HeyCharge · Mar 2026
Launches MagicBox, a retrofit adapter that brings SecureCharge to existing OCPP-compatible wallboxes and explains the company’s offline-first architecture, including Bluetooth and local mesh coordination.
Low-cost, high-scale EV charging platform for apartments (and more).
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
HeyCharge is a Munich-based EV charging company building offline-first charging hardware and software for apartment buildings, parking garages, and other low-connectivity sites. Its core platform, SecureCharge, uses local Bluetooth-based authentication and management, and the company also sells retrofit hardware like MagicBox plus SDK/API and CPMS products for CPOs and OEMs.
Primary product
SecureCharge offline-first EV charging platform and MagicBox retrofit adapter
Founded
2020
Headquarters
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Team size
10-20
Industry
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
Sub-industry
EV charging infrastructure / smart charging software
Offices
0 jobs at HeyCharge
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Business model
Stage
seed / grant
Total raised
$7.5M
Latest round
Grant · Feb 2026
Latest amount
$2.7M
Leadership
Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & Chief Business Development Officer
Head of Commercial Operations
Executive Director, Business Development
Mission-driven and hands-on, with an engineering-first, automation-first, transparent-by-default culture. Public culture language emphasizes results over optics, scrappiness, climate leadership, and minimal bureaucracy.
Compensation
No public salary bands were found. Public job posts emphasize full-time Munich-based roles, some hybrid roles, and high-leverage startup responsibilities rather than published compensation.
Benefits
Pricing
B2B hardware + software platform, with turnkey CPO services in Germany and white-label / SDK-based integration for partners
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
~$5.5M-$6M ARR (third-party estimates)
Estimated monthly visits
187
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
HeyCharge · Mar 2026
Launches MagicBox, a retrofit adapter that brings SecureCharge to existing OCPP-compatible wallboxes and explains the company’s offline-first architecture, including Bluetooth and local mesh coordination.
HeyCharge · Feb 2026
Announces an EIC Accelerator grant, says HeyCharge has raised €6.3M in private funding to date, and cites 130+ sites, 2,500 parking spaces, and a 123,000+ space pipeline.
HeyCharge · Jun 2025
A technical blog arguing that cloud outages can break connected chargers and explaining why HeyCharge’s offline-first architecture keeps charging working when cloud services fail.
HeyCharge · Jan 2025
Announces a partnership with Vonovia to pilot and scale offline-capable EV charging for renters and apartment dwellers across Germany.
PR Newswire · Feb 2024
Describes HeyCharge’s offline EV charging approach, its Munich HQ, and offices in the United States and Ukraine, plus its hardware-agnostic 'HeyCharge inside' offering.