Pre-Seed | United Kingdom
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an airbnb for private EV charging connecting EV drivers to local local home & business chargers
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To build the world's largest community-powered EV charging network, making EV charging accessible, bookable, and a catalyst for EV adoption globally.
Over 40% of potential EV drivers lack access to home charging, creating barriers to EV adoption. Public charging infrastructure remains costly, limited, and often inconvenient.
GoPlugable bridges the gap with a peer-to-peer charging platform connecting EV drivers to bookable residential and business chargers. Our innovative model empowers hosts to generate income, EV drivers to access affordable charging, and businesses to attract new customers.
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Led by CMO Andrine Mendez(ex LinkedIn), a seasoned marketer with a previous successful startup exit, who focuses on customer acquisition and product strategy and Ankit Gupta leads the tech team as a fractional CTO wiith more than 15 years experience in technology development and 6 years experience in OCPP and mobility product lifecycle management.
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Techstart NI (Grant)- £45,000
Catalyst Belfast (Grant) - £25,000
Enterprise Ireland (Grant) - £20,000
Baltic Ventures Liverpool (Convertible loan) - £30,000
Bootstrapped our way with €170,000 raised via grants & competitions
Raising
£500,000
Business Model
B2B
Stage
Pre-Seed
Founded
May 2023
Sector
Mobility | Greentech | Energy
Pre-Money Valuation
On-Request
Schemes
SEIS/EIS Approved
Region
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
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Our Story
Our journey at GoPlugable began with a simple yet profound personal challenge. Andrine was, living in rented accommodation, faced the dilemma of not having access to a home EV charger. This sparked a rethinking of how EV charging could be build around a community of homes & business enabling P2P Charger sharing.
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Fractional CTOWith more than 15 years experience in technology
development and 6 years experience in OCPP and mobility product lifecycle management, Ankit works with the development team to manage and lead the product development efforts.
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CMO & FounderAndrine Mendez brings over 15 years of marketing experience. With a successful entrepreneurial background and a DKiT graduate from Dundalk Institute, Andrine is passionate about electric mobility. His role involves shaping GoPlugable’s marketing strategies and product vision, steering the company towards becoming a leader in sustainable transportation.
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INVENT 2023 Winner
Overall + category winner at INvent 2023 by Catalyst
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EV Pioneer of the Year 2024
EV Awards Ireland 2024 Winner
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Early Stage Award
Early Stage Stand out Awards winner @ British Entrepreneur Awards
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FIA Startup Awards
First place at FIA Startup awards
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Student Entrepreneur Awards
Category winner at SE award by Enterprise Ireland
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Techstart Grant | CoFounders Winner
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Urban pitch Awards Winner @ Lisbon
First prize winner at Startup Guide event at Lisbon
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Young Changemaker of the Year
Silver award winner @ All Island Sustainability award
