round and look forward to leveraging this investment to position and scale our product globally and provide consumers with cost-effective charging options.&quot;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bluetooth instead of internet connection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Smart EV charging stations often require an internet connection as well as an app or RFID card to activate. Many underground garages and parking garages currently lack a good internet connection. Heycharge&#039;s goal is to close this gap and offer consumers and businesses a cost-effective, everyday, and scalable solution that works even without an internet connection. The patent-pending technology behind &quot;SecureCharge&quot; is designed to enable communication between chargers and the Heycharge app or software development kit (SDK) via Bluetooth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Location-independent charging stations <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kasper Sage<\/strong>, Managing Partner at BMW i Ventures, says about the potential of the Munich startup:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&quot;The electric vehicle market will grow rapidly in the coming years and will require a greater expansion of charging infrastructure worldwide. Heycharge is the first company to enable intelligent charging of electric vehicles without an internet connection. 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