Entrepreneurs are the innovators who hold the keys to the greatest challenges of our time. They see something the world lacks - and make it, driving the society moving forward. However, the journey of being an entrepreneur is never easy. With the global support of a strong ecosystem, innovative collaboration may lead to unexpected results.

Raphael Maier, CEO & Co-founder of Chargd went in 6 months from an idea to a charging network with 40 destinations, 150 active customers and initial MRR, Fortune 500 customers and Techstars funding. The strong ecosystem connections support him and his co-founders opened doors well beyond and bring the community, building great opportunities between founders.

Join a global innovation collaboration panel with Raphael and the other EV startup founder - Thiraphat Titisottikul to learn about collaborations that accelerate their founder journeys and mindsets you can apply to your life or startup!

Reserve your spot today - limited slots available.

About the Speaker: Raphael Maier

Raphael is the Co-Founder & CEO of Chargd, the first intelligent network tackling all major charging problems. He graduated from Technical University of Munich in 2021 with Master of Science degree and joined STANLEY+Techstars Accelerator in 2022. Within only 6 months, he and his co-founder started from an idea to a charging network with 40 destinations, 150 active customers and initial MRR, Fortune 500 customers and Techstars funding, creating a visionary, new market for e-mobility.

Chargd

Chargd is a mobile application that enables sharing of home EV chargers in addition to accessing the public chargers, thereby creating the largest existing charging network. The technology connects car and charger, enables interactive experience, and allows users to perform data-driven optimizations.

About the Speaker: Thiraphat Titisottikul

Thiraphat is the Founder & CEO of OneCharge. He and his team are building the infrastructure for electric vehicle charging stations to support the foreseeable future.

OneCharge

OneCharge is a technology that brings installers, service providers, EV drivers and businesses together in one place. Our main core is we make EV charging easy, accessible and reliable.

Event Host: MIH for Startups powered by Techstars

MIH Consortium is Foxconn-initiated open electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem that promotes collaboration in the mobility industry. Our mission is to realize key technologies, and develop reference designs and standards, while we bridge the gap for alliance members resulting in a lower barrier to entry, accelerated innovation, and shorter development cycles.

Techstars is excited to be working with MIH to drive innovation with startups around the world. We believe in startups being the key to future EV innovation and it is our goal to together create innovative solutions for the next generation of EV, autonomous driving, and mobility service applications.

The "MIH for Startups powered by Techstars" program runs from July to November 2022. Techstars and MIH will collaborate to host 4 public masterclasses with Techstars Managing Directors and alumni founders to provide mobility topic sharing.

"MIH for Startups powered by Techstars" invites and encourages EV startups from around the world, whether it is an emerging electric vehicle brand, powertrain, energy management, autonomous driving, or other EV-related software and hardware, to participate in the 8-week global Founder Catalyst program, driving the future of the EV mobility industry. The program will provide up to 20 startups with valuable masterclasses, mentorship, community, and access to the Techstars worldwide network of entrepreneurs, mentors, investors, and corporate partners.

If you are a startup working on the below EV-related areas, we would love to have you join our "MIH for Startups powered by Techstars" program!

Electric Powertrain Systems
Battery and Energy Management
Light-weighting Technologies
Automotive Semiconductor
Automotive System Software and Digital Twin
Autonomous Driving
Smart Cockpit

Apply for the program here 👉 https://www.mih-ev.org/startups/

If you would like to receive more information about public masterclasses and the program cohort, please sign up here.

The Importance of Global Innovation Collaboration Between Startups