Chargifi bringing power to the people
You can’t move these days for cool tech startups disrupting sectors like retail and banking. Enter Chargifi, a new entrant with a difference. It is not disrupting a market, it is creating one, Co-Founder and CEO, Dan Bladen, tells RTIH.
“We are doing to charging what Wi-Fi did for internet connectivity. Our business is about cutting the chord to power to remove the final barrier to true mobility. We’re helping people get power where and when they need it,” he says.
“We build foundational technology that transforms the way the world manages, monitors and monetises power, working with global brands, including Grand Hyatt and Pret a Manger. It functions via a cloud management platform that enables the mass deployment of wireless charging. Our patented Internet of Things (IoT) platform covers ‘cloud-connected’ wireless charging for smartphones, through to electric vehicles and drones.”
The venture recently announced a £5 million funding round led by Accelerated Digital Ventures(ADV), with other investors including Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and firstminute capital. “A huge focus of that funding is the deployment and integration of wireless power in the retail and hospitality sectors – building on our existing partner relationships,” says Bladen.
Read the full interview here.