ChargePoint Closes $43 Million with Funding from Siemens, Bringing Series G Round to $125 Million and Catapulting European Expansion Efforts

Siemens Energy Management demonstrates its commitment to accelerating the adoption of EVs in Europe by increasing its financial investment in ChargePoint, a leader in electric vehicle charging

Campbell, CA (USA) and Munich, Germany – June 29, 2017 – ChargePoint, one of the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging networks, today announced that it secured an additional $43 million in funding. With participation from technology leader Siemens, this new funding will help to further accelerate the company’s commitment to e-mobility across Europe. The latest funding follows an initial $82 million investment and closes the total Series G round at $125 million, led by Daimler. The investment round will contribute to ongoing efforts to develop, with customers and complementary partners, a comprehensive EV charging network and enable ChargePoint’s full range of charging solutions for passenger cars, electric buses and trucks to be deployed across the region.

Siemens is a global powerhouse in electrical engineering and electronics providing a wide range of transportation electrification products and services to electric utilities as well as to industrial and infrastructure customers. Siemens Energy Management is a current supplier to ChargePoint for complementary DC charging technology. Siemens has been an investor in ChargePoint since 2010. The new investment in ChargePoint is in line with Siemens’ general commitment to support the expansion of e-mobility in the European Union (EU). As the market for e-mobility is expected to grow significantly, Siemens Energy Management sees a wider range of opportunities for future cooperation through complementary offerings addressing the full scope of its customers’ charging infrastructure needs.

“ChargePoint is committed to laying a foundation for the future of mobility and this latest investment by Siemens Energy Management will further catapult our vision of creating the most ubiquitous and easy-to-use charging network Europe has ever seen,” said Pasquale Romano, President and CEO, ChargePoint, Inc. “Investment and partnerships with technology leaders like Siemens will enable our team to accelerate the expansion in Europe and encourage EV adoption in the region. Growing support from influential industry players and investors demonstrates widespread confidence in our business model and product and service portfolio.”

ChargePoint also announced the appointment of Ralf Christian, CEO of the Siemens Energy Management Division, to the company’s Board of Directors. Christian has more than 28 years of experience at Siemens. Prior to his current role, he served as CEO in several businesses, including Low and Medium Voltage Distribution, High Voltage Transmission and Smart Power Distribution. Christian’s deep knowledge of the power, energy and smart cities sectors, coupled with years of experience in positions throughout Siemens, make him an impactful addition to the ChargePoint Board.

“ChargePoint is a very successful company in the area of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. Our investment represents an acknowledgement by Siemens of the future and the potential of electromobility,” says Christian. “Siemens will support ChargePoint with its complementary technology portfolio and facilitate the integration of vehicle charging into modern power grids. I look forward to successful collaboration with ChargePoint for their expansion in Europe, including in my additional role as a member of the Board.”

In addition to Daimler and Siemens, other existing investors Linse Capital, Rho Capital Partners, BMW i Ventures and Braemar Energy Ventures also participated in Series G fundraising.

ChargePoint already helps drivers globally charge up everywhere they go, with more than 36,000 charging spots near where they live, work and play. More than 7,000 companies have already partnered with ChargePoint and hundreds of thousands of drivers have chosen the ChargePoint network to meet their charging needs. The ChargePoint network enables drivers to find stations and monitor energy usage and gives station owners remote monitoring of stations, detailed station analytics and reports on information such as usage and greenhouse gas emissions avoided.

About ChargePoint

ChargePoint is the largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network in the world, with charging solutions in every category EV drivers charge, at home, work, around town and on the road. With more than 37,800 independently-owned charging spots and more than 7,000 customers (businesses, cities, agencies, and service providers), ChargePoint is the only charging technology company on the market that designs, develops, and manufactures hardware and software solutions across every use case. Leading EV hardware makers and other partners rely on the ChargePoint network to make charging station details available in mobile apps, online and in navigation systems for popular EVs. ChargePoint drivers have completed more than 25 million charging sessions, saving upwards of 25 million gallons of gasoline and driving more than 603 million gas-free miles. For more information, visit www.chargepoint.com or contact the Media Relations team at europepressoffice@chargepoint.com.

About Siemens

The Siemens Energy Management Division, Erlangen, Germany, is one of the leading global suppliers of products, systems, solutions, and services for the reliable transmission and distribution of electrical power. As trusted partner for the development and extension of an efficient power infrastructure, the Division Energy Management offers utilities and the industry the portfolio they need. This includes facilities and systems for the low-voltage and distribution power grid level, smart grids and high-voltage transmission systems. Energy storage systems and solutions for decentralized energy systems complete the offer. Represented in more than 90 countries, this Siemens Division has about 52,000 employees and roughly 100 production sites worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com/energy-management.