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Voltpost

Transforming lampposts into EV charging stations

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1-20 employees
  • B2B
  • Transport
  • Manufacturing
  • Electric Vehicles
Civic Center, New York, NY

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Company mission

To decarbonize mobility by democratizing charging access.

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Our take

Fast charging is one of the most practical ways of charging an electric vehicle, especially in the US where street parking is often the only option. The problem with fast charging is that the installation and maintenance of electric chargers is not cheap, and so the cost for the consumer is expensive. Voltpost is a company that is retrofitting old lampposts to facilitate electric vehicle charging appliances, thus lowering the price for consumers.

A New York outfit, Voltpost is going up against an increasing number of competitors. For example, both London and LA have undergone similar schemes partnering city departments with EV charging startups. That said, after a 10-month-long partnership with the New York City Department of Transportation, and technology center New Lab, Voltpost has gone some way towards NYCDOT’s goal to install 10,000 curbside charging points.

Off the back of this pilot scheme, Voltpost received $3.6 million in seed funding, indicating its success in the former. The company is pushing towards commercialization and product deployment with the funds.

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Kirsty

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Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Jun 2024

$0.1m

GRANT

Jul 2023

$3.6m

SEED

Total funding: $5m

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Leadership

Jeff Posserman

(CEO)

Previously Director at Samsung Electronics America, Freelance Creative Director and Executive Producer, Founder and CCO at LIVESTAGE° and Executive Producer at Gusto Goods.

Jörn Vicari

(CPO)

Currently Founder and Design Director at STUDIO VICARI. Previously Industrial Designer at Samsung Electronics, Smart Design and Arnell Group.

Luke Mairo

(COO)

Currebntly a Mentor at Columbia Venture Community. Previously Mentored at Techstars, was President at ENVENT, and taught Sustainable Entrepreneurship at Columbia University.