€23m · Other round · Cleantech · Aix-en-Provence, France
Chargepoly, an Aix-en-Provence company building and operating high-power charging infrastructure for heavy-duty fleets, has raised €23m in growth funding. Meridiam led the investment through its Green Impact Growth Fund, alongside existing shareholder Fideve Groupe. The capital will support international expansion and further development of Chargepoly's integrated hardware, project-delivery and software platform.
Depot charging is an operations problem, not just a hardware sale
Electric trucks and buses have to recharge around fixed routes, loading windows and depot constraints. Chargepoly combines modular DC charging equipment with project design, deployment and charging-point operations. Its Lucie software platform gives fleet managers a single view across sites, lets them prioritise vehicles against transport plans, allocates available power and shifts charging toward cheaper electricity periods. It uses the OCPP standard to communicate with third-party charging stations, which can help customers manage mixed infrastructure rather than replace an entire installed base.
That integrated model addresses a specific commercial risk for fleet operators: a charger can be technically functional and still fail the transport schedule if power, vehicle priority and maintenance are managed separately. Chargepoly's proposition is to coordinate those layers so that operators buy dependable vehicle availability, not merely installed capacity. The company says its architecture can add charging points as fleets grow, allowing customers to phase capital spending instead of sizing a depot for the final fleet on day one.
Funding the move from projects to a repeatable international platform
Chargepoly says it already operates hundreds of DC fast-charging points across France, the UK and Canada, supporting more than one million kilometres of freight transport each month. Its systems have been deployed for Groupe Rave, Nationex and CMA CGM, and tested across more than 50 heavy-duty vehicle models, according to Meridiam's announcement. Chargepoly separately reported commissioning its first 50 heavy-duty charging stations by January 2026.
The next test is whether that field experience can become a repeatable delivery system across markets. Each depot still brings local grid capacity, civil works, vehicle mixes and service requirements. Scaling software alongside regional project execution and maintenance could let Chargepoly standardise more of the customer journey, but international growth will depend on keeping uptime and support consistent as deployments multiply. Meridiam's infrastructure experience is relevant here: the investment pairs growth capital with an investor accustomed to long-lived physical assets, while Fideve provides continuity from the company's existing shareholder base.
