€2.7m · Pre-Seed · Software · Munich, Germany
Depotcharge, a Munich-based platform for sharing electric-truck charging capacity, has raised €2.7m in pre-seed funding in a round led by High-Tech Gründerfonds. xdeck Ventures, kopa ventures, Prequel Ventures and business angels from logistics, e-mobility and energy also participated.
The company lets logistics operators offer unused charging capacity at their depots to other fleets while retaining control over prices, availability and access. Depotcharge handles access control, invoicing and payments. It will use the funding for international expansion and product work including reservations, open interfaces and integrations with transport management systems.
The round was announced alongside BGL Charge, a nationwide network launched with Germany's road freight association BGL. BGL represents about 7,000 companies, while E.L.V.I.S. brings more than 250 partners across over 350 locations. Depotcharge said more than 200 companies and around 600 electric trucks were already registered on its platform.
Association partners can solve the network's cold start
A charging marketplace becomes useful only when fleets can find capacity on the routes they run and depot operators see enough demand to open their infrastructure. BGL and E.L.V.I.S. give Depotcharge a concentrated route into both sides of that market: their members own depots and also need reliable charging away from home. That could seed geographic coverage faster and lower customer-acquisition costs compared with signing hauliers one by one.
The important commercial measure is active utilisation, not registered companies or theoretical locations. Depotcharge's hardware- and backend-neutral approach should make new sites easier to connect, but the network still has to deliver dependable availability, competitive pricing and repeat charging sessions. Density across DACH and Benelux will determine whether association reach turns into a defensible transaction network.
