{"id":590313,"date":"2023-09-07T09:02:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T06:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ev-charging-startup-vool-bags-e2-9m-to-scale-production-optimise-grid-usage\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T09:02:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T06:02:29","slug":"ev-charging-startup-vool-bags-e2-9m-to-scale-production-optimise-grid-usage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ev-charging-startup-vool-bags-e2-9m-to-scale-production-optimise-grid-usage\/","title":{"rendered":"#EV charging startup VOOL bags \u20ac2.9M to scale production, optimise grid usage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            Estonian startup VOOL has secured a fresh capital injection of \u20ac2.92mn to boost production and development of its EV charging solutions. Specifically, the company closed an additional seed round of \u20ac1.3mn and received a \u20ac1.6mn grant from the Estonian government.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2018, VOOL offers a smart EV charging system, which combines in-house developed hardware and software. This includes the charger, hub, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> (B2C), web platform, and admin portal (B2B).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1399606 js-lazy\" alt=\"EV charger\" width=\"418\" height=\"627\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-EV-Charger-vertical_web.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-EV-Charger-vertical_web.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-EV-Charger-vertical_web-140x210.jpg 140w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-EV-Charger-vertical_web-90x135.jpg 90w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-EV-Charger-vertical_web-180x270.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-EV-Charger-vertical_web-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-EV-Charger-vertical_web-796x1194.jpg 796w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fsustainability%2F2023%2F09%2F07%2Fev-charging-startup-vool-funding-scale-production-optimise-grid-usage%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: VOOL\u2019s EV charger is suitable for both businesses and private customers. Credit: VOOL\" data-title=\"Share VOOL\u2019s EV charger is suitable for both businesses and private customers. Credit: VOOL on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share VOOL\u2019s EV charger is suitable for both businesses and private customers. Credit: VOOL on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>VOOL\u2019s EV charger is suitable for both businesses and private customers. Credit: VOOL<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1399606\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-EV-Charger-vertical_web.jpg\" alt=\"EV charger\" width=\"418\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-EV-Charger-vertical_web.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-EV-Charger-vertical_web-140x210.jpg 140w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-EV-Charger-vertical_web-90x135.jpg 90w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-EV-Charger-vertical_web-180x270.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-EV-Charger-vertical_web-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-EV-Charger-vertical_web-796x1194.jpg 796w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>The company claims its solution uses the existing grid three times more efficiently than average thanks to its \u201cthree-phase\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurrently, you still have access to only a fraction of the full capacity of the grid, even though the whole of Europe is connected to three phases of electricity,\u201d explains the co-founder and CEO of VOOL, Juhan H\u00e4rm. \u201cWe use all three phases and automatically switch between them when needed. This way, we can offer reliable and sustainable automatic charging,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1399612 size-full js-lazy\" alt=\"VOOL employees\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1236\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-team-image-_web_landscape.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-team-image-_web_landscape.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-team-image-_web_landscape-280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-team-image-_web_landscape-179x135.jpg 179w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-team-image-_web_landscape-358x270.jpg 358w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-team-image-_web_landscape-1536x1158.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-team-image-_web_landscape-796x600.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-team-image-_web_landscape-1592x1200.jpg 1592w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-team-image-_web_landscape-368x276.jpg 368w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fsustainability%2F2023%2F09%2F07%2Fev-charging-startup-vool-funding-scale-production-optimise-grid-usage%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: The startup employees 44 people. Credit: VOOL\" data-title=\"Share The startup employees 44 people. Credit: VOOL on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share The startup employees 44 people. Credit: VOOL on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>The startup employees 44 people. Credit: VOOL<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1399612 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-team-image-_web_landscape.jpg\" alt=\"VOOL employees\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-team-image-_web_landscape.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-team-image-_web_landscape-280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-team-image-_web_landscape-179x135.jpg 179w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-team-image-_web_landscape-358x270.jpg 358w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-team-image-_web_landscape-1536x1158.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-team-image-_web_landscape-796x600.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-team-image-_web_landscape-1592x1200.jpg 1592w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/VOOL-team-image-_web_landscape-368x276.jpg 368w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The &lt;3 of EU tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It&#8217;s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>VOOL\u2019s software also tracks electricity prices to make sure the EV is charged at the lowest cost possible within the set timeframe, which, according to H\u00e4rm, enables users to save up to 90% on charging costs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The new capital has a threefold aim: to scale up the recently-launched charger production; to grow the international sales and customer support team in the Nordics; and to develop new household products for grid optimisation.<\/p>\n<p>The seed funding round was led by Specialist VC, investment company Amalfi, and a mix of real estate developers.<\/p>\n<p>VOOL also secured capital from new angel investors, including Taavi Veskim\u00e4gi, the former chairman of the board of Estonia\u2019s independent electricity and gas system operator Elering. Notably, however, the biggest angel investors were the startup\u2019s own employees, accounting for 15% of the investment.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s total funding now stands at \u20ac7.62mn.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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