• Maxem

  Participated · Equity · Jun 2023

  Founded in 2014 and led by CEO Peter Boon, Maxem provides a B2B charging and energy management software platform (white-label) that enables companies to optimise and manage charging stations, batteries, on-site solar and grid interactions. The platform reduces the need for extensive grid connections and helps customers electrify fleets by regulating energy flows and charging capacity based on occupancy, priority, pricing and renewable availability. Maxem’s system is aimed at fleets with many charging outlets and constrained grid connections and is used by clients including ANWB, Unica, Stedin, Spie, Rijkswaterstaat, CBR, SVB and Schiphol. The company cites examples such as supporting a courier client’s out-of-town distribution centre to run more independently from the grid and enable emission-free inner-city operations. Maxem will use the newly raised capital to further develop its technology platform, expand its team and increase market share, and expects significant growth of its Amsterdam headquarters team. The product also targets large infrastructure settings such as airports, where Maxem enables smart control of charging capacity alongside onsite renewable generation.

• ViriCiti

  Led · Equity · Jul 2016

  ViriCiti is a telematics platform for electric and mixed bus fleets, founded in Amsterdam in 2015. The platform provides real-time insight into vehicle status and monitors charging infrastructure. It helps operators charge vehicles at the right time and avoid peak demand fees. The company claims to serve over 50% of the electric bus market in Europe and the US and lists customers including Stanford University, New York City Transit, Toronto Transit Commission, and a Silicon Valley technology company that ordered 500 systems. ViriCiti runs an office in South Carolina to serve customers and plans to use new capital to expand further into North American markets. ViriCiti offers a cloud-based monitoring system that collects telemetry from electric buses and trucks and translates it into actionable insights for bus operators, OEMs and public-transport authorities. Its platform is already in use by operators in 12 countries and by customers including BYD, Proterra and Optare. The software is used to increase vehicle range and uptime, improve scheduling accuracy and enable preventive maintenance to reduce operating costs and improve reliability. ViriCiti says it is market leader in Europe and North America and has expanded across Europe and the US. The company announced an investment of €700,000 from Mainport Innovation Fund II and Breesaap Green Link to accelerate international expansion and grow its salesforce. Management highlighted a deployment with BYD operating 35 e-buses at Schiphol as an example of commercial traction.

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